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Finding Gold in the Locust Pile - Episode 211 - Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat

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Nearly every piece of wood in Arabella, from the backbone to the deck framing, came to this project as a tree. This means it wasn't ordered from the lumber yard or even from a mill, and that the many imperfections in each tree won't be known until it's milled-not just cut into boards, but put through a thickness planer. When one considers what is useable from a tree, it starts to become very real that our dwindling piles may present new challenges.
For deckbeams and other important places where we want strength and rot resistance, we've employed locust for the job. The drawback? Locust grows quickly and wildly, twisting sometimes, the heart of it is sometimes gnarly and unusable for any woodworking project, let alone a boat. We open up the locust pile and discover that we've got to be very careful with how we use the rest.
We get to an interesting steaming experiment as we try to figure out how we can use our stock for the locust covering boards.
It's been a while since we've scarfed together some planks, but we get to the last two here. THE LAST TWO PLANKS. The sheer strake is of locust, the whiskey plank (the final plank on the boat) is of cedar. The last plank will go onto the boat on May 28th. More on that soon!
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Acorn to Arabella is a boat building project taking place in Granby, Massachusetts. Steve started as an amateur boat builder building a 38' wooden boat in his backyard: designer William Atkin's Ingrid with a Stormy Petrel's gaff rig. These videos follow the journey from tree felling, to lumber milling, to lofting, to the lead keel pour and beyond-sharing details of the woodworking, carpentry, metal smithing, tool building, and tool maintenance that wooden boats command. This ultimate DIY project will continue well past launch, when he and the crew will travel and learn to cruise aboard the boat that they've built. Just kidding about all that, this channel is about a Siberian Laika named Akiva.
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@arfamortis1 2 года назад

I live in the south of France in what was an old coaching station, stables and barn, built in 1723. It's up on a mountain pass. Over the last 22 years since I bought it I have been converting it to a house. It has granite walls 3 feet thick. I've cut timber from my forest, planked some and made beams from others using a home built chainsaw mill. I know the aches and joy of making everything 'at home. I made 4 beams from Sweet chestnut, 15" square and 33 feet long all hand hewn finish. I have owned old wooden boats too, I had a 39 foot yacht, built in 1899, the Mazurka, sold her back in 1979, regretted it every day since. The house will be finished this year, you have inspired me to build another boat, only about a 20 footer, I have lots of seasoned white oak, sweet chestnut and cedar.

@AcornToArabella 2 года назад

Wow, please do keep us updated on your projects. Fantastic! Thank you for sharing!

@markzieg3593 2 года назад

Time for Mazurka II !!!!

@MaShcode 2 года назад

Are you near the Vaucluse? Definitely cedar and chestnut rich. Had friends in the Dordogne that resurrected a ruin. Was quite the project.

@arfamortis1 2 года назад

@@MaShcode Montagne Noire, 35k north of Carcassonne.

@harrytruax5195 2 года назад

That sounds awesome! Would love to see your house, but I am in the states. Ever think of doing a RU-vid channel? Of course you sound pretty busy. Cheers.

@LadyDewBuild 2 года назад

One of the most fascinating things about this project for me is watching the full cycle and every step of a TREE becoming a BOAT. We forget that yes we can just order lumber from the lumber yard but forget how it even got to the lumber yard. Add that now Arabella gets lumber with the unique grain sweep needed for each area, can't get that from lumber coming from a yard. I am NOT a wood guy, I weld metal, so maybe Arabella fascinates me more then others. Love this channel, the people on it and Arabella.

@Mahalo_83 2 года назад

Do you forget your metal comes from ore?

@AcornToArabella 2 года назад

Thank you very much, that’s very kind… and thanks for your support on Patreon, too! 🙌🏼 Turning trees into a boat-we’re probably not the only channel doing it but it’s unique in the boatbuilding world in general to have to do felling and milling as well as selection and building. It’s been a great experience for us, too.

@SteifWood 2 года назад

@@AcornToArabella And, if I've understood this most amusing story right, it was your forefathers who managed the seedlings into the trees you ultimately felled?

@AcornToArabella 2 года назад

@@SteifWood Some of them, yes. And managed the woodlot here, if they didn't plant them.

@HaroldKuilman 2 года назад

@@AcornToArabella don't forget to plant some new ones for the next generation 😉

@RickBrennan 2 года назад

Love KPs energy they are bringing to this project. Every time on screen is a treat it’s great seeing the project through your eyes KP!

@kaydog2008 2 года назад

Steve if you make a 1" pvc pipe manifold to distribute the steam to different parts of the steam bag you'll get better results. Instead at one end. Great minds thinking alike! 🤔👍

@jaydubya4727 2 года назад

Your beautiful high quality videos have captured so many incredible moments along this fascinating journey. It is an honor to be along for this ride from afar and I wish I could attend the open house. I can't, but I know that you will record the event so well that we out here can participate vicariously and not feel left out!

