fɚðə ʃˈɛl, hiː stˈɑːɹɾᵻd wɪð tˈuː ˈaɪɚn ɹˈɪŋz ˈʌðɚz jˈuːzd plˈeɪts, fˈɪɾɪŋ wˈʌn æt wˈʌn ɛkstɹˈiːm, nˌɪɹ ðɪ ˈæpɚtʃɚɹ æt wˌɪtʃ ðə kˈɑːɹkəs wʌz təbi fˈaɪɚd, ænd ðɪ ˈʌðɚɹ æt ðɪ ˈʌðɚ.
For the shell, he started with two iron rings (others used plates), fitting one at one extreme, near the aperture at which the carcass was to be fired, and the other at the other.