Which structural weakness increased in wooden sailing ships as lumber was harvested from increasingly distant sources?

💡 Explanation

As readily available lumber diminished, shipbuilders used wood from more diverse sources, encountering variable densities. Consequently, joint instability increased because density differences compromise load distribution. Therefore joint instability develops, rather than rot, hull weaknessor plank splitting which stem from different wood treatment defects.

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