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... that different from regular ships.
The keel is joined together with pine—this keel-splicing technique was already widely used in the Song Dynasty. For the ribs, they use old elm or locust, heated over a fierce fire until they bend into shape, joining them together to form the ship’s skeleton.
The planks are made from cedar, and the outer layer is stuck with a mixture of bamboo leaves and mashed honeycomb mud, using the natural wax to keep seawater from seeping in. Then, the whol ...
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