Reading the Grain
The oak trunk about to be cut down was read by the Viking shipbuilder not only for its straightness but also for the degree of twist in its fibres. By looking at the bark, the builder could understand whether the wood had grown in a twisted way or in a true line, and they sensed at once which path the split would follow during cleaving.
Charcoal illustration by Selim Rumi Civralı.
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Home - Museum of the Viking Age
www.vikingtidsmuseet.no
Viking ships in Roskilde
www.vikingeskibsmuseet.dk
