Grandpas are great. My wife's' father came to help me with my daughters house. He prefers to be called Papa. Papa and I completely replaced all the molding and trim in her house. That was after my wife and I repainted all the walls. I sanded and prepped the floor. Then my wife painted the floor and then we surprised her with carpet in her living room and hallway. Papa and I trimmed out everything and it looks fantastic. Thanks to Papa.
Plus, all those plugs will be in compression. It will be fine. About the plank, it happens. Try to figure out what happened. Hats off to you guys and your determination, commitment and positive attitudes. Keep on keeping on.
You've been teasing us about the cedar planks......I don't think they're gonna happen. Y'all have been hanging the last oak plank for ever...seriously, I love watching y'all work. Stay safe
I really enjoy the way you explain your decision making regarding the knot filling, grain facing, and wood choice. A great way to educate future wooden boat builders, and anyone who works with structural timber.
It will be good to see the team back together again. I know it has only been a short while you guys have been apart but it seems like an eternity. Looking forward to the planking party.
I just want to take a moment to encourage you in your endeavour. It is inspirational to watch you step by careful step work towards the launch of Arabella. It was nice to have an episode where there was very little speeding up of the process and great sense of the patience, inventiveness and grit it takes to turn a dream into a reality. From forest to boat this is a compelling journey. Many many thanks for sharing it with all of us.
You guys have done an extremely good job at staying apolitical on your channel. With the way the world is, espacially now with this pandemic and quarantine, it is extremely nice to escape that for a little bit. You all are doing an extremely good job, and it's awesome to see the progression. Stay safe and healthy!
Thank you for sharing and being willing to show a mistake and how to fix it. A beautiful lesson to those who are able to make a difference in attitudes.
This episode I completely enjoyed. Don't know whether I'm getting used to you guys like some kind of TV brothers. Perhaps you both are getting used to being filmed and are more yourselves. What ever it is excellent!! I think you could do a whole episode of watching hair grow and I'd be like, "IMAGINE THAT" . Thanks for the awesome adventure of the Acorn to Arabella! Regards Gene
I’m always impressed by the amazing work you have done. It seems that you spend a lot of time measuring the tilt of the planks. Why don’t you use an electronic inclinometer with logging? You can precisely measure the angle/tilt/twist of the plank, and later even use it for automatic saw adjustment. A small device can save you hundreds of work hours. You can measure the whole plank just within a minute or so. With a small step motor attached to your saw, you can easily clone the plank. Just one cut, without any previous, time-consuming marks and adjustments.
Love what you guys are doing! Just have to add a respectful correction: white oak, and all oaks are indeed "ring- porous." That refers to the different cell structure between earlywood and latewood. Diffuse-porous hardwoods like maple and alder have an even distribution of open cells through early and late wood. I understand what you're saying is that white oak has closed pores through its end grain, unlike red oak, so it's acceptable to have end grain running through the hull. Cheers!
When working with epoxy it is recommended to leave bigger gaps then with normal glue and don't clamp. Epoxy, mixed with cottonfibres (which is actually epoxyglue) is much stronger than wood. Curing at the right temperature is essential though. Love your work out there! Certainly one of my favorite channels,
Thank you for the opening statement. I think that is very important to state that you have closed off the boathouse and that Grandpa and Joe are keeping a safe distance. Too many channels I watch are still posting new videos shot prior to the pandemic but not making any mention. I live in Shanghai China and have been here in China throughout the crisis. I have been posting videos that offer my experience from the last two months. What I've experienced, how it makes me feel and what I have done to stay safe. You are correct that we will get through this together. Stay safe there. Stay home!
The area that the epoxy didn't set right looks (from what I saw) to be the area of the plank that didn't have any support under it. That would allow air to circulate under it and cool it off more.
It’s Akiva time...Heartbreaking to have to shutdown community projects that rely on volunteer help. We’re experiencing it here in NYC in a big way. Just have to take it on the chin and soldier on. We’ll get through it. What’s on the other side of this pandemic as folks recover is the big unknown.
@@jenniferwhite6089 Jennifer please make a list of all the things Trump has done wrong as a president for me, I'm writing the world's shortest book. Seriously make a list so I can tell my friends who are Trump supporters and say see I told you. Because honestly I cannot find any, it seems nobody can supply the details or even an example.
I see where the knots/epoxy that dried correctly had a table underneath it where as the ones that didn't cure had nothing under it. do you think that would have caused it not to get warm enough to cure?
