Bedding Wooden Boat Frames / Packing Up Shop! - Rebuilding Tally Ho EP31 

Thanks for all the feedback. Make sure you check out the channels I mentioned, and please tell me YOUR favourite boatbuilding and sailing channels! - Which ones did I miss?!

Thanks for the shout out man! Looking forward to getting out there and giving you a proper amount of time.

Can I just say that besides the awe-inspiring ship building going on here, there is also a seriously righteous ambiance created between some delicious tracks woven into the videos. Really, digging the tunes Leo. All the best mate!

I think Pancho is the reincarnation of Albert Strange. She's making sure everything goes smoothly and done properly... given the repairs done prior.

This is woodworking/ boat building porn at its highest level. When I saw this guys early video take him to pick out the live oak in Carolinas I began to realize this madman was going to be lumber mill, shipwright, and eventually captain of this beauty. I have been hooked on this channel. A true inspiration to craftsmanship dedication and perseverance. Tal ly Ho!

Thanks for the mention Leo 👍 Love your videos 🙂

Leo, your videos are the highlight of the week...and with the very best background music on RU-vid !!! Thanks...

I'm dropping into some early videos and am glad I'm doing so... this is a reminder of how much work has gone into the project. Leo is amazing. The boat at the moment is stunning and all of this hard work and attention to detail has made that possible. Wow! I feel I can go back and watch any of these videos and feel inspired again.

Wow, Kurt is a master mechanic! Leo, you are the organizer in chief, Tally Ho! would not stay ashore, or surrender to the slings and arrows of fortune, rebuilding her is right and righteous, I could not have imagined anyone could get 3 sets of double sawn Live Oak frames in so quickly, square, plumb, and flat, rolling bevel and oiled in one summer. Have a nice rest well earned.

It is a pleasure to watch you work. My grandfather was a wooden boat shipbuilder in Greece in the 50-60's. Their technique was quite different as they used to build their ships exclusively from crooked pines. They used to fell the trees that were most suitable to the desired shape and use almost continuous timber for the frames. They used the same red paint and the smell of the pine is unforgettable! Your videos bring back memories of smells from my childhood. Warm regards from Athens, Greece!

great to see James Wright lending a hand. Leo, your videos are some of the best content on all of youtube. Please keep them coming. thank you

Great video as every Leo! I think you should make and sell keyrings from offcuts to help raise funds. Perhaps a helper could cut them out and you could give them a personal seal with a branding iron

Watching this for the fourth time while I wait for the next installment of the Tally-Ho project. This time I was so impressed with the sensational job that Kirt is doing with constructing, jigs, frame table and rebuilding the ship saw. Wow! what a guy!

Every time I watch you, I am even more blown away by your level of skill and craft. Not wanting to be patronising, but it's particularly incredible considering your age.

"Tally Ho" gets stronger every week. Your getting more work done on her all the time and the people helping are sure contributing to moving the project along at a quicker pace.

I am awe-inspired with the skill, dedication and quality of volunteer help who have traveled from around the globe to offer a hand with this incredible wooden sailing boat restoration. Their gift of machinery, carpentry jig skills, trucker volunteer delivery and 'such' is a blessing to to see as I sit and view each episode. Very well done!

Kurt! Best dang help ever! Van interiors are gonna seem blase after Tally Ho....was a pleasure watching you work.

Howdy Leo. Great to see James "Wood By Wright" he looked very comfortable with wood; but he's not bad with plasma either.

That’s what you call laser-level precision. Thank you for taking us on this journey!

This is sooooo great to be a part of this visual journey you are taking us on. Thank you sooooo much !

Another good one, loved the shot of Francesca in the background all dressed up with nap sack on, and he’s still making video, come on we’ve got a plane to catch!!

There are few tools more useful and satisfying that an extremely sharp block plane. I may need to get out my water stones tomorrow! Thank you for the inspiration...

