The Gokstad Ship 900 AD by Siggi52 - 1:50

[Snug Harbor Johnny]

  'Sounds like you had a rather warm spell, mate.  The Hamburg vicinity is supposed to have an average daily high of 72 deg. F ?

Below is the Sae Earn, a cobbled replica I rowed on in College - The ship's boat towed behind I built myself, named Herjan by the captain, Atli.

[Siggi52]

Hello,

John, today it is to be 27°C here and sunshine, but next week again it is only 22°C and rain. And it's a nice boot you have build. Did you have Viking genes?

 

Today I finished the standing rigg. And I know now exactly, why I don't like rigging. These stuborne and nasty twines, who go always the directin you don't want ☹️ It was realy loud yesterday in the basement!

But the result is great, I think. Now the ship looks fuller, more compact. Enjoy the pictures. The strongest rope is the forestay with 0,7 mm Ø, the shrouts and forestay have 6,5 mm Ø

Edited July 19 by Siggi52

[wmherbert]

Beautiful job! It's been very enjoyable watching the quality of your workmanship.

Bill

[Jim Lad]

Very neat rigging, Siggi.

 

John

[Siggi52]

Hello and thanks for your nice comments a d likes

 

Today I cleared the deck from rope ends, at least from the shrouts. The next thing to build is the sail. I ordered Silkspan, and it should arrive here someone next week.

[Snug Harbor Johnny]

Siggi,  I've received the steering board handle you sent me ... and now I see just how detailed many elements of your project are at 1:50 scale. I salute your skill and craftsmanship !    Johnny

[Siggi52]

Thank you, Johnny

and have fun with it

[Siggi52]

Hello,

today I finished the anchor. At the Gokstad ship they found only a rust trace of an anchor from 1,1 m length, and an anchor stock of 2.75 m length. At the Oseberg ship they found an anchor of 1 m length, and two anchor stocks. One of 1,5 m and the other of 2,7 m length. The anchor fits to the smaler stock. May be, they though that the dead in heaven did't need the large anchor.

 

So I build the smaler typ of anchor. Material are pieces brass wire of 0,8 and 1 mm, hammered flat and to form and for the rings 0,4 and 0,5 mm wire.

 

 

[Keith Black]

Nice anchor, Siggi. 

[Siggi52]

Thank you, Keith