tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5007838299911865964.post2003453631835946787..comments2024-03-28T13:06:53.688-07:00Comments on DoryMan: Oseberg Viking Ship Replicadorymanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16077373149267825091noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5007838299911865964.post-47011817618433784722012-01-02T19:23:11.240-08:002012-01-02T19:23:11.240-08:00I assume he was talking about a faering? - Althoug...I assume he was talking about a faering? - Although I can imagine someone could build one in a week, they would have to be the best. We mere mortals take much longer!<br /><br />So this project will take ten years? That seems reasonable to me, though that's a lot of work in ten years.<br /><br />It's hard to imagine people in a subsistence culture taking a year off to build a boat. They still had to support themselves!dorymanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16077373149267825091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5007838299911865964.post-18400075287618080532012-01-02T13:49:30.366-08:002012-01-02T13:49:30.366-08:00I talked to an old boatbuilder near Trondheim, Nor...I talked to an old boatbuilder near Trondheim, Norway.<br />He said that a good boatbuilder could build a small boat in a week.<br /><br />The replica building of the Osebergship is done by 10 people. There would most likely be around 100 when the built the original ship in year 823.<br /><br />Former builder of the Oseberg replica.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5007838299911865964.post-17483568653909702132011-11-18T18:03:09.469-08:002011-11-18T18:03:09.469-08:00You've done a fair amount of that kind of ship...You've done a fair amount of that kind of shipbuilding, I know.<br />Those old Norse must have been building boats constantly. By the time you finished one, the last one was suffering from old age.dorymanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16077373149267825091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5007838299911865964.post-33918240558168397782011-11-16T13:07:24.555-08:002011-11-16T13:07:24.555-08:00Planks hewn to shape, steamed, and "clamped&q...Planks hewn to shape, steamed, and "clamped" to hull with shores and rocks- now that's my kind of boat building!laingdonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5007838299911865964.post-57705995760266258302011-11-16T09:13:27.017-08:002011-11-16T09:13:27.017-08:00I thought it might interest everyone here. I liked...I thought it might interest everyone here. I liked the comment about how a lot of the tree was carved away, but none of it went to waste. The handmade tools are great. <br />The horse head plane is art.dorymanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16077373149267825091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5007838299911865964.post-77474822792522681572011-11-16T00:49:37.492-08:002011-11-16T00:49:37.492-08:00The 'how to split a tree into planks using onl...The 'how to split a tree into planks using only an axe' entry is fascinating. Thanks for the link!Chris Partridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14883064324795042491noreply@blogger.com