🔴Viking ship building in Norway - part one

[@TheBeardedCarpenter]

Howdy Lucas- I know I’m not supposed to be, but, I’m having a little bit of jealousy watching the video. This is so good that there are people who are willing to share their knowledge of the old ways and techniques for building. You are so fortunate to get to be a part of this. Take care, my friend and may God bless you

[@sylviodante619]

I can almost smell the wood. Fantastic work.

[@LucasRichardStephens]

Thanks very much!

[@LucasRichardStephens]

Thanks for dropping by Paul, best wishes to you and yours. This project has been a massive learning curve, new and varied handcraft, lots of great and friendly people, so refreshing after the full lock-downs recently. God bless

[@fishmut]

I really love this , when you create something from nothing and the beginnings from scratch , others would say why not use power tools but when you create something from the very bare minimum by hand and you did it yourself , the pure satisfaction of your hard work is so much more appreciated ,only those who have had the struggle building such a beautiful boat of any kind by your own hands is glory others would not understand , the skills you learn are priceless, awesome video , the Vikings from the past built beautiful boats , even if they were not perfect it doesn’t matter , pure skills and craftsmanship learnt amazing.

[@LucasRichardStephens]

Thanks very much for your kind words!

[@LucasRichardStephens]

Lost comment Sucked into KZbin oblivion; R K commented: "nice!! thx for showing!" 7 hours ago

[@gregizzo4191]

So accurate with those axes!

[@odd1700]

Veldig bra filming. Ikke «norge rundt» filming som stort sett viser ansiktet til håndverkeren.😀

[@davidcpugh8743]

I helped in the reconstruction of a log cabin in the Blue Ridge of Virginia. While the result was more rustic, our tools for shaping the wood were the same. Though I did not see here the two handle drawknife. Did a lot of that, as much time sharpening as drawing. Slow precise work. Except good Stihl chainsaw to fell the trees and for rough shaping the logs. Fascinating project. Well done!

[@mrsjenniferstephens]

Wonderful .

[@LucasRichardStephens]

Thanks Mum!

[@awldune]

Exciting new project! I am always impressed with your hewing. A skill that eludes me. I never knew Viking ships had steel rivets, that is interesting to see. Look forward to seeing this come together.

[@ragnarwergeland8243]

This particular ship takes 4000 rivets to put the hull together.. All forged in our smith, and coated with pine tar

[@LucasRichardStephens]

Thank you very much!

[@Liam_Nielsen]

Excellent. Thank you for sharing

[@LucasRichardStephens]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@joshwalker5605]

great to see your videos again! Very jealous, wish there was something like this near me. :-)

[@LucasRichardStephens]

Thanks for watching Josh, all the best!

[@LucasRichardStephens]

There is a project at Sutton Hoo, but may be a bit of a treck from you...?

[@scottastell9415]

Awesome!

[@LucasRichardStephens]

Thanks!

[@Justin1337Sane]

One thing vikings forgot back in the days was replanting trees .. today so many years after viking age we know that trees make the very oxygen we breath. Just replace and replant what we use and the circle of life can continue :)

[@LucasRichardStephens]

We have discussed petitioning the royal family to endorse an oak planting program here in Norway. There have been considerable changes in the average temperature since the Viking period, and the colder weather will have killed far more oaks than went to ship building. It being as warm as it was a thousand years ago now, could mean a better climate for oak here now.

[@rachdarastrix5251]

Funny enough I didn't know the Vikings didn't know how to replant trees. I assumed that was just the English.

[@fredduseydr559]

Super !!!

[@LucasRichardStephens]

takk

[@ArtSailing]

Just found this vid and I like it. Like any job with hand tools... at the end of the video your axe is sharp as a plainer's blade - pleasure to work with it. Very good vid - I can smell the wooden chips around. Keep on doing it Vikings! ( Just in case I sail to Norway, where is this project and how can I contact there? Will be happy to participate. )

[@LucasRichardStephens]

It is at a place called Sundvollen, less than an hour North of Oslo. We have an accommodation opportunity for visiting workers too. There is a link in the description I think, thanks for watching and commenting!

[@ArtSailing]

@@LucasRichardStephens thanks.

[@davidcpugh8743]

At the Oslo Skepps misery, I realized it was a holy temple of boat design, construction and sailing. Even know we can not match the Viking builders at the complex curves to create those hills. And the flexibility to ride over the swells versus crashing through them. Like snakes.

[@davidcpugh8743]

Darn spellcheck…,

[@nightslayer1581]

Near the end of the video there was a guy use a hewing axe and he said that it was a historical replica if anyone nows where to buy or get one of those I would be absolutely thrilled!

[@LucasRichardStephens]

Follow the links in the description and ask for details either at the website or facebook group, everyone speaks English as far as I know. I don't know the name of the smith myself. I think they are quite costly, several hundred dollars certainly.

[@nightslayer1581]

@@LucasRichardStephens thank you so much!

[@chetgrover4687]

The northmen guild make amazing axes and chisels and many more tools.

[@enricociuppa7093]

thank you very much for th sharing, I miss something so obiusly whe you split the wood is green but then when you plank it is it dry?

[@LucasRichardStephens]

The plank is green too, just the surface dries a bit.

[@davidcarr894]

Very interesting in the future,please use english subtitles

[@LucasRichardStephens]

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[@WisdomPrevails369]

I need blue prints

[@SirScapa]

Mycket intresant .

[@LucasRichardStephens]

Takk Takk

[@nickyourname]

Very interesting, but I have some questions. If they were capable of forging steel axes, swords, daggers and nails, why didn't they make saws for cutting boards? or planes to smooth the planking? Also, did they have files to sharpen their axes? Recent discoveries in the excavations of Pompei have brought to light surgical instruments that work trough screw, which according to official history only appeared in the 16th century. Perhaps the official history does not truly represent the past. It seems to me, therefore, that with the methodology you use, it takes years to build a single vessel, but considering the average lifespan at the time (according to the official history) it is probable that it took generations to build a ship. Anyway, what you do is enviable.

[@LucasRichardStephens]

Saws certainly existed in other culturs of that period, but none have been found by archeologists in Scandinavia. We do use planes copied from viking period tools but they are more tiring to use than more modern planes, though they are very effective. A viking ship like this one would only have taken scandinavians 6 months to build, but how many man hours went into such a feat, I would not like to hazard a guess.

[@LevelUpTrivia1]

Es ist sehr harte Arbeit, nicht wahr?

[@LucasRichardStephens]

wir nehmen es locker.

[@LevelUpTrivia1]

@@LucasRichardStephens Atemberaubend. Ich ernte viel Asche für Langbögen. Ich komme aus Wales. Ich verkaufe die Asche in der Bucht

[@LucasRichardStephens]

@@LevelUpTrivia1 I have made a couple Ash bows, neither was perfect. I would like to try my hand a some arrows one day.

[@LevelUpTrivia1]

@@LucasRichardStephens Yes I really enjoy Fletching Arrows, There is a lot on youtube. I sell my staves for £60 each on ebay. I havent been to the woods for a while so I may go soon as im sold out.

[@torarildhenriksen371]

Brukte ikke vikingene tverrøks?

[@LucasRichardStephens]

Jeg tror de brukte tverrøks ja.