{"podcast":{"title":"Heritage Buildings Podcast","slug":"heritage-buildings-podcast-7116506","podcast_index_feed_id":7116506,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/heritage-buildings-podcast/","website_url":"http://www.heritagebuildingspodcast.com","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/55cdbd4a-b829-4c31-a114-320e68796c2a/kojr6ohkmjbsw6dqh5bxrocmyfil.jpg","author":"Vincent Reed","episode_count":37,"summary":"Welcome to the Heritage Buildings Podcast with your host Vincent Reed, where we bring you in-depth interviews with leading experts, passionate enthusiasts, and industry professionals from across the heritage buildings sector. Join us as we explore captivating stories, uncover the artistry behind historical buildings, and dive into the challenges and successes of conserving our architectural heritage. This podcast is available as audio format across all of your favourite podcasting apps and as video format on our official YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/@HeritageBuildingsAssociation Be sure to join in on the discussions in our forum - https://heritagebuildings.forum Connect with us on social media - https://linktr.ee/heritagebuildingsassociation","last_synced_at":"2026-07-22T06:17:47.996728+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/heritage-buildings-podcast-7116506"},"episode":{"title":"[HBP#28] - Karl-Magnus Melin - Medieval Carpentry, Timber Churches & Ancient Techniques","slug":"hbp-28-karl-magnus-melin-medieval-carpentry-timber-churches-ancient-techniques","published_at":"2026-02-24T15:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/heritage-buildings-podcast-7116506/hbp-28-karl-magnus-melin-medieval-carpentry-timber-churches-ancient-techniques","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/heritage-buildings-podcast-7116506","url":"http://www.heritagebuildingspodcast.com","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/b5aa5dd8-9f6a-46cd-804d-4e86765ff1dc.mp3","summary":"🎙️ You can also access the full Audio version of this Podcast by searching for 'Heritage Buildings Podcast' on - Apple, Spotify, Amazon, PocketCasts, and any of your other favourite podcasting apps! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Welcome to another episode of the Heritage Buildings Podcast. In this episode, Vincent Reed speaks with Karl Magnus-Melin , historic carpenter and craft researcher trained in archaeology at Lund University . The discussion centres on the reconstruction of a 14th-century Swedish log timber church, rebuilt between 2007 and 2021 as a national heritage knowledge project in collaboration with the Craft Laboratory at the University of Gothenburg . They explore medieval timber construction, roof design research, experimental archaeology, traditional axe work, hand-split boards, tool mark analysis, timber species selection, moisture content, and how rebuilding lost techniques strengthens conservation practice and historic building knowledge. Topics covered include: Medieval timber construction and historic carpentry techniques Reconstructing a 14th-century Scandinavian log church Experimental archaeology and craft-based research methods Traditional axe work, tool marks, and timber splitting by hand Dendrochronology, tree-ring dating, and timber provenance analysis Roof construction research and medieval geometry Apotropaic marks, taper burn marks, and ritual protection symbols in historic buildings Driftwood construction in the Faroe Islands and Nordic timber trade Craft education, heritage skills shortages, and conservation funding challenges This episode is essential viewing for conservation architects, heritage consultants, dendrochronologists, archaeologists, hi…","meta_description":"🎙️ You can also access the full Audio version of this Podcast by searching for 'Heritage Buildings Podcast' on - Apple, Spotify, Amazon, PocketCasts, and…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4707,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/heritage-buildings-podcast-7116506/episodes/hbp-28-karl-magnus-melin-medieval-carpentry-timber-churches-ancient-techniques/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/heritage-buildings-podcast-7116506/hbp-28-karl-magnus-melin-medieval-carpentry-timber-churches-ancient-techniques.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}