Stuart, the link below doesn't work. Can you check, please?A section of a wooden ship has been washed up on a beach on Orkney, UK.
Ref: bbc.co.uk/news/articles/Crg447y13nzo
Thank you, Jeff.Try this link.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crg447y13nzo
I guess that's the UK link. Thanks for adding the correct one, me hearties!Stuart, the ling below doesn't work. Can you check, please?
No doubt about that.Proof that my work can withstand the ravages of sea and time...
Could be 'wear & tear' by the sea, on, what was a bitt or cleat?That oval treenail intrigues me. Anyone have any idea what that may be for. It seems like a lot of work to make an oval hole when a round one would do for anything I can think of.
Unless it's just camera distortion.
Like almost every piece of wood, dowels shrink, especially in one direction. The Scandinavians with their Viking ships carefully used the grain of the wood when inserting their dowels, knowing that there was a chance their round dowels would end up oval...That oval treenail intrigues me. Anyone have any idea what that may be for. It seems like a lot of work to make an oval hole when a round one would do for anything I can think of.
Unless it's just camera distortion.
Appreciate the pictures. Any effort to identify the age of the timbers?A section of a wooden ship has been washed up on a beach on Orkney, UK.
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Ref: bbc.co.uk/news/articles/Crg447y13nzo
I think the trenails aka trunnels, are ovoid in shape swell to create the firmest grip on the wood once it is wet.That oval treenail intrigues me. Anyone have any idea what that may be for. It seems like a lot of work to make an oval hole when a round one would do for anything I can think of.
Unless it's just camera distortion.
There are no oval tunnels.That oval treenail intrigues me. Anyone have any idea what that may be for. It seems like a lot of work to make an oval hole when a round one would do for anything I can think of.
Unless it's just camera distortion.