You held me in the past
with different lenghts
and sometimes times
Day 2860, different.
Daily picture, Poetrywoodenboat
Day 2848, new keel.
Boat building, Daily picture
If you ever restored a wooden boat, you probably know what you see in these pictures and what it entails to change a heavily damage keel for a new one. If you don’t know what is going on, I would like to tell you, but not now; it will take a couple of hours because I don’t want to take shortcuts. You can, of course, become an apprentice boatbuilder for a couple of years and find it out yourself because reading about it or doing an internet search will not help you much. It’s like a metaphor for life and the many questions within; there are no shortcuts…
Day 2847, saw.
Boat building, Daily pictureLike a good philosopher who likes to read the source material, we wooden boat builders also like to go straight to the source instead of relying on standardized materials that almost never fulfill your needs. You might not see it in this video, but I am actually cutting 12 cm deep; for this, you need a lot of power from the machine and some skills to guide this dangerous cutting, another metaphor, you ask?
Day 2846, love.
Boat building, Daily picture
Making a new keel for a 9-meter-long wooden fishing boat. The poor boat was thrown by the waves on large stones at the shore. It didn’t survive and sunk. It was rescued and repaired but not with love; it was put on land not much later and almost forgotten. The owner found some funds, and now the little boat will get some proper love and attention.
Day 2821, wooden boat.
Boat building, Daily picture
The end of the year means the end of the project we have been working on for the last few months. Restoring these old wooden boats demands a lot of patience and stubborn persistence. I feel lucky that I have a job like this.
Day 2666, ashore.
Daily picture, Poetry
You cannot get ashore alone even though you were raised there
Day 2641, new project.
Daily picture
I started a new project again. This time on a boat that different boatbuilders had worked on but abandoned. There is little information to work with, but I began working last Friday after two weeks of preparation. There are many steps ahead, and I will keep you updated. If by any chance you know someone who is good with wood and wouldn’t mind living and working in the north of Norway, please let me know; I need help.
Day 2565, house.
Daily picture
I have a house in Northern Norway. It is nothing special, houses are cheap in that part of the country, the price of a regular car. I bought it 15 years ago, and we lived there with pleasure. When we moved to other parts of Norway for further adventures, we didn’t sell the house in the hope that one day we would go back. Today we decided to return, and seeing the house in this picture feels good. Memories are often colored, so that’s why the picture is in black and white, but I know that I am not mistaken; I always look at the bright side.
I am going to work at the museum again, where I worked before as a wooden boatbuilder. I left there before with mixed feelings, but fresh winds have blown there, so I am curious how it is going over there. I only know that there are several projects and hardly any boatbuilders, so there is enough work. If you like to work as a boatbuilder or know someone who is interested, let me know.
Day 1561, afloat.
Day's pictures, Poetry
From a dark
cold
sudden light
to a texture
~
this order
keeps it all
afloat
Day 1395, work.
Day's pictures, Poetry
I don’t
put
any animals
on
my boat
~
but
it will still
save me
Restoration of Brottsjø 15
Boat building
Martin repaired the two ends of the “livholt” and now Joost is helping to see if they can get one of the rotten pegs out, next week they have to see if they can find the peg on the outside because from here it isn’t working.
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Restoration of Brottsjø 14
Boat building, Poetry
On the port side Joost is busy changing more planks. We are still changing less planks than anticipated and it looks like it will stay that way.
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Restoration of Brottsjø 13
Boat building
This week Peder, the electrician finished his work on Brottsjø for this year. All the old switches, sockets and switchboards are cleaned, measured and repaired, if necessary using old parts where possible. Look at the results, they look like new again.
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Restoration of Brottsjø 12
., Boat building
This week I worked with the new stern. The old stern didn’t fit so good anymore after so many years so I spent some time measuring the old Skin and inner stern/knee to make sure that the new one fits good.
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Restoration of Brottsjø 11
., Boat building
Our smith has made a new part for the steering system. Chains from the steering wheel control this arm that is connected to the rudder, it was originally made by a smith so we used the same techniques to copy the old one.
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Restoration of Brottsjø 10
., Boat building
This week we started making the first new parts for Brottsjø and the sun is also back, what more do you want.
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