Stevep80 Posted March 6, 2016 Share #1 Posted March 6, 2016 Hello help I'm stuck. I am just finishing my Oseberg Viking ship and am stuck on how to do the rigging and which size cord to use, I would be very grateful if anyone had any diagrams on how to do the rigging and which of the different size cords to use and where. Thanks Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadeusz43 Posted March 6, 2016 Share #2 Posted March 6, 2016 Hi Steve, Thicker thread is for the standing rigging that is stays, shroudswhereas thinner thread for running rigging. Replicas and models of Viking chips In Roskilde Viking Ships Museum. Tadeusz Canute, Keith Simmons and mtaylor 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louie da fly Posted March 13, 2016 Share #3 Posted March 13, 2016 Nice pictures, Tadeusz. These really are lovely-looking ships. Steve, just a point of interest - the rigging on these ships is mainly based upon educated guesswork. No cordage has survived, as far as I'm aware, on any Viking ship found so far (though they have found various things which appear to work as deadeyes and other artefacts which seem to belong with the rigging, and there are also a few rather interesting representations of rigging - though far too vague to be terribly helpful - on Viking runestones). However, these replicas have sailed long distances under all sorts of conditions and have had time to work out any bugs in the rigging. It may not be exactly as the Vikings used, but it certainly works as it is, and we'll probably never know any better. Steven mtaylor 1 Quote It's not really a ship model unless you've bled on it. CURRENT BUILDS Golden City - Ballarat paddlewheeler La Lomellina - Theoretical Reconstruction of a Genoese carrack sunk in 1516 FINISHED Venetian merchant Ship from Basilica of San Marco Australian couta boat RMS Titanic HMVS Cerberus 11th century Byzantine dromon Winchelsea Nef - Late 13th century Mediaeval ship Henry Grace a Dieu - Rebuild of 1:200 model I started in 1967 Mistydeefer - restoration of decor model yacht Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerseyCity Frankie Posted March 13, 2016 Share #4 Posted March 13, 2016 I am sure you have heard of the biggest and newest and perhaps the most carefully executed viking ship replica, the Dragon Herald? If not, google "Dragon Herald" http://www.drakenexpeditionamerica.com/ I have been following their progress on social media and they have done a lot of research and implementation of rigging in the last two years. Google them. Also spelled DRAKEN HARALD HÅRFAGRE mtaylor 1 Quote Quote Niagara USS Constitution Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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