Watch as a crew of first-rate BC shipwrights restore and rebuild NORTH STAR OF HERSCHEL ISLAND, the last of the sailing Arctic fur trading ships. She was purpose-built in 1935 for two Inuit fur trappers and used extensively in the Canadian high Arctic to deliver furs to market and to take winter supplies back to their home port. NORTH STAR has lived a rich life since then as an educational and family ship, but the time has come for a total restoration.
The project has been taken on by Favourite Boatworks in Vancouver, BC, with historical information provided by the Vancouver Maritime Museum. You can see the NORTH STAR of Herschel Island official website here.
July 12th, 2024 – NORTH STAR Restoration: Episode 12 – Re-Framing Arctic Vessel NORTH STAR
In today’s episode, the crew finishes the re-framing of NORTH STAR of Herschel Island. A mix of sawn, futtox and laminated frames have made up the new hull. James goes in-depth on the complexity of the framing process and touches on the first evidence of a framed boat, the Khufu boat found at the foot of the Giza Pyramids.
Stephen Kessler says:
what type of adhesive is used between the frame laminations.? Steaming does not seem to affect it.