Understanding the Char-Bending Technique in Shipwreck Planks

Char-bending is a term used in marine archaeology literature to describe the process of shaping long hull components (planks, wales, stringers) by bending them over open fire, from Antiquity, up to modern times. Experiments were done on planks of two wood species with different cross-sections. The p...

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Published inHeritage Vol. 6; no. 2; pp. 1754 - 1767
Main Authors Bram, Moshe, Me-Bar, Yoav
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Basel MDPI AG 01.02.2023
Subjects
21st century
Analysis
Boats
char-bending
Design and construction
Experiments
Heat
Materials
Mechanical properties
scorch
Ships, Ancient
Shipwrecks
singe
Temperature
Timber
Israel
Bangladesh
China
Japan
East Africa
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ISSN2571-9408
2571-9408
DOI10.3390/heritage6020093

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Summary:Char-bending is a term used in marine archaeology literature to describe the process of shaping long hull components (planks, wales, stringers) by bending them over open fire, from Antiquity, up to modern times. Experiments were done on planks of two wood species with different cross-sections. The planks were heated over open fire while monitoring the internal temperature and charred layer thickness on the side of the plank facing the heat source. The results show that in order to reach the temperature inside the wood required for it to become pliable, the formation of a charred layer, an undesirable by-product, is unavoidable. It is explained why char-bending, in almost all cases, occurs on the concave side of the plank.
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ISSN:2571-9408
2571-9408
DOI:10.3390/heritage6020093