As a child I used to watch boat owners repairing/rebuilding their boats while dry docked near Barnegate Bay N.J. It fascinated me to no end. I wanted to be a boat builder since 3rd grade. But alas, we ended up in Illinois, away from the inspirational and eventually my desire crept back to a warm place in my heart. As an aging adult I picked up other creative means of expression through ornamental iron and woodwork. I plan to build a cedar strip canoe to satisfy my desire that build a floating vessel. It’s certainly not even close to your level of craft but it’ll have to do. Thank you for your inspiration and great offering of knowledge.

Makes you appreciate the skills and knowledge of the old shipwrights. Good to see that this knowledge is still being used today.

if you put the episode number first in the title, that would be MUCH BETTER!! also seeing close up of bare skin with a chain saw running hunched over on a wobbly wood is super sketch!! LOL In each video I am always impressed how the translation of the minute details/angles are consistently carved into the construction. Mind blowing attention to detail!

free range sailing is one of my favorite sailing channels the sail fish explore and share their skills in a 30 ft yacht

I discovered your channel through James' Wood By Wright channel and went back and watched every video from the beginning! It's been fascinating!

Kurt is my favorite recurring guest star. I'm always excited to see him in the videos.

I bet Albert Strange wishes laser levels had been invented in his day!! I'm in awe of the precision you are able to achieve!

Safe travels! While I'm not a boat builder or even a boat person or wood worker, I do appreciate the craftsmanship and learning about building a wooden yacht. Keep up the great work!

Can't think of anything to add to the comments but you have impressive skills for a young man. Tally Ho project reminds me of my grandfather who bragged he only had one axe his entire life. He had to replaced the handle 4 times and the head twice but it was the same axe.

Leo, another great episode. Thank you once again for taking the considerable time required to share your passion with others. Enjoy your trip home. My most pressing concern? While you are away, who will give Pancho the constant attention she seems to crave? (You do know that parrots form bonds with people of their choosing.) You now know that this project is going to involve a lot of repetition. While I am a hobbyist woodworker and would watch every cut, joint fit, and attachment with undiminished attention, that is not the likely response of the typical viewer. So you are going to need ideas for many, many episodes. Here are some ideas (with no claim as to their value). Proposed Episodes 1. A typical day - Sunrise to sunset. 2. Also days where the routine vary’s significantly (New volunteer training days, supply run/order days, etc.) 3. “The Pancho Show” - a compendium of Pancho’s antics, plus maybe your take on what she thinks about all of the activities surrounding the Tally Ho build. I was thinking how hard it would be to find the perfect person to “voice” Pancho’s thoughts. But when I saw your use of subtitles in this video, I knew that subtitling was the way to go. Does Pancho have any favorite music? What gets her to do her little dances? (1920’s Argentinian Tango music? Whatever it is, I’m sure it’s eclectic.) 4. A complete tour of the Tally Ho project area: workshop, boat yard, staging area, storage area. A review of the major tools used on the project, and at the raw materials you use. You’ve covered the live oak in detail, but not the other things. What does your black locust stock look like? Do you buy your liquids in 1 gallon, 5 gallon cans? What do you have to do with these materials for storage purposes? This might be a good time for you to mention the types of woods that are preferable for the interior, deck, and accessories. For example, if someone offered you the gift of a couple thousand board feet of 2.5" thick teak, could you use it? Who knows what suitable woods are out there that some people might be willing to donate. But they need to know what is useful, in what amounts, and in what dimensions. The video comments section would be a nice place to publish the master list of needed materials, for ongoing reference purposes. And then there is your other great skill - one which you have never dealt with on camera 5. Planning, shooting, and editing a Tally Ho video. (Might be great durning weeks where you have repetitive activities from prior weeks - and a way to use more footage of those repetitious activities). You have a great talent for video composition and editing. I think you would receive a lot more Patreon support if people knew just how much effort was required to make a video. In your video comments, many people point out that your channel is one of the very, very best on RU-vid. So, this is a subject where people agree you have genuine talent and expertise. How do you consistently turn out mainstream media quality videos, while so many others are publishing pure crap? People don’t want to hear what their golf hacker brother-in-law has to say about lining up to make a putt. They want to hear what Tiger Woods or Phil Michelson has to say. Like it or not Leo, you are one of the very, very best videographers on RU-vid. I sure others would love to hear what you have the say on the subject. Be well.

