Monday, June 28, 2010

TRADITIONAL BOAT

As it is known, a boat is asmall vessel for travel on water.The boats that were used in the past are not the same as the ones used now.this is because in the past the world had not developed as it is now.In the past the things were very simple and so wre the boats.traditional boats were made and are still made of wood.this because wood has always been there because of the trees and because wood is buoyant,cheap and easily worked. As such, it is a popular material for amateur builders. Keel and frames are traditionally made of hardwoods such as oak while planking can be oak but is more often softwood such as pine, larch or cedar. Plywood is especially popular for amateur construction. More recently introduced tropical woods as mahogany, okoumé, iroko, Keruing, azobeand merbau are especially for small boats.

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