Day2

Wow! And we thought yesterday was hot! On the farm today we almost very nearly hit 30 degrees! Loving the sunshine but not so keen on having to adze the bottom of The Eurybia through it!

The temperature reading at 1400 hours today at the farm!!!

Despite the heat the team cracked on with flattening the bottom of The Eurybia. The process is still being carried out with the bronze tools as there is still a skills gap within the team but it is getting smaller with every chip that comes off!

Working on the bottom of The Eurybia with a bronze adze.

Progress is quite quick and a lot of material has already been removed from the parent log. This material will be weighed so that we know exactly how much material has been removed to make the boat. We are open to any estimates that you may think of!

A small selection of the material removed from the parent log so far.

Tomorrow there will be not much done on the project as Butser Ancient Farm are holding their annual 'Do it!' day for members of the public to experience all things ancient and Experimental Archaeology. It is a great day out and will give you the chance to see both The Eurybia and The Epimetheus in the early stages of their build.