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But why did they make the mast of douglas fir? Seems like a bit of an odd decision for a very fine ship since it is not native in Scandinavia.

JoeAltmaier 4y ago
They get very tall. As tall as a mast.
- fifilura 4y ago
  Taller than the masts of the era it tries to replicate then I guess.
  - NegativeLatency 4y ago
    Probably would’ve been ample old growth trees of that size to pick from back in the day, but a Doug fir is going to be cheaper and actually available
    - fifilura 4y ago
      From the looks of it this mast is 24m tall. I can see that douglas firs can become 120m, but that is hardly what you need. More like 35m maybe? That is not a very uncommon tree in Scandinavia. I am also guessing lots of landowners would be proud of gifting a tree for such a noble cause. I think there are douglas firs in Scandinavia, but the question is if they were planted already 60-80 years ago to be able to take from here? Otherwise I guess it is a pretty long delivery from west coast US to Norway. I guess my conclusion is that the douglas fir has better properties (weight/strength) than a scandinavian spruce or pine.
tokai 4y ago
Its a recreation not a reconstruction. If you are use modern tools you have already left the historical correct reconstruction behind. Better then to save money, time, etc.
- fifilura 4y ago
  It is ok. I don't know if you have every been to Scandinavia, but I can assure we have lots of firs or pines to choose from. So it is not meant to be snarky. It is a curious question.
  - tokai 4y ago
    I'm sorry? I just answered your question. They use a non native tree because its cheap and have good capabilities. Using a native tree doesn't make much sense when the project isn't historical correct to high precision. Douglas figs is a very popular tree in modern Scandinavian forestry.
    - fifilura 4y ago
      Apologies for being edgy in my answer. Dont know where that came from.

JoeAltmaier 4y ago

They get very tall. As tall as a mast.

fifilura 4y ago
Taller than the masts of the era it tries to replicate then I guess.
- NegativeLatency 4y ago
  Probably would’ve been ample old growth trees of that size to pick from back in the day, but a Doug fir is going to be cheaper and actually available
  - fifilura 4y ago
    From the looks of it this mast is 24m tall. I can see that douglas firs can become 120m, but that is hardly what you need. More like 35m maybe? That is not a very uncommon tree in Scandinavia. I am also guessing lots of landowners would be proud of gifting a tree for such a noble cause. I think there are douglas firs in Scandinavia, but the question is if they were planted already 60-80 years ago to be able to take from here? Otherwise I guess it is a pretty long delivery from west coast US to Norway. I guess my conclusion is that the douglas fir has better properties (weight/strength) than a scandinavian spruce or pine.

tokai 4y ago

Its a recreation not a reconstruction. If you are use modern tools you have already left the historical correct reconstruction behind. Better then to save money, time, etc.

fifilura 4y ago
It is ok. I don't know if you have every been to Scandinavia, but I can assure we have lots of firs or pines to choose from. So it is not meant to be snarky. It is a curious question.
- tokai 4y ago
  I'm sorry? I just answered your question. They use a non native tree because its cheap and have good capabilities. Using a native tree doesn't make much sense when the project isn't historical correct to high precision. Douglas figs is a very popular tree in modern Scandinavian forestry.
  - fifilura 4y ago
    Apologies for being edgy in my answer. Dont know where that came from.