cjboffoli t1_ixn831k wrote
Reply to comment by Citizen_of_H in Medieval shipwreck discovered in Norway during hunt for WWII ammunitions - could be one of Norway's oldest shipwrecks has been found on the bottom of a lake near Oslo. by ArtOak
That really is an excellent museum. I was so surprised when I looked closely at the boats there and noticed that the wood they used to build those ships appears to be quarter sawn. Had no idea the Vikings were so advanced.
I'm intrigued by the current renovations that they'll have when they reopen in 2026.
ManlySyrup t1_ixnb0ba wrote
Quarter sawn?
cjboffoli t1_ixze1eb wrote
A way of sawing lumber (diagonally, towards the center of a log, instead of just sawing flat) that crosses the grain in a way that gives you stronger, perhaps more dimensionally stable boards and often beautiful fleck and ray patterns. If you look closely at the Viking ships on display in Oslo at the Vikingskipshuset you can see patterns in the wood that are indicative of quarter-sawn lumber.
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9EPZm2S5P2I/Rvmm7AD8GJI/AAAAAAAAAAk/4avY9mpznK0/s1600/medullarylrg.jpg
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Thebitterestballen t1_ixne5wc wrote
Yes, excellent museum. I found the most fascinating thing about the ships was they are constructed in the opposite way to almost any later ship. Instead of a solid frame with a hull fitted to the outside, they are a very strong but flexible hull, with the frame structure loosely hung inside on ropes.
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