Seasoned oak, and especially heart of oak, is extremely hard and an ideal wood from which a ship to be made. But it is extremely difficult to work. Therefore, as many components of the ship as possible are cut in green oak, labelled, and left to season for three years before being assembled like a Georgian Lego set. [By comparison The Globe theatre, the originals and the reconstruction, were erected as green oak and left to season in place.]
HMS Unicorn (museum ship at Dundee) still has visible carpenter's marks.
Haven’t been to the dockyard in years. Really must get down there.
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Seasoned oak, and especially heart of oak, is extremely hard and an ideal wood from which a ship to be made. But it is extremely difficult to work. Therefore, as many components of the ship as possible are cut in green oak, labelled, and left to season for three years before being assembled like a Georgian Lego set. [By comparison The Globe theatre, the originals and the reconstruction, were erected as green oak and left to season in place.]
HMS Unicorn (museum ship at Dundee) still has visible carpenter's marks.