Key Information
The Bowsprit & Yards
Learning Point
- The bowsprit is the long pole or timber at the front of the ship (the bow) that holds the rigging and sails in place that connect to the fore mast. The yards are the horizontal timbers and sales that hold the masts hung from the bowsprit.
Project
- Build the bowsprit (pole or beam from the front of the ship)
- Add the yards (the timber that holds the sails)
- Attach sails and rigging to the bowsprit and yards
- Overview
Materials used:
Dark oak planks
Dark oak slab
Dark oak stairs
Spruce fences
Stripped dark oak log
Iron chains
Iron bars
Pale oak trapdoors
White wool
Barrier block
Ladders
Grindstone
Commands General:
/gamerule commandBlockOutput false
Commands to Give Blocks:
/give @s repeating_command_block
/give @s barrier
For Repeating Command Block:
effect @e[type=chicken] invisibility 1000 2 true
(Makes chickens invisible, can be placed in a repeating command block anywhere nearby)
kill @e[type=item,name=Egg]
(Removes Eggs from game, can be placed in a repeating command block anywhere nearby)
Fun Facts
- Build the bowsprit (pole or beam from the front of the ship)
- Add the yards (the timber that holds the sails)
- Attach sails and rigging to the bowsprit and yards
Past Lessons
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