Watching your videos makes me wonder, with all the care attention to detail and precision you are putting in is this going to be a better boat than when originally built. Best wishes for a good holiday from Bristol.

That laser leveling setup is the cat's meow. Many other innovative methods/jigs devised to improve efficiency and accuracy. You're developing a very impressive operation. Although there's still a long voyage ahead, the course has been well set and there's little doubt now that the ship will survive the journey and reach her destination. I can already picture her triumphantly sprinting along through the the open sea again.

It's great to see so many lovely people willing to help you out, it's a tall order with their help and I can't even imagine how hard it would be to go at it completely alone as you have for much of the work. Huge props to you and everyone who have lent a hand!

I dont sail, but watch yours and sail life's channels as I love DIY, wood work and restoration of anything and find your channels relaxing and so interesting, so keep it up, can't wait to see it finished!

Love that router jig :-') simply genius !!!

I’m binge watching these and wanted to give you KUDOS for mentioning the other boat building RU-vid channels. You’re doing a great job with Tally Ho and can’t wait to see the launch soon !

Hello Leo, Greetings from deepest darkest Dorset UK , sat with my 9year old daughter being inspired by your craftsmanship. Shame your not a little bit more local...I’d offer to sweep up and make tea....milk no sugar I’m guessing? Regards Phil Blake....piano restorer😀🎹

I’m guessing you’ll never read this Leo, but I want to offer my utmost admiration to you and your hugely important “Attitude of Gratitude”. We need so much ore of that in the world. Cheers.

Just started watching all your videos and just a small piece of advice. The next time you need to drive anything such as keel bolts. Take a medium sized or larger hammer drill. Sacrifice a used bit and half inch drive socket that will fit over your intended bolt. Cut the bit off to about 4 inches, drive it into the drive end of the socket. True it up and weld inside and out. Put this in your drill, put it on just hammer, and it will do the work for you.

I just have to say, You are awesome to watch - You are a fine craftsman and your perfectionism and accuracy astounds me. Keep up the EXCELLENT work.

HAHAH Health and Safety :) Love poncho's cameos !

We used to bash red lead primer into linseed oil putty for an anti-rot bedding, have also used it on top of caulking cotton from a closed caulking gun. Making the stuff up is horrible,sticky nasty, but it works well,we used the primer because we could no longer buy red lead by itself !

Thank you Leo for your continued documentation (and great music choices) of the Tally Ho rebuild - what care and love you are putting into her! Every time I watch I think about the fact that so much more work was done by hand than by machine in the 1900's and obtaining "Fair curves" and perpendicular lines were done with a plumb bob and in some cases by eye - it makes us appreciate the tools we have! I know it is a long way off, but I can't wait to see you at her helm on the water! Fair seas and following winds Leo!

That looks like cabinet level finish work on those massive frames. Great precision and care. Still waiting to buy your cast off live oak pieces. 🤓

Pine tar and bees wax makes a great skin moisturizer and cleaner for hands. My doc tells me it's an old world skin treatment and has anti-bacterial property's. After years of heavy line work on vehicles, I gave up using fast orange and other harsh cleaners, they create issues with the skin you won't see for 20 years or more. Goop and Fast Orange will ruin skin, get Hubards shoe grease and use it instead. It cleans leather and cleans skin just as well. it also works very well with wood.

Another great film Leo. Its good to see the progress that you ( and the guys that are giving up their free time to help) are making. Kurts mods on the table saw are really good. The jig for the pockets in the keel timber is another real timesaver which will repay your work in spades. Enjoy your time back in Blighty. Nice to see you namecheck some of the other channels as well. Acorn to Arabella is another one of my personal faves!

