How I Treat Lumber for Shipbuilding - 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 covers the important topic of treatments for green lumber to minimize damage from insects and due to cracking during the drying process.