Subject: [baidarka] splitsville
From: kyak@rockisland.com
Date: Fri Aug 23 2002 - 04:14:45 EDT
Carvers at the Cup'ik eskimo culture center aren't addicted
to rip cuts the way western woodworkers are. Most projects start
with a piece from a quartered bolt of black spruce driftwood.
They split off whatever size chunk they need from a larger
section. Since the wood is perfectly "quarter sawn" all
the grain is is nicely layered on the long axis with zero
run-out.
Traditional qayaq longitudinals are split from specially
selected driftlogs. Some cleaning up to get parallel
sided stock is necessary.
The timbers and planks of Viking ships are also gotten
out this way. These timbers were suitable for
Winter North Atlantic.
When the ribs are breaking, and lumberyard stock
can't cut it, you can always stop what you're doing
and take a step back in time. Logs aren't just for
firewood.
skip
back in time
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