I was starting afresh on the episodes as I'd not seen the earliest ones but time for Cue the Nerd! Stockholm Tar is made by 'roasting' the roots of Birch ideally and the result is the boiled sap and some combustion products resulting in the tar. It is similar to charcoal in that way but a even for charcoal, a more controlled and slow 'burn'. Clever process. I'm more used to Viking style vessels where it's a hull first and then frame and also plenty of Wrought Iron fixings for the strakes etc. Also very little use of the saw but way more axing. Adorable work. Totally dedicated.

What superb woodcraft on such a huge scale.

Love the joinery, editing, and fitment in all things. Thanks for Quincas Moreira.

Leo, your an amazing talented young man, your depth of knowledge of boats is a testament to your passion and teachers. I look forward to your videos each week. Enjoy your time off and look forward to your continued work! Safe travels.

What a lovely little treat for Saturday evening. Cheers Leo.

Great progress. Detail tales time, Leo. I love seeing the progress in each video.

Best part of the week! Another episode!

It's exciting to finally see a few frames going in! Looking forward to the UK videos. I really enjoyed the videos you made on your last trip.

YES! I eagerly await every new installment of your progress, Leo! You just made my weekend so much more enjoyable. Thank you for being you!

I think it's neat that the macaw just hangs out free range.

re-watched some of your content.....you are a very clever man and have had some very clever people helping...you have my full support.

Great channel- a really ambitious project. I agree with all the compliments, and well earned. The music selection is another is another highlight for me, and deserves more comment than it gets. Really nice taste, with lots of genres represented

I helped my dad build a little boat out of one sheet of quarter inch plywood when I was a kid. Frames were made out of wood scraps. And that is all I know about boat building. I do love this channel and look forward each week to a new video.

Man you are making it precise what a nice job. That ship saw is a great gift and all the men who contributed to making the saw set up and work from electrical to safety. And it is great that people are showing up to have fun working on the yacht. I love this channel. The Italian girl is a hottie too.

I love these volunteers!

As always great video. So wonderful to see a craftsman doing what they do. During my boat build I hope to achieve even a 10th of your skill.

Awesome job Leo rebuilding Tally Ho, appreciate all the hard work on the video's, they are a fantastic resource.

Excited to see Tally Ho coming together and looking forward to the videos from England! Always a treat!

Really great stuff, it's very exciting to see Tally Ho come together through your videos. Thank you for explaining as you go, I love learning a little bit about your work!

A continued education and enjoyable series.....Thank you and safe travels.

Leo, thanks for another very interesting and informative video! Thank you, great editing, and both of you, enjoy your time in the UK!

Great to see more work done Leo plus looking forward to your UK vids coming up

This is one of just a few channels on this worthless outlet where I actually am engaged and discover and look further and learn some things. So much so, in fact, I feel as though we all owe you tuition for the rudimentary lessons in boat wooden boat building. I truly am excited to see you launch and sail Tally Ho. Best of luck.

Well done once again Leo. I have seriously entered in to rebuild work on the rotted deck of my boat. Your work and videos, and the memory of my late friend Brian Cleverly, boat re-builder extraordinaire, always keep me honest. :) Keep up the good work lad. :)

Hey Leo, you need to keep Kurt on board, he's a demon shop man. Can't tell you how much I love this project, crack on!

I like the way those frames fit.

Awesome vid Leo, some nice editing and great content as always! Have a great trip and hope you find a good cuppa tea ;)

You are a true craftsman, and I love seeing your episodes. I wish I were physically able to come share the adventure, but God bless you always!

What can I say but Tally-Ho and safe journey back to Jolly-Old. We await your return with no small anticipation.

happy to see you actually rebuilding Tally Ho & your force 8 hair cut ...!!!

