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tobuildthe^MayflowerII,^ afull-scale^replica^ofthe^shipthatcarried^the^Pilgrims^ to^PlymouthRock^in1620.Thevessel^wasgifted^toMassachusetts’^ Plimoth^Plantationmuseumin1957tocelebrate^the^U.S.–U.K.^ w
artime^alliance;in2016,^ itsailed^down^tothe^MysticSeaportMuseum,^ an^authenticre-^ c
reatedwhaling^villageinConnecticut,^ forthe^ship’sfirst^ majorrestoration.Thetwo^museums^ spentseveral^ yearsscouting^suitable^timber^ to^replace^planksandframing^membersthathaddeteriorated:Most^ of^ thewood^neededfor^ thelowerframe^wassalvagedfromtrees^ damagedby^Hurricane^Katrina^ordonatedby^homeownersinthe^South,wherelive^oak^ismost^ abundant.^“This^ projectis^catapulted^intoaplacewheretruetraditionalmethodsare^being^used,”^Anthony^ Daniels,^ oneof^ the24shipwrights^workingon^the^30- m
onthrestoration,said.“We’reusing^handplanes,adzes,^ alot^ of^ tools^I’ve^heard^ofbuthadneveractuallyseen.^ T
here’s^a^lot^ of^ youngguys^ workingon^thisproject,^but^ we’reall^ pickingthe^brainsof^ theolderguys^whoknowhowtousethemproperly.”PHOTOGRAPH^BYANTHONYDANIELS