Lining Up the Keel

DSCF6379 splice wood keel

By Schooner Ernestina-Morrissey Association | Published March 29, 2016 | Full size is 640 × 480 pixels

The keel is too long to be able to use one lenght of wood so the shipwrights need to join the timbers. David is putting the final touches on this scarf in the Danish oak.

DSCF6368 length of keel DSCF6414 after horn timber

The keel is too long to be able to use one lenght of wood so the shipwrights need to join the timbers. David is putting the final touches on this scarf in the Danish oak.

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