How I Make Strong Copper Rivets - Hrafn Viking Shipyard

If you want to build your own Viking boat, this podcast is for you. Follow Andy Bennett in Minnesota as he undertakes the step-by-step process to build and sail a replica of a 900-year-old Viking lapstrake sailboat. Boat dimensions come from the Gislinge Boat Open Source Project, published by the Viking Ship Museum in Roskilde, Denmark. Weekly episodes follow construction progress, costs, and lessons learned. They also show how to make specialized tools - shave horses, planking clamps, steam boxes, rivet-making jigs, oar-making strongbacks, etc. This video shows how to make copper rivets, roves, and a rivet-making blacksmith jig.