Carving Oak Viking Boat Stems

If you want to build our 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. This episode shows how Andy tackles the task of carving the Viking boat's white oak fore and aft stem pieces.