Clinker Boat Building

Shape and fasten overlapping hull planks (strakes) one by one around a keel and ribs, riveting them in order so the hull keeps its shape, then launch and test the vessel.

Heritage note

Part of the living heritage of Norway, Denmark, Netherlands.

Origins

A living tradition passed from person to person; it is not tied to a single dated origin. It belongs to the cultural world of Northern and Eastern Europe.