World Civilizations

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Hello everyone.

For my world civilizations class, I'm doing a research paper on Viking ships (construction, symbolism, functions, etc).

I want to make a replica of a Viking ship. I don't really have a preference on which type of ship to make.  I mean, a real deal thing, preferably made out of wood and extremely historically accurate. I want something...not too big, but big enough to see details (25"?).

I've never messed around with wood, but I'm determined to do this. Can anyone direct me to links or tutorials on how to create one? Has anyone done model boat building? It doesn't have to float, as it will be just for display.