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Albaola Museum/Factory

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Location of Albaola Museum/Factory

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A brief explanation about the Albaola museum/factory

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Albaola is an innovative space located in Pasaia, close to San Sebastian, where the Basque maritime universe is explained and where the handcrafted maritime technology is recovered and given value. The core business of this Factory is the building of historical vessels. In Albaola, the Basque Maritime Factory, it is possible to know the building of a replica of the San Juan Galleon, an iconic whaleboat of the 16th century.

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MAIN CONCEPTS ABOUT ALBAOLA

WOODWORKING

Woodworking is the skill of making items from wood, and includes cabinet making (cabinetry and furniture), wood carving, joinery, carpentry, and woodturning.

SAILS

sail is a tensile structure which is made from fabric or other membrane materials that uses wind power to propel sailing craft

BLUEPRINTS

A tracing piece of paper used to search for the suitable piece of wood from the proper tree

CABULRY

Technique of making ropes and nets

WHALING BOAT

It’s a type of open boat that was used for catching whales, or a boat similar design that retained the name when used for different purpose. Some whale boats were used from whaling ships. Other whaleboats would operate from the shore.

Resource information

Level: Level 3
Subject: Marine Technics
Language: English
Estimated time to complete: 15+ minutes