Hey eveyrone,
Here’s a boat we made in the traditional way on the Wampanoag Homesite. Thank you Hartman and Jonathan for your work on this project. This is a boat we worked on by working 24 hours a day till it was done. We don’t do this today all the time at the museum. This is the way we would of done this in the 1600′s. We did this by burning the tree’s down and than burning them out. This boat was made out of pine, but we also made the out of chestnut and oak too. This boat was made in 4 and a half days burnig the whole leight at one time 24 hours a day. We use fire alot in the 17th century, we used fire to burn the wood to leight and to hollow wood out too. I have made lots of boats with fire here at plimoth plantation. I have worked at Plimoth Plantation now for 20 years now and we make 2 boats a year every vear . When the boats are done we sell them to museums and sometime we put them in the river for us to use too.
Thanks
Tim
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It took me several minutes to figure out what I was seeing in the first photo. On initial impression it looks like there’s a great big hole in the end of the boat and that you are looking at a tree branch right through the boat. Duh, my brain finally calculated that it’s a reflection on the water inside the boat. No, you didn’t let the fire burn a hole in it overnight.
Hey Ed,
Yes there was some water in it. We leave water in them to keep them swollen and they don’t dry out and crack. Thanks Ed.
I saw the same thing that Ed did, but after his comment I can now see it properly.. Tim this is quite an amazing photo. Dont tell us you didnt plan it this way.
hey steve,
I have looked at it and dont see that, but maybe because i took the picture and new water was in it thats why, but anyway no hole just a little rain water and a dead branch that fell into the water.