seadog Posted January 12, 2020 Share Posted January 12, 2020 The kit: The Gokstad ship, dating from around 900 AD is one of the best preserved Viking ships found to date. There is a wealth of information about it on the web and the original Archaeological report with a lot of illustrations is available free - I'll try to find the link. There are a couple of build articles out there as well. Dusek reckons you can put the ribs onto the keel, place the false deck and then glue the whole lot together...I had a shot at that and decided I needed a few more arms.. So like the other builds I've seen I've built a jig. Nothing particularly sophisticated, but hopefully enough to keep things straight. I've extended the bow and stern pieces to allow me to make them a bit more like I think it probably looked before being left underground for a millennium. The stripey bit of plywood etc. is there to help keep the ribs and keel aligned in three dimensions So it begins. I have no idea at this point whether I can pull it off. Dusek's kit is very good as far as it goes but there are details I would like to add. Ta for looking. F 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beefy66 Posted January 12, 2020 Share Posted January 12, 2020 Interesting will follow along always like the look of the longboat beefy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arjan Posted January 12, 2020 Share Posted January 12, 2020 Looking forward to seeing this build develop ! Regards, Arjan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seadog Posted January 12, 2020 Author Share Posted January 12, 2020 1 hour ago, beefy66 said: Interesting will follow along always like the look of the longboat beefy Cheers, but unless you wish "the fury of the Norsemen" it's longship. (Need a furious Viking emo here...) 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longshanks Posted January 12, 2020 Share Posted January 12, 2020 Now this should be good! Watching and learning Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seadog Posted January 15, 2020 Author Share Posted January 15, 2020 Continuing... all ribbed up. and then the false deck was glued on. No problems with the fit. and the ribs wanted a bit of paint to hid that naff plywood look... So far so good. Now the planking will begin, which will be interesting as I think I may need to do a bit of modifying to get the planks to rise satisfactorily at their ends. This is a drawing done at the time of the dig, the lack of the stem and stern ends is obvious, so I would like to try and make them look more 'typical' for the period Something like this... Ta for looking, Fraser 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beefy66 Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 Like the way you have got everything all squared up should make the planking job a lot easier to fit on the Longship beefy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longshanks Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 Certainly looking good matey Certainly different Kev 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arjan Posted January 16, 2020 Share Posted January 16, 2020 Looking fine ! Won't be easy though, to increase the angle of the strakes towards the ends. The notches in the bulkheads will no doubt make planking easier, in this respect the Billing Boat kit is more challenging. Regards, Arjan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seadog Posted January 16, 2020 Author Share Posted January 16, 2020 6 hours ago, Arjan said: Looking fine ! Won't be easy though, to increase the angle of the strakes towards the ends. The notches in the bulkheads will no doubt make planking easier, in this respect the Billing Boat kit is more challenging. Regards, Arjan Hmmm, I have a feeling that if I cut new endings, the notches might be a problem. Not sure at this point Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seadog Posted January 16, 2020 Author Share Posted January 16, 2020 17 hours ago, beefy66 said: Like the way you have got everything all squared up should make the planking job a lot easier to fit on the Longship beefy Even when easier, planking a Viking ship is, um, interesting. Dudek is quite right about getting the false deck on early, really stiffens things up. One of the other builds I looked at the bloke didn't and went to great lengths to make a jig... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeddahbill Posted January 16, 2020 Share Posted January 16, 2020 Beautiful work so far. Great to see an unusual subject receive such attention to detail! Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seadog Posted January 19, 2020 Author Share Posted January 19, 2020 Well work continues. One job which is definitely not my favourite is drawing down bamboo from a place-mat to make treenails...hard on the finger tips... and this is how they're used. I'm finding that each plank needs attention at the ends to fit in well, in some cases a new plank end is required... While waiting for the glue to dry enough to risk the next plank fitting, there are things to get on with, like the 'steer-board' Made this from a spare bit of Lime and a a bit of Cuban Lemonwood And this is the glue I prefer to use, Seccotine. It's a hide or fishskin glue, been around for hundreds of years and is still used in joinery. I get mine from Lucy Coad at Square Pianos.co.uk in Cold Ashton, near Bath . Good stuff, no smell, fairly quick grab, washes of your fingers with water and if it'll hold a piano together you can probably figure on it holding a wooden boat model together... Ta for looking Fraser 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longshanks Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 A real Old Salty seadog at work . . . . Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seadog Posted January 19, 2020 Author Share Posted January 19, 2020 Arf, arf, hand me the spinach! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arjan Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 Nice rudder, I also like the bamboo nails ! Last week I read about someone who used the sharp bristles of chestnut husks (of the edible chestnut variety) for simulating nails. This may be easier than the bamboo method you are using but then you would require quite a few of these husks (bit too late in the season now). There are two chestnut trees in our yard and I will see if the bristles of the husks are still usable (they may have been left out in the rain for too long now). Regards, Arjan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seadog Posted January 19, 2020 Author Share Posted January 19, 2020 Afriend had a lot growing on hisland when we were living in Portugal, never occurred to me to use the spines, nasty things. Get into your fingers and the dog's feet. Think I'll stick to bambo, thanks ! The bamboo trennels are functional as well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robgizlu Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 I'm loving this. Those nails are really effective. Beautiful craftsmanship, as ever Lord - did they have beautiful lines! Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arjan Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 I came across this rather nice illustration of the Gokstad ship : https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2017/03/vikings-ships-realm-raiders-scandinavian/ Arjan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seadog Posted January 24, 2020 Author Share Posted January 24, 2020 17 hours ago, Arjan said: I came across this rather nice illustration of the Gokstad ship : https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2017/03/vikings-ships-realm-raiders-scandinavian/ Arjan Nice illustration! Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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