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1. Two gin poles smoothed out and one more to go.
2. Cindy Mullen handing out some of her killer brownies.
3. Tray, a VMI cadet, is drawknifing off the rough edges left by the alaskin chainsaw gig. One of 3 oak gin pole legs.
4. Alaskin chainsaw gig used to slab off waste oak for gin pole rough cuts.
5. Drawknifing and spoke shaving one of the three oak gin pole legs. Man, was it ever cold that January morning!
6. Octagon pine decking parts are starting to go in place at Fort Moultrie where a new carriage will go.
7. Cadets relax after unloading new gin poles at Fort Moultrie inner ground area.
8. Cadet uses a welder's chipping hammer to loosen rust and old paint prior to a primer paint coat at Fort Moultrie.
9. A nice sailboat view looking over the wall at Fort Moultrie.
10. Pete assists Matt who is using a 10 1/4 saw to cut 3 x 9" treated timbers for a cannon's under carriage octagon decking at Fort Moultrie.
11. Crane lifting part 1 of 2 carriage parts over the walls at Fort Moultrie.
12. Close up view of the top of the new gin poles showing how the new ropes and block tackle fit in place
13. Cadets put their backs into this lift job.
14. Gin poles complete a short lifting (12") of canon but a catch prawl slips off its slot and the heavy canon drops hard onto the wood supports. A little blacksmith workings will bend one latch hook into a better alignment.
15. Full vertical view of lifting gin poles.
16. Early morning view of erected gin pole, block and tackle not installed yet.