From a woodworking perspective only ...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/4853890.stm
This guy built a 1:5 replica of Noah's Ark! It is interesting that he used American cedar and pine. Given his location, why would he import American cedar?
From a woodworking perspective only ...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/4853890.stm
This guy built a 1:5 replica of Noah's Ark! It is interesting that he used American cedar and pine. Given his location, why would he import American cedar?
It's that conversion to cubits that gets me
They laughed at the first one.
TJH
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from all of the research I have read about there is no gopher wood.
English translations of old hebrew and greek work poorly at best usually.
Gopherete or similar spelling of the translation is a bundle of reeds bound togather. Some experts feel that this is the method that was used.
Building a wooden boat anything larger than a canoe with stoneage tools would be challenging to say the least. You have to keep in mind the time frame and look at what can you do with a stone it would be hard enough to cut down the tree let alone saw planks