HOW TO DRAW OUT THE LINES FOR A NORWEGIAN DOUBLE ENDER

It will take me some time to build this page - until then here is a glimpse of the shape of the Norwegian Double Ender I have designed based upon careful research as to the actual shape of the hull itself....which, incidentally is very fine ended...canoe like, that is to say...and possesses a wine glass shape underbody, which means ease of motion in a seaway, or a 'seakindly' shape.

This is your author, Frank Elliott, in Norway, studying the boats and construction methods. This example is, of course, an antique, set up on display. The reason it is on display so very far from the nearest town, is that this region was well known by the Norsk boat builders as the best source for huge, tall, straight Norwegian pines. The planks were "Pit Sawn"...one fellow in the pit on one end of the large cross cut saw, and one fellow on top of the log - each man pushing and pulling the saw. In this manner, very very wide planks were sawn out. A famous design in Norway is called the "femkeiping"...or "five planks". That is to say only five planks for each side of the boat.

Notice the "Gunwhales", or "gunn'ls", and the verticalwooden pins. These are called "Thole Pins". There is much wear between the pair of  pins. With a lashing to the oar, and looped over the pins, it serves as an aid in keeping the oar in place, and from being lost overboard. I used this method on my runabout with the shallop rig.

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