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Finding our north star https://t.co/EWFQZMzn3G

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A 125 year old trip hammer (The Little Giant) makes short work of straightening the link and… https://t.co/C1xBUmXaIJ

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The blacksmith forges the fasteners from hundred year-old chains and shackles originally used… https://t.co/tda6DBCQl1

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Just to be sure everything is perfectly aligned and plumb, there are several plumb lines… https://t.co/d9xlt5H38y

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The backbone has been assembled straight and plumb, blocking secured, stem and stern fixed and… https://t.co/m4tck4FtK9

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Close-up of the keel bolts.
The Vikings used a variety of fasteners including iron rivets and… https://t.co/0LElEU7XG9

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While suspended and supported all-round the heavy stern piece is clamped to the keel until the… https://t.co/IKkIAp7Ieq

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The stem, keel and stern have been fashioned to their final shape and planed smooth. They are… https://t.co/tIvsskeBuy

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A collection of traditional and modern fasteners. #woodenboats https://t.co/c7Tk0q00ZG

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Broad-axe.
One of the many tools that the Vikings used in constructing their boats. Vikings were… https://t.co/GrIBrZG6J5

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One of a bunch of crooks!
About thirty of these natural crooks were cut from the forest in… https://t.co/b7Cnx2EZbf

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Milling the crooks
An expert sawyer set up a portable mill on the site and has begun slabbing… https://t.co/ulqjMrNXt0

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This is one of the large oak trees which yielded natural crooks used in framing the boat. Lead… https://t.co/0VHlYjH1A9

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Jay does a bit of finishing work on the stem using a spoke-shave. Among the viking tools… https://t.co/8pn8l20qb0

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Casting a careful eye Rocky inspects his work.
The Vikings would have used axes throughout the… https://t.co/k0EM6VABuE