In most cases it’s true
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Old saying from the wooden boat days: “Cabinet makers work to the nearest 64th, carpenters work to the nearest 16th, and boatbuilders work to the nearest boat.”
Cheers,
Earl
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Some of the best craftsmanship I have seen in wooden boat building has been by marine engineers.
There are still places were traditional boats are being built the traditional way, with (mostly) traditional tools and without drawings.
Here is one of those places; Bjørkedalen in North West Norway, near Ålesund:
Since the boatbuilders in Bjørkedalen are situated by a lake they also use traditional ways to get their boats from the lake to the sea:
https://www.immateriellkulturarv.no/en/bidrag/boat-pulling-at-bjorkedalen/
The latest replica Viking Longboat built by the Bjørkedal craftsmen was this one:
The replica of the Myklebust Viking ship.
Both photos: Ruben Soltvedt / Sagastad
PS> This one was built in Nordfjordeid by Bjørkedal boat builders and launched by crane:
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