Spot on depending on the length of time the heat is being applied the table under the board will insulate but also it will heat up and become a thermal mass that will stabilize the temperature. I'm not a scientist but I've been studying home construction and building homes for 40 plus years. I was studying every thing I could find about solar heating and earth sheltered home construction and everything energy efficient. Any mass inside a heated structure will definitely increase efficiency. When the ambient air temperature falls below the temperature of the thermal mass the mass will give up its heat to the air there by stabilizing the temperature fluctuations. Heating pads use a thermostat switch to regulate the temperature and the tables mass will fill in the on off cycle
@@shackman9566 could it be the big twist in the wood wasn't factored into the calculation ? not that he could have, but that run has the biggest twist on the whole boat .. especially as it runs into the front rabbit, either way they will figure out a fix..soo hard to think in compound curves and dimensions, something is bound to escape your attention.. sometimes it's good that these things happen as you learn the fix, good thing to know when you are under way at sea and need a quick repair..
I must say young man that your videos and the massive project you guys have undertaken is so inspiring to me. I always look forward to your content. I am also from massachusetts . Where about are you located? Hope all is well ,William
Ah yes, that familiar sinking feeling when it becomes all too obvious that somewhere, something has gone wrong on something that took a lot of time and effort to make. Luckily it was relatively easy to remedy in this case.
I feel your pain bro, You gotta learn from that painful mistake if it didn't hurt then it wouldn't do you no good, as a carpenter I know the heartache of the rare but extremely annoying mistake but they always make us better than we were, got to forgive yourself...
You can use an electric router to get the two planks matched up, rather than pecking away with a hand plane. Plenty of videos out there, and it worked great on my Chris Craft when fitting planks. Basically, put a batten on the lower plank to act as a track. Run the router on the batten and establish an edge on the lower plank. Clamp the upper plank some distance, let's say 1/2 inch, away from the lower plank. Use a larger bit, say 3/4 inch. Run the router along the planks and you will transfer the edge to the upper plank. Then, just slide the upper plank down the 1/2 inch, and it will be matched. You can get fancy and make a back bevel, or whatever else you need, as well.
Hey guys, I just wanted to give you a heads up on something that happened on another of my channels that I subscribe to so that you can be aware of it (of course you might already know). Engels Coach is a channel I watch and about 2 weeks ago when he was about to 100,000 viewers, his U-tube channel got hijacked by some bit-coin advertisement thing. He has finally got it back but it has caused him some aggravations. Just a heads-up in case you didn't know. Love what you all are doing, by the way, can't wait to see her part the ocean waves.
27:00 it looks like the top measurement of the new plank is what the bottom measurement should have been. So you probably took your measurement of the previous plank and applied it to the top of the new plank instead of the bottom.
I think he measured it right the first time. I definitely heard 29’ 7 3/4” the first time and then every time after that he said 29’ and 3/4”. Assuming he did leave it long, that explains the six inches that were missing! We’ve all been there! I just felt bad watching, utterly defeated knowing there was nothing I could do to help! 😂
I have had poor results with “Thixo” as well. The 2 parts coming out of the mixing nozzle come out at different rates or none of either half. If I use it at all, I don’t use the mixing nozzle to assure of getting both half’s.
About the length of the plank: It looks to me like you measured the length on the bottom edge and then cut the end angle off the top of the plank instead of from the bottom. The top length of the plank looks like it is the right length for the bottom of the plank.
Sorry if this has been asked before but... What did they do back in the day, as far as steaming planks to twist and fasten, etc??? I mean like back when dudes wore powdered wigs...
at 4.27 u took 29ft 7 3/4 long and when u was marking the plank for cutting at 7.35 u said u wrote 29ft 3/4 inch long. Is this were u went wrong maybe we are only human and your doing it solo
Yes I agree with you, that is exactly what happened, I was about to write the same comment but decided to view all the comments in case someone mentioned it, when I came across your comment. At first I thought he misspoke at 7.35 but I was not surprised when he found he had cut the plank to short. He is doing an excellent job though and very thorough this was just a slip up, he must miss Alex I think because he would have caught it!
I have a question about the DeWalt mod for changing bevels when you change the bevel angle what guide do you you for your cut line. There’s 2 markings one for 90 and one for 45 degrees, I assume you would be changing the reference as you change bevel or is the change so small(say up to 15 degrees) it doesn’t matter?? Thanks love your videos learned a lot
i watch a guy, Andy on Boatworks Today that uses thixo alot, he always recommends squeezing out a couple of inches of thixo to get the proper mixture. maybe thats your problem seeing as how the rest are ok!
I have this strange feeling you are getting things done much faster then Leo and the Tally-HO. Not that it is a race. You have the same raw materials, same hand tools, the same skill set. (Same cold weather) Is it because you are building new and Leo is rebuilding old?
