Ancient Keel splice
Posted by Rolly
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Ancient Keel splice June 29, 2021 09:11AM |
Ancient Keel splice
Looking through my computer files
One that got my eye years ago was an Ancient Keel splice 100 BC on a 400-ton merchant ship depicted in Wooden boat magazine.
What was interesting about this splice was that it was used on a 400-ton merchant ship sunk of the cost of France 100 years BC. The ship was 131 feet long and had two of these splices in the keel, and two keels one above the other held together with tong and mortise splices plates held in place with dowel pins. I was intrigued by it and always wanted to make a sample of it to see how well it worked. Fantastic joint held together with just two wedges back to back.
Ever try to find an article in a back issue. I looked through every issue I had and could not find it. Then I went on the Internet and looked up Wooden Boat and sure enough they had a search bar for past articles. I hit it first time and went back to my pile of books and found the issue and looked up the page and there it was.
I cut mine out of a piece of 1-1/2 square Poplar. The keel on the 400-ton ship was 14 inches wide (sided) by 16 inches high (molded).
See attached photos.
Rolly
Looking through my computer files
One that got my eye years ago was an Ancient Keel splice 100 BC on a 400-ton merchant ship depicted in Wooden boat magazine.
What was interesting about this splice was that it was used on a 400-ton merchant ship sunk of the cost of France 100 years BC. The ship was 131 feet long and had two of these splices in the keel, and two keels one above the other held together with tong and mortise splices plates held in place with dowel pins. I was intrigued by it and always wanted to make a sample of it to see how well it worked. Fantastic joint held together with just two wedges back to back.
Ever try to find an article in a back issue. I looked through every issue I had and could not find it. Then I went on the Internet and looked up Wooden Boat and sure enough they had a search bar for past articles. I hit it first time and went back to my pile of books and found the issue and looked up the page and there it was.
I cut mine out of a piece of 1-1/2 square Poplar. The keel on the 400-ton ship was 14 inches wide (sided) by 16 inches high (molded).
See attached photos.
Rolly
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