Viking Ship Construction: A Step-by-step Visual Guide

Selim Rumi Civralı

by Selim Rumi Civralı
published on 20 March 2026

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Dividing the Log

by Selim Rumi Civralı
published on 18 March 2026

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In the Viking timber yard, the logs were divided into halves, then quarters, then eighths, and then into even smaller sections. The goal was to cut fibres with a saw, but to open the wood along its natural direction and obtain a plank core that was stronger, more flexible, and lighter.

Charcoal illustration by Selim Rumi Civralı.

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