See also
http://www.abc.se/~m10354/bld/builddoc.htm
<http://www.abc.se/~m10354/bld/builddoc.htm>
Dana
-----Original Message-----
From: John S. Quarterman [SMTP:jsq@quarterman.org]
Sent: Thursday, March 21, 2002 9:54 AM
To: sinclair@quarterman.org
Subject: Re: Viking Pine
>Actually, I believe; though I could be wrong, that Viking ships
were
>"clinker" built, which means they built the shell first & then
inserted the
>ribbing. This was the common method of ship construction until the
15th
>century when the "carvel" method became the norm. Considering the
date of
>Henry's assumed voyage it would be a toss up as to which ship
design he
>would have used.
For some actual ships, see:
http://www.ukm.uio.no/vikingskipshuset/engelsk/engelsk.htm
There are also people who build them today, readily findable
on the web. I imagine they've done some research as to woods
and methods.
John S. Quarterman <jsq@quarterman.org>
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