I dont really understand your nib or nub? thinking. for me wood is weak along the grain hence chopping fire wood is easier than sawing the wood across the grain. Surely you creating a weak points with these nubs?
My last project (which turned out better than I expected) was measure over and over and over while the sawdust built up😬 It's to do with getting older even 2 seconds is too long to hold onto a piece of information.
@@aserta The cat sayings I've heard is "No cat can abide a closed door", "Cats cannot abide a closed door", "Closed door are something cats cannot abide", and variations. I have heard both dogs and cats always "feel they are on the wrong side of a closed door" as well.
Sorry to be off topic but does someone know a method to get back into an instagram account?? I stupidly forgot my account password. I would appreciate any help you can give me
Hi Stephen, an advice from a german Automotive-Painter: 95% of most of the chemical products (tape, glue, two-component-paint etc.) are always formulated to "room temperature". Thats why you have had problems with the glue at these cold temperatures. When it's a one-cmponent-stuff you have to work with you can only do what you've had done: wait until it gets warmer. When it's a two-component material - i especially think about the times when you will have to work with coatings/paints - you have (often) a choice. Here in Europe Paint-Manufycturers call that "Finland-Hardener" or "Africa-Thinner". Means: you can vary your flash-off, curing and drying times of coatings in a pretty wide range by choosing slow (up to fast) hardeners or slow (up to fast) thinners. The only two things you will have to do for doing so: 1) know about it (what you now do) and 2) ask your dealer for the right stuff ! I wish you both (and all that are involved) all the best, stay healthy and best regards from Germany
I think the scarfs are glued with one-pot glue - resorcinol, IIRC. It has some unique attributes they value highly, and has been around for so long that its longevity (as well as suitability for this role) is well established.
This could have been edited to "overlook" the measurement mistake. It's reassuring to a hobbyist woodworker to see even the highly skilled make mistakes. Maybe in heaven, there will be saws that cut the wood longer when needed.
Hi everyone from Italy, Lombardy, right in the epicenter of the pandemic in our country. PLEASE take it from someone who’s wife is a pneumologist battling everyday against the disease: resist the temptation to be around people. My wife and I haven’t seen each other in 3 weeks and we don’t expect seeing (or touching) each other for at least another month. I moved in the house left to my family by our grandparents as they passed away, and I spend ALL my time alone, as she does. If you have allergies to pollens or are in general prone to getting sick at any chance of season, be particularly aware that many people, expecially young ones will get infected and experience some symptoms and heal by themselves ONLY if their immune systems are not under too much stress. If you live with someone who tends to get sick more than once a year, try to limit Interactions (don’t eat, sleep, do gym or work together). It is hard to avoid casual interactions, and tough to stay away from loved ones, trust me I know. Young people die of Coronavirus eveyday anyway here, so please, don’t feel safe. Don’t panic either, but if you can’t choose to stay home from work, PLEASE invest in gloves and masks and try to make everybody to do the same. When buying provisions, take measures to avoid spending more time then needed inside the shop, and try to go no more than once a week. We wait in line outside shops here, standing no less than 2 meters apart from each other. No more than 6 people are allowed in at the same time even in enormous malls, so I hope you get a sense of how important it is to prevent the spread however possible. I wish everyone of you to be safe and well, this channel is one of the sources of relief for me so I’m sharing this info because I care for you guys. Keep strong!
Giovanni Franzetti thank you for sharing, & caring. I pray that you and your wife remain in good health, God bless all those alone and suffering alone. #stayathomeOhio
A thought just crossed my mind; I was without grandparents at an age younger than you are, and that simple thing makes me happy for you in that you can work together with your grandpa. Great work on the project(s).
6" too short...The story of my life..... I use an old crock pot to steam with. I drilled the top vent hole out and tapped it to 1/2" NPT and screwed in a hose barb. For a big job a small ,pump could be added to keep the water level constant. (as there is no real pressure in the pot in this application) This way I can use a propane burner, diesel or even a wood-campfire.
Hi Guys, While we all appreciate you trying to keep us entertained during this time of trial, can't thank you enough for keeping Saturday Mornings a thing to look forward to. The main thing is for you guys and ALL the team to keep safe and healthy. We WILL beat this virus, we just need to be smart about it and not jump the gun back to normalcy.
My dad (RIP) had a great saying " Of course I know what i'm doing that's why it's taking so long ! " sure applies to wooden boat building and i guess anything done right .
Are you making sure to waste some epoxy out of the mixing nozzle before you use it on the plugs? I couldn't really tell but if you're using a 2 post epoxy, wasting a 1.5 inch circles worth is quite important.