Plenty of great work in this video. So good to see everyone coming together episode after episode. You are performing very well as foreman with all of this varying help.

Best episode ever. Amazing footage and cuts. Great.

I always drink a beer to each episode but had to have an extra beer for Kurt - great progress and great help. Enjoy the UK.

This is truly herculean. Thats the only word I can think of. Like an old greek legend or a chapter from the bible. The original builders of this boat would be beyond impressed.

Leo, I admire your effort and attitude buddy! Will do my best to buy you a lot of beer during some of your UK visits, you deserve it. And of course, Francesca, my more tamed British friends would say, that she is "such a babe", which I totally agree in this case. Keep up the good work mate, I only wrench on old cars and computers, but you were able to get me into boats! Good luck!

Great stuff Leo! I've just finished catching up on all 31 episodes. Love it..... But I have a question, and a suggestion. Firstly, a suggestion. Your planer jig, with the 4 level adjusting screws, could be improved hugely by welding a small bike sprocket to each screw adjuster, and linking them all with a bike chain. Add a simple crank handle to one of them, and you would then only need to turn one handle (rather than 4 knobs) to raise or lower the plane. Obviously, this is the same way as planer thicknesser beds are controlled. Now, the question. Is this really a restoration? You are replacing all of the boat's ribs, keel, deck support timbers, decking, and hull planking, plus all of its ironwork. From what I understand, the only things you are retaining are the hatch covers, and maybe stem and stern posts. Is this right? (Forgive me if I get the terms wrong. I'm an architect and restorer of ancient timber frame buildings, and nautical terminology isn't my strong point). If that is the case, firstly it seems rather brutal, and secondly, isn't it just a new boat with a couple of bits scavenged from an old one? Why didn't you just scavenge those pieces at the original boat yard and then build a new one, without having the old one in the way? Restoring old timber frame buildings involves judging what is sound, and scarfing new pieces in to the old in place of rotten stuff, or "sistering" new to old, to give the old a bit of support but retain the presence of the original. At least you end up with a building which still retains as much of the original as possible. Your boat, whilst beautiful, will be 95% new (or more), won't it? I think there were 3 or 4 "original" Chitty Bang Bangs, the Brooklands racer, kicking around at one time, one of which only had a couple of bolts from the original car. Is this not a danger with the Tally Ho?

Yeah you've had some really great help. Anytime you are building more than 2-3 of the same thing, a fixture or table to work on has got to be a time saver. Looking back at all the help you've had, just think of how much work they have done and the time they have saved you. This is a big THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR TIME AND LABOR YOU HAVE GIVEN TO LEO.

LIFE ON THE MOLD. Most ambitious boat on youtube.

Got sent here by Wood by Wright and I’m staying. I can’t believe how precise you are in your work.

Beautiful work. It's been a pleasure following your progress!

Watched you from day 1 leo absolutely inspirational you’re doing a great job

I love your work ..... it’s amazing to see your persistence and Percision it’s inspiring to me

It’s very nice to see all the people helping rebuild this historic wooden sailboat. Great job!

I love what you are doing and are watching you gently restore her. But it does make me think about “triggers broom”. I will post a link.

We all need a vacation every now and then. BUT, we all look forward to seeing your progress as well as the style with which you show it to us. Get to the UK, then get your ass back to work on Tally!

12:30 - Just realised that I'm watching paint dry (and loving it!).

I hate to see those trenails going in without being heated, dried then dipped in pine tar before being driven in..wedges also. This is a well known ancient treatment that makes a permanent connection especially for connections below waterline. But i love your videos and the parrots input is invaluable!

So many clever folks!

Love the work being done! Was wondering, how they would gotten everything straight back in the day when Tally Ho was being built? Didn't exactly have nifty laser levels back then after all.

Great video Leo! Have a safe trip

Just made my Saturday😀

Forty Thousand view in ten hours. Wow! People are in love with Tally Ho and Leo.