Waddle and Daub

Cutting Futtock on Bandsaw

Futtocks for Frames

      Today we ended up short a lot of people. We had two major projects going on. There was the bows and bents which is the temporary structure that we are going to build around the keel. We also has several different stages of cutting out the frames. The first part was cutting ruffly with a chain saw. After, the piece would go to a group on the bandsaw. We got at least 7 frames done.
       The vocab of the day is clean up. We need to have a proper clean up every day. That includes closing and locking the doors. A lot of the tools need to be put up the correct way. If we don't, then the tools will get dull.
       The history of the day is when Dr. Brian found the site he also found out how they made their huts. They used a method of waddle and daub. They would put posts in to the ground and weed saplings between the posts. Next they would cover it in mud. To top it all off was a thatch roof. That is just straw and grass woven together.

By Student Shipwright Charles