Just look what it's like up here:

OMG!!!!!!

Looks like work/fun.

Jus soz you know..That was posted on Fark this morning, but I absolutely love it.

OK, fill us in Mark, where is this? Thanks.

I have no idea.

I would very much enjoy a soup to nuts photo essay of the whole thing.

This boat is being made in Indonesia.

 

 

http://www.usatoday.com/media/cinematic/gallery/8600767/indonesian-craftsmen-build-traditional-sailing-ship/

 

That's a cool boat

 

 

Look it over and you can see a lot of detail, the joints, repairs, etc.
More than likely the hull frame boards are all White Oak, and as much as they could were taken from root sections.
Here's a good reference with a list of terms and toward the bottom a section on construction materials:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boat_building

I'll tell ya what, the camera that took that image is a pretty danged cool camera too, I blew it up and the detail is amazing.

All I can say is WOW. Breath taking.

Another cool topic from the archives.

I would love to see the steamer that was used to bend them logs..