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Can someone explain what it means by: > The keel was sealed with horse blood in keeping with Finnish tradition I tried googling “keel horse blood” but didn’t
by busymom0 4y ago
Can someone explain what it means by:
> The keel was sealed with horse blood in keeping with Finnish tradition
I tried googling “keel horse blood” but didn’t find anything useful.
- walrus01 4y agoBlood and other binding agents are combined with fibrous material that gets pushed into the cracks between wood planks. Much more commonly done with types of tars and heavy oil. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oakum https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oakum https://www.google.com/search?q=caulking%20ship%20wood%20rope&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-b-m https://www.google.com/search?q=caulking%20ship%20wood%20rop...
- rsaarelm 4y agoSounds made up. Finnish boat-sealing tradition is all about pine tar.
- deltarholamda 4y agoYeah, and I'm not all that sanguine about calling that boat "seaworthy" either.
- sdfghswe 4y agoSealing with something that's soluble in water does sound like a silly idea.