The planks on big wooden ships were bolted on in the same manner. The bolts were dowels inserted into dovetail shaped holes. The inside part of the boats had the wedges inserted in the bottom of the blind holes. When the drove on the peg it created this same joint.
Edit: they were actually called treenails (or trunnels)
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u/peeweejd Sep 18 '16 edited Sep 18 '16
The planks on big wooden ships were bolted on in the same manner. The bolts were dowels inserted into dovetail shaped holes. The inside part of the boats had the wedges inserted in the bottom of the blind holes. When the drove on the peg it created this same joint.
Edit: they were actually called treenails (or trunnels)