In this episode, Joshua is joined by Jay Smith of Aspøya Boats whose article in Issue Twenty-One detailed his experience building a 56’ Viking ship named “Valkyrie.” In this conversation, Smith talks all about the idiosyncrasies of Viking ship construction and why he’s so enamored with a project that demands so many years of focus, such a high level of skill, and hundreds and hundred of premium planks and crook timbers. To succeed, the boatbuilder needs to be all in. This is craft at the highest level.
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