Tree nail from the wreck of the Earl Of Abergavenny.
ID: EOA: to be generated.
Collection: Earl of Abergavenny
Classification: Ship’s structure/function
Measurements: to be measured
Date made: as yet unknown
Display: not on display
Manufacturer/Creator: as yet unknown
Credit: Portland Museum Trust
Wooden dowels or tree nails were used to join parts of the ship's outer planking to the frames and ribs of the main hull. They were used alongside copper nails often in a ratio of two to one.
During construction it appears that the holes for the nails were drilled blind, as many missed the frames they were intended to secure the planking to.
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