A shipwright’s tools include a caulking mallet, a reefing hook for the removal of old oakum from plank seams, and a caulking iron, at right, to press new oakum squarely into the seams. Fragments of oakum, a hemp material soaked in pine tar and oil, are scattered around the work area. The Constellation returned to her berth at the Inner Harbor on December 19 after eight weeks in dry dock for repairs. (Amy Davis / Baltimore Sun)