Sailing through History. Reading the Past – Imagining the Future. Proceedings of the 16th International Symposium on Boat & Ship Archaeology ISBSA 16. , 2024
When opening a small boat-building workshop at the Norwegian Maritime Museum in Oslo, Norway in 2... more When opening a small boat-building workshop at the Norwegian Maritime Museum in Oslo, Norway in 2009, the intention was to foster collaboration between academics and craft experts. Over the years, the workshop has facilitated the building of several reconstructions of archaeological boats. This paper presents a reflective analysis of the methodologies and outcomes involved in reconstructing the 1595 CE Barcode 6 boat, known as the Vaaghals, which was successfully launched in 2011. Both digital and practical methods are evaluated and discussed.
We will discuss the limitation of cardboard as a material for reconstruction models, and whether ... more We will discuss the limitation of cardboard as a material for reconstruction models, and whether an alternative material could be helpful to overcome these limitations. We have experimented with 3D-printed plastic and ways to reduce the longitudinal high edge stiffness, to get around what we think is the main weakness using cardboard. The goal has been to open the possibilities of interpretation. The end result of the tests has been used to build a 1:5 reconstruction model, for our interpretation of the 10m boat from the Gokstad find (G1) from late 800’s. We found that the use of 3D-printed plastic, with a designed internal weakness, gives us more longitudinal flexibility in the model. This flexibility opens up for interpretations that are less feasible when using cardboard.
Sailing through History. Reading the Past – Imagining the Future. Proceedings of the 16th International Symposium on Boat & Ship Archaeology ISBSA 16. , 2024
When opening a small boat-building workshop at the Norwegian Maritime Museum in Oslo, Norway in 2... more When opening a small boat-building workshop at the Norwegian Maritime Museum in Oslo, Norway in 2009, the intention was to foster collaboration between academics and craft experts. Over the years, the workshop has facilitated the building of several reconstructions of archaeological boats. This paper presents a reflective analysis of the methodologies and outcomes involved in reconstructing the 1595 CE Barcode 6 boat, known as the Vaaghals, which was successfully launched in 2011. Both digital and practical methods are evaluated and discussed.
We will discuss the limitation of cardboard as a material for reconstruction models, and whether ... more We will discuss the limitation of cardboard as a material for reconstruction models, and whether an alternative material could be helpful to overcome these limitations. We have experimented with 3D-printed plastic and ways to reduce the longitudinal high edge stiffness, to get around what we think is the main weakness using cardboard. The goal has been to open the possibilities of interpretation. The end result of the tests has been used to build a 1:5 reconstruction model, for our interpretation of the 10m boat from the Gokstad find (G1) from late 800’s. We found that the use of 3D-printed plastic, with a designed internal weakness, gives us more longitudinal flexibility in the model. This flexibility opens up for interpretations that are less feasible when using cardboard.
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