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- # CHAPTER XXVI. A SAILOR A JACK OF ALL TRADES
## Overview
This is a chapter titled "CHAPTER XXVI. A SAILOR A JACK OF ALL TRADES" (lines 4651-4799) from the novel [Redburn: His First Voyage](arke:01KG8AJ9CVDS15WWAP46A9M4XP) by Herman Melville. The chapter discusses the many skills a sailor must possess to be considered a true "sailor-man."
## Context
The chapter is part of the larger novel, [Redburn: His First Voyage](arke:01KG8AJ9CVDS15WWAP46A9M4XP), which is contained within the [Melville Complete Works](arke:01KG89HMDZKNY753EZE1CJ8HZW) collection. The text was extracted from the file [redburn.txt](arke:01KG89J1GP71YDJ60P8SRH97MF) using a structure-extraction-lambda function. It is preceded by [CHAPTER XXV. QUARTER-DECK FURNITURE](arke:01KG8AJQSBPN8BXRY3K8G2SQBQ) and followed by [CHAPTER XXVII. HE GETS A PEEP AT IRELAND, AND AT LAST ARRIVES AT LIVERPOOL](arke:01KG8AJQSBEW41AMVEGVANV2QC).
## Contents
The chapter describes the narrator's growing understanding of the skills required to be a competent sailor. It emphasizes that merely knowing the ropes and being able to perform basic tasks is not enough. A true "sailor-man" must be adept at various trades, including embroidery, weaving, millinery, music, jewelry, carpentry, sewing, ropemaking, and blacksmithing. The chapter also recounts the narrator's experiences with menial tasks such as pounding rust off the anchor and picking oakum, and his method of avoiding night watch duty. The chapter is divided into three chunks: [Chunk 1](arke:01KG8AKXY3BSJTZ3FSJXWVE13K), [Chunk 2](arke:01KG8AKXY85TGBQKQKG4K01D9E), and [Chunk 3](arke:01KG8AKXXT3W6X8RCDXN28PT9X).
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