Chapter 294 [Wood for the Boat - Whale (3/5)]
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After a detour, the bamboo raft was rowed over. The pen, fun, and pavilion www.biquge.info are wrapped with ropes and pulled back with great effort.
Also pulled back was a large piece of logs.
"The knowledge of physics tells us that if the volume of the same object remains the same and the mass decreases, the overall density decreases. The wood is not hollowed out, it is originally floating when it is placed on water, and after it is dug into a canoe, it is also floating. The difference is that when floating, the buoyancy is equal to the gravitational force, so when placed in the water alone, the buoyancy does not increase, what really increases is the load-bearing capacity of the trunk in the water. ”
With water transportation, it is possible to carry heavy objects that are countless times greater than the strength of the human body.
After a big circle landed on the shore under a big tree hanging down to the sea, Chen Ergou didn't drag the wood ashore without thinking, which was also unrealistic.
Wooden boats were built on sloping sand that jutted out to the sea.
Chen Ergou is very cautious, he has always been used to being thoughtful in his work, not to mention that fools know that this wooden ship will definitely sink after it is built, and it will be difficult to move it into the water even if it is a little farther away.
Again, using the principle of leverage, he used the coral reef rocks of the sea as a fulcrum, brought one end of the huge bread tree ashore, and placed the other one on a black volcanic basalt rock on the offshore sea, parallel to the previous one.
Started processing and making canoes.
There is a big tree hanging over his head, which was blown crooked by the typhoon, and he escaped by luck, but now he can help Chen Ergou block the scorching sun.
He also began to slowly move the bamboo hut camp halfway up the mountain to the beach, but fortunately, the bamboo hut built that day was foldable and moved, and it was not difficult to demolish it.
"With such a large tree, it was a great option to hollow it out and make a canoe. Even if you dig it into a canoe, no one will think that it is really a canoe, because it is as wide as a small boat. ”
"I've seen a lot of boats, all sorts of things, and the bottom of the boat must not be rounded, it will be rolling in the water. ”
"There are roughly three types of ancient Chinese canoes: the first is a flat-bottomed canoe, with a flat bottom, or close to a flat bottom; , the head and tail are square, and there is no warping. The second type is a pointed square-tailed canoe, which has a pointed head and an upward upturned tail and a square tail. Its bottom is also flat. The third type is a canoe with a pointed head and a pointed tail, with the bow cocked and the tail also cocked. Today's ships evolved from these three types of canoes. ”
"Actually, all three options are possible, but according to the shape of this bread tree, the first one is obviously more in line with my actual situation and does not add too much workload. ”
"But to make it square, such a huge tree...... Alas, cut slowly. ”
"Snap" cut down with a knife, and the broken wood flew all over the place, and it seemed to be very easy to cut.
Chen Ergou introduced while working, "In the Congolese jungle, we have seen the world's lightest wood, balsa wood. Balsa wood is a member of the Kapok family and is also an arbor. Because the cells and tissues in the body are renewed quickly, all parts of the plant are unusually light and soft and elastic. In the desert, we have seen another strange tree, the baobab, which is also a porous plant, so light that it cannot even be used as wood. ”
"The bread tree is also an evergreen tree, and although it is not as light as the baobab tree, it is not a hard wood like serpentine. The material is also porous, which is to facilitate the storage of water, and this unique structure helps me and also reduces my workload. ”
Pick up a stick of charcoal and carve lines on the huge bread tree.
"Dig down the carving line, it will gradually take on the shape of a boat, and there is a record in the ancient Chinese book "I Ching - Dictionaries" that 'the canoe is made of wood. ”
Chen Ergou introduced with a smile: "The sun on the sea is too hot, I have to build a cabin for shade, and there should be a side boat, and there should be a sail." ”
After careful calculation, I found that the workload was quite large. Looking at the coral stones around him, his eyes suddenly fell on his bamboo house. "Wait a minute, maybe I can use the roof of my bamboo house?"
He looked at the bamboo house, "Renovate it, it may not be impossible to use it as a cabin roof." ”
"I also have ready-made sails, which are paragliders. Chen Ergou planned excitedly. Then his face sank again, "What do you use for a mast? The coconut trunk is too thick." ”
His eyes fell on the dragon bamboos piled up over there, and he no longer hesitated, "This is undoubtedly the best material." ”
Solving the design problem meant starting the hard work.
"The original inhabitants of the Congolese jungle, and even the tribesmen of the Amazon jungle, have very traditional canoe-making techniques. If you go back in time, you can even go back to the Stone Age. Since then, they have relied on such ships. Their technology has come close to perfection. Sometimes, if the axe is cut in the wrong place, it will pierce the bottom of the ship, causing you to have to start all over again. ”
"The final step is to burn the entire hull with fire, which makes the wood hard and less susceptible to decay. I can draw on it and use fire to help with the production. ”
"And ...... If I'm done with the whole wooden ship, I'm going to name it the Whale!"
It doesn't take much effort to make a fire, let alone a fire on wood. He just needs to keep the fire under control so that it doesn't burn the whole wood.
Each swing of the knife drove large pieces of wood chips flying out.
Despite his disdainful efforts, the huge bread tree began to take shape. The old wood is cut down and renewed.
This work lasted for a day and a half.
By the time it was completed the next evening, he had been on the island for seven days.
The whole person was inevitably tanned, but fortunately, he mashed the coconut into a pulp and applied it to the skin to prevent sunburn.
However, when you see this new bread tree - no, now you can call it a bread boat. After seeing the brand-new boat, all his hard work and sweat felt worth it.
Chen Ergou sighed and said, "Although I am full of achievements, I don't think I will ever build a canoe alone in the future." A handful of bitterness and tears, this is not a one-man job!"
In the live broadcast room, a "gift fireworks" rose into the sky, and the barrage area was full of congratulations.
"Hahaha, the dog doesn't cry, touch the dog's head. ”
"Congratulations to Master Gou for completing the successful launch of the aircraft carrier Whale. ”
"One knife, one man, three days to build a canoe...... Please take my meniscus. ”
"666, Mommy, come out and see God. ”
"This hands-on ability is simply amazing!"
"The worship of you is like a surging river, and like the Yellow River flooding out of control. ”
The camera is constantly carefully photographed in front and back of the entire hull, which is about 10.5 meters long, 2.9 meters wide and 0.65 meters deep, 3.5 meters wide at the rear end, and 1.2 meters deep. This is indeed not like a traditional canoe, and then the bamboo shed is erected on it, but it looks like an ancient canopy boat. ”
The middle of the whole bread tree was hollowed out, the outer wall was still smooth and wood-grained, and the inner wall was covered with traces of charcoal and knife chiseling, which he had repeatedly chiseled with a jungler after dozens of times of scorching with fire.
Full of a sense of accomplishment!
He hated to set sail away and escape from this cage-like desert island.