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| Early september 1997, the bedding, which was made from 3,5 m long logs of fir. |
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September 1997. In the woods looking for suitable oak trees. Jan is explaining the doīs and dontīs. |
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| October-November 1997, the keel and sternposts are the first things to make. Finding the right. self-grown pieces wasnīt an easy task. |
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October-November 1997, hereīs a closeup, showing the profile of the keel. The keel should preferably be made from one single straight piece of oak. |
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| The oak boards had to be steamed and then quickly clamped into position. |
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A simple way of keeping the boards symmetric. |
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| Working on the bottom boards. |
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Traditional way of marking the distance between rivets. |
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| Recesses must be cut in the sternposts to allow the boards a tight fit. |
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This is how she looked like by Christmas 1997 |
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| January-March 1998. Continuing to add furhter boards. |
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By the end of April 1998 the uppermost boards were mounted. |
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| Beginning of June 1998. Finally the ship was resonably finished and ready for launch. |
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Traditional way of moving a ship over land. Logs were lubricated with a mix of sheeps tallow and tar. |
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| A rainy day, just after lanching in HelgeÅ, Kristianstad, Sweden. |
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Yours truly, pounding away on the anchor. About as big a workpiece as you can manage on your own. |
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| June 22th, 6 am, Åhus, Sweden, prepairing for the maiden voyage. |
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Three days later, a sunny afternoon in the Blekinge Archipelago. |