While it was still light, Team Nine started working immediately.
They marked and divided the various wooden boards one by one, and distinguished their uses according to their respective materials.
Which ones are the hull, resisting the wind and waves.
They planned out those who were inside the ship and were responsible for distinguishing them one by one.
The overall look is orderly.
This was also thanks to their previous preparations. During that time, they had a general understanding of the various textures of wood, and they also had the help of Wang Yu and his group who had previously explored historical materials.
Everything went smoothly.
All wood species were completely differentiated before night fell.
They used tough wood such as cedar for the hull and deck. As long as the quality of the outer layer was high enough, ordinary winds and waves could not cause any damage at all.
As for a series of softer but extremely tough woods such as Akagi, they plan to use them all in the construction of the cabin. Their light texture can better coordinate the overall weight of the ship, and their ability to withstand heavy objects is also good, which is just right for bearing weight.
After sorting out the woods, Class 9 immediately felt the previous feeling return.
As long as everyone has a clear overall understanding and makes plans in advance.
The construction of the hull is much simpler than the keel.
After all, isn't the hull the thing that completely surrounds the ship along the keel?
As long as the force calculation is appropriate, these problems can be solved easily.
Before leaving the warehouse, this thought uncontrollably emerged in Team 9's mind.
According to their 'careful' calculations and estimates.
As long as everyone keeps working at this efficiency, if nothing unexpected happens, they will be able to completely surround the entire ship in a week.
After that, they spent another week adding various necessary 'small buildings' to various parts of the ship, and then they were done!
Doesn't that mean that in about half a month, they can sail their own ship and go on a voyage at any time? !
With this thought in mind, Class 9 was not only excited but also full of anticipation.
All the way I was chattering about my prospects.
After arriving at the sea, we can play however we want and go wherever we want.
Ren Yan seemed a little annoyed to hear this.
But fortunately, based on Ren Yan’s current understanding of them.
It is impossible to build a ship without any accidents.
After all, even if you have the whole process and various details in your mind, there is no guarantee that you can get it done in such a short time.
It would be even more impossible to do it with just the brats in Class 9.
Even if they have enough plans, so what?
In the face of reality, plans also need to be revised from time to time.
Moreover, it was their first time, not to mention.
Sure enough, around noon the next day, the students in Class 9, who had been in high spirits, could no longer laugh.
Most of them stared at the seemingly completed ship and fell into deep thought, their brows furrowed together.
He looked like he had secretly drunk a urine test sample.
Although they knew that the ship in front of them was very strong and resilient, ordinary impacts would not cause any damage to it....
but...
This thing is leaking after all!
"Are you seriously ill? Why do you have to use mortise and tenon joints to build the hull?!"
"Besides, even if we use mortise and tenon joints, why do we have to choose keel mortise and tenon joints? Don't you know how big the gap is between the keel mortise and tenon joints?!"
Wang Bo, who has been in charge of business docking recently, rubbed his forehead and looked at Li Qi and others who were mainly responsible for construction.
Li Qi scratched his neck and said with some shame:
"You can't blame us for this. This is the ancient way of shipbuilding. Mortise and tenon joints are the most common."
"And when it comes to stability, the mortise and tenon joints on the keel are simply perfect..."
"So, you subconsciously ignored the gap?" Wang Bo looked at Li Qi and others in disbelief.
Li Qi and the others blushed.
Wang Bo sighed and continued, "Besides, I don't know if it's been said or not, but why do I always feel that using mortise and tenon joints to make a boat hull is unreliable?"
"Even if we don't use keel-like joints, there will still be gaps. Even if we paint it, will it really be waterproof all the time?"
"What kind of paint is so good that it won't fade away even after being in the sea for a long time?"
"You are not mistaken..."
“Is it possible that the hulls of ships built in the Ming Dynasty were not mortise and tenon structures at all?”
When these words were spoken, the people in charge of the actual shipbuilding were stunned.
This seems to make some sense?
Then they looked at Wang Yu and others.
This group of people help out in shipbuilding, and their main job is to replicate the shipbuilding technology.
Wang Yu pinched his chin, frowned slowly, and then shook his head:
"Impossible. Absolutely impossible."
"I can be sure that any historical records of shipbuilding involve mortise and tenon joints."
"Even if the history books only mention the keel, even if we speculate based on the keel, the hull should also be related to the mortise and tenon joints."
"Otherwise, there would be no need to leave special mortise and tenon joints around the keel and its ribs."
"We worked hard to analyze this, so it can't be wrong."
As he spoke, Wang Yu pointed to the connection between the hull and the keel, which was indeed connected with mortise and tenon joints of various shapes.
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