[Nordskogen] Fwd: [Northshield] Viking Faering

[katriona at irontreeworks.com]

----- Forwarded message from Daniel Kretchmar <dan at irontreeworks.com> -----
    Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2007 20:04:56 -0600
    From: Daniel Kretchmar <dan at irontreeworks.com>
Reply-To: The Great Hall of Northshield <northshield at northshield.org>
 Subject: [Northshield] Viking Faering
      To: The Great Hall of Northshield <northshield at northshield.org>

Greetings to the Hall,

Many of you have heard about the Viking Faering that I am building.  We have
finally posted the pictures of the first two work days.

http://www.irontreeworks.com/projects.htm

 If you look carefully, you might recognize many of my thralls....I
mean...volunteers.

We have had two work days so far.  On the first day we split the logs into
two board each.  We tried to use a chainsaw and found that it was actually
faster to use the wedges and sledges. Ingus (with help) Kevin and Justin
were able to move the logs off and down the trailer ramp without any one
getting run over.  Matt Rustad was our primary striker using a 13 pound
sledge for several hours without getting tired.  Kevin Rustad, Inan, and
Justin of Nordskogen, of course, brought tools that we didn't even know that
we needed (lots of wedges).  Viðy, Inan, and Terran, though not in the
pictures, helped to place and pound wedges all around. Justin handled the
camera both days, so he is not in the pictures.  Antol, Hildra and family
showed up the second day to help us cut steps into the stems.  Ilya and my
friend, Mark Powers, enlarged the pattern from the book, and tranfered it to
cardboard.  Constanza tried her hand at using an adz as did Niko (with my
hand on the adz to make sure he didn't lose a foot.) and my smithing
student, Nate showed his saw skills cutting the steps.

I am sure that I forgot someone, so I apoligize now.  Let me know and I'll
post a second letter!

When it comes time to steam bend the planks, Mark gave us an industrial
steam generator that he had lying around!  :) Thanks Mark

The stems are now cut and drying.  In about a week they will be shaped and
the brought into the house to dry some more and be carved to their final
shape.

On a side note; I recently learned that the parts we made are not called the
keelsons ad I thought.  I was told tonight that they are called stems.

More pictures as more happens!

Danr Ketilsmiðr
or should I say Danr Faeringsmiðr?



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