Gavin Atkin's weblog for the sort of people who like looking inside boat sheds. It's about old boats, traditional boats, boat building, restoration, the sea and the North Kent Coast
This is quite something: the log is dug out and the exterior shape cut, then the log is opened out and framed, and then a sheer strake is added.
This is ancient history in action – and arguably marks the change in direction in boat evolution that eventually led to the very earliest beginnings of clinker construction.
A scary but wonderful piece of film from Finland. I’m not sure which year it was shot.
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