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Construction

001 Building the construction site
002   First container of planks from Ghana arrives
003   Planks are twisted into shape
004   Relearning old skills
005   Chiseling a plank into shape
006   Checking the line of the keel
007   Retrieving planks from the sea
008   Blood from the sacrifice is smeared on the stem post
009   Lugs will help support the planks
010   Light is used to check the planksÛª fit
011   Garboard planks are twisted on the keel
012   A plank for the garboard strake
013   The shape and fit has to be perfect
014   Planks are steamed into shape
015   Experimental traditional wooden clamps
016   Showing the curve the ship will take on
017   The frames help to show the shape of the ship
018   More planks are steamed
019   Stitching should start soon
020   A needle for the stitching
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