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Gondola Woods and main materials for the composition of a gondola
The gondola is considerate the most beautiful boat in the world for its elegant and winding and the uniqueness of its construction. Its length is 10.85 me the average width of 1.40 m with a weight of about 350 kg. Its asymmetrical shape, is created specifically to allow the gondolier to row with less effort. Can be carried out by one or four man (standing and facing the bow) with a single oar each. For its construction were used 8 different types of woods and 280 are the parts that make it up. Before starting the actual construction of a gondola is necessary to choose the timber that will be used. It uses 8 types of woods: oak, pine, elm, cherry, larch, walnut, basswood and mahogany. After choosing the timber, which must not have defects, we proceed to the seasoning that lasts about a year. The actual construction and can take several months and involve about 500 hours.GONDOLA WOODS USED FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A GONDOLA
In addition to wood another material used for the construction of the gondola is iron, used for the realization of the iron of the bow (ferro di prua) and the stern iron (ferro di poppa). These are the only two iron parts on the gondola, but they are indispensable especially iron. It contribute to balance the weight of the gondolier on the boat. We saw the Gondola Woods and the importance of their careful selection.