HELP NEEDED, Gokstad Ship Cleats

Cap'n Atli · Post by **Cap'n Atli** » Mon Jul 11, 2005 2:00 pm

Somewhere I have some detailed drawings of the ship cleats from the Gokstad Ship, both from a book and from a monograph. I've dug through my libraries and my (sadly unorganized) document files and just cannot find them.

Any help out there on the Historical Research bulletin board? Electronic would be fine, since I need to provide some input to our woodworkers.

Cap'n Atli · Post by **Cap'n Atli** » Mon Jul 11, 2005 2:05 pm

Clarification:

These are the cleats meant to belay the rigging, not the cleats that were carved proud on the strakes the lash the strakes to the frames (planks to ribs).

Halvgrimr · Post by **Halvgrimr** » Mon Jul 11, 2005 4:54 pm

Atli

is this what your looking for?

[img]http://www.vikingsna.org/temp/gok.JPG[/img]

if so i can supply additional info first thing in the morning

Halv
headed out the door

Cap'n Atli · Post by **Cap'n Atli** » Mon Jul 11, 2005 9:45 pm

Looks like the right manuscript, but the wrong items. Nice illustrations of the maiden blocks, though.

These are the two-horned cleats that were riveted to the inside of the ship towards the stern; sort of like this:

\______/

or what you'd get if you cut a maiden block down the moddle and eliminated the eye.

Halvgrimr · Post by **Halvgrimr** » Tue Jul 12, 2005 9:08 am

OK, I am looking thru Nicolaysen's "The Viking Ship Discovered at Gokstad" and dont see what your looking for.

Just in case i missed it feel free to take a look at the folder below to see if you can find what you need.

The Viking Ship Discovered at Gokstad

http://www.vikingsna.org/temp/gokstad/

If you do let me know and I will send you any text you need.

Halv