Our building at Dyvigvej 11, Holm, 6430 Nordborg, Denmark
Lindeværftet, Dyvigvej 11
Photo: I. Stolberg-Rohr
Workshop
The workshop group had travelled far and wide in Nordals to find a suitable room to build the boat in. The room had to be at least 24 metres long with a width of at least 8 metres.
After looking at various options, we ended up renting the end of an old chicken house in Holm, two kilometres west of Nordborg. The house was 44 metres long and 10 metres wide with a ceiling height of 2.5 metres.
Photo: H.P. Rasmussen
A 24 metre long room at the south end was separated from the rest and a small meeting room measuring 3x8 metres was built. The rent was DKK 30,000/year.
The hall was poorly insulated and without heating. It contained an electrical system and was lit with fluorescent tubes.
Along the eastern long side of the hall, a series of benches were mounted at a distance of 2.5 metres.
Photo: H.P. Rasmussen
These were used as workbenches where the half logs could be placed to be processed into planks.
Sunday, 17 May, 1998
An inauguration party was held for our new building - the Linde boatyard. Well, a little too early, because the purchase of our old workshop and land was not yet finalised until 1999.
The purpose was to build and furnish an actual lecture theatre, install toilet facilities and provide space for a smithy. When the boat was near completion, we started renovating the building. The first activity was to break through the gable wall to the north and install a gate so that the boat could be rolled out into the open, a not unimportant activity.
Drawing: C.B. Hansen
Two firewalls were built and then the lecture theatre was decorated. The floor and walls were insulated, the walls were clad with rustic boards and the ceiling was heavily insulated. A couple of large windows and an entrance were inserted in the east wall. A chimney was built and a wood-burning stove was installed. A small kitchen was installed in a niche and an area with AV equipment was set up to hold lectures and show pictures and films to 50 people at a time.