STERN DEADWOODS

The deadwoods, which were installed in June / July 2020, are massive timbers that create the larger backbone portions of Ceiba. They are strategically positioned in an interlocking pattern to offer the most support as possible. It took many hands to mill, shape, surface, fair, and install these tropical hardwoods.

men standing in front of keel before installation
bolts laid out on lofting floor in exact position
first piece ready for installation
plan of where bolts will be put
curved piece of wood with notch
man working under keel
first deadwood installed
two men drilling hole into keel
hard working carpenters tired from drilling wood
tropical hardwood cut precisely
carpenters preparing wood
final touches being made to install deadwood
sledgehammer and wood construction
people working on different parts of the ship
inside the ship looking out at carpenter in harness
shipwrights pulling on ropes to lift a piece of wood
installation of a piece of wood on the stern of the ship
hammering a tree nail into a piece of wood
woodworkers flattening pieces of wood
a piece of wood that says "no totally square"
shipwright planning a triangle deadwood
portrait of shipwright lifting a deadwood
a wall of wood that makes the deadwoods
drilling up from underneath the keel
pounding bolts into the deadwoods with a sledgehammer
three woodworkers talking about how to precede
shipwright tightening a clamp
looking down on a square, hammer, caliper, ruler, mallet, chisel, tape measure
worker scratching his back with a square
shipwright pulling on a block and tackle
team lifting a deadwood with ropes and pulleys
apprentice joking about how strong she is
apprentice shipwright pulling on rope
shipwrights looking at installation of deadwood
looking at ceiba ship from behind
shipwright laying down to mark wood
two shipwrights chiseling wood notch mortise
two very strong woodworkers drilling hole down through deadwood
shipwright underneath ship chiseling the keel to make it fair
woodworker cutting notches in the deadwood for frames to fit into
shipwright standing on scaffolding using a level to fair the side of the deadwoods
Finished deadwoods make a wall of wood that is the stern of ceiba
apprentice looking up and touching deadwoods
side view of all deadwoods installed on the stern of ceiba

 

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