@AcornToArabella 2 года назад

Very kind of you, thanks, and hope you're able to watch the livestreaming events or catch up afterward!

@HazItMade 2 года назад

BEN, I love your titles and editing each week! "Engine Whisperer" had me actually LOLing!

@AcornToArabella 2 года назад

😁

@jacksonclinton349 2 года назад

I like the quick strait takes, helps give perspective on everything, like the sheer labor cost of milling lumber. She may the last boat truly built on one yard.

@AcornToArabella 2 года назад

Hmmm. Not sure about that. We’re not the only ones out here doing this, so we don’t dare to claim that. For example, right off the top of my head, Josh Swan in Wisconsin both builds boats and specializes in maritime lumber. I bet he churns out a small boat a year from what he cuts. Here’s a video with him in it: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-RjmB8krCTA4.html-Anne

@bobdylan7120 2 года назад

Go see the "Tally Ho" Restoration.

@horacio1962 2 года назад

Folks, I have a cautionary observation. I've built a 20' double end yawl from wood that I cut/milled from live trees. I've done a lot of laminating bent frames but no steam bending, so take this with a grain... While watching your time lapse of the edge set locust (all my framing is robinia) I cringed at how much the boat itself was flexing to come to the board you were bending. It would not have been noticeable without the time lapse, but it seemed not inconsequential.

@nathanchalecki4842 2 года назад

Yes I was also shocked at this. They probably had no idea at the time!!

@SaffronMilkChap 2 года назад

I loved to watch the process of firing up the big thicknesser - the fact that there’s no affordances on any of the controls is so different to “modern” device aesthetics. The order of operations, how many revs and how much fuel, all with a hand-written label it you’re lucky… you just gotta know how to do it, but once you do, the understanding is deep and really beautiful and satisfying.

@AcornToArabella 2 года назад

Well put, Ben.

@NoiseMakerX 2 года назад

That thickness planer is something extra.

@BulletproofPastor 2 года назад

Imagine the days of hand-hewn beams and boards. The lengthy process of turning trees into lumber, then boat parts, with the aid of "modern" (antique) machines really gives Arabella a unique lineage not shared by many when she begins her world cruise. You will bask in the glory of making each piece during the countless hours of long passage.

@SaffronMilkChap 2 года назад

It’s really astonishing to think about. The fact that the 1890’s thicknesser would have been a complete luxury at the time, and an impossibility 100 years before that… it’s amazing that wooden boats have been around as long as they have.

@TimsBitsnPieces 2 года назад

It's interesting to see that KP is learning all about timber and how it gets from a tree to useable timber and all the work involved. I love working with the old machines myself and milling down the timber to the size required. I am a boatbuilder of 40 years and have many similar machines but not as big and industrial as yourselves. It is also great that you show this part in your videos as people see what is involved as other channels only show the timber from the timber yard onwards.

@AcornToArabella 2 года назад

To be clear, KP knew that beforehand, and did that on their apprenticeship, but has mostly worked at boatyards where it’s not necessary. Thanks for sharing your story!

@ProjectDimeBag 2 года назад

Again another week of great work crew. Something I've thought about is how the family and neighbors is going to feel once done. It'll be great to see it leave but sad to see the spot empty, and all the wood piles gone. As someone else said it's crazy to see this go from tree to boat.

@AcornToArabella 2 года назад

What a thought, Mike. And while it feels like forever away, it’s right around the corner really.

@redknight1322 2 года назад

It is absolutely amazing how fast Arabella is coming together in these final stages of assembly... this is so awesome to watch. Maybe consider doing a timelapse that covers the build from the beginning to the open house would be a great way for newcomers to catch up on this fantastic project.

@AcornToArabella 2 года назад

That’s a tall order but would be very cool! We did episode 200 which was a pretty good synopsis of the build thus far.

@Aeronaughtica 2 года назад

What a wonderful episode! The time lapse footage of steambending the black locus was absolutely mind-blowing. And seeing how happy KP was by their success made my day. Great work everybody!

@AcornToArabella 2 года назад

Thanks so much!

@Phat737 2 года назад

5:30….. The learning never stops. This project is like a hunter that knows where the steak on his plate came from. A to A’s lumber has that kind of history and attachment to it. I’m sure you appreciate the challenge and broadening of your horizons.

@Nick-ye5kk 2 года назад

Good afternoon from a rather cool Bedfordshire, its looking good.

@AcornToArabella 2 года назад

Stay warm, Nick! We also haven’t been able to put our sweaters away yet. Come on, spring!

@jonsey3645 2 года назад

I am confused by KP's lack of understanding of the lumber process. To me, this was the number one draw to this project. ACORN TO ARABELLA, after all. She has described multiple times how she was used to by means of the order sheet, called in the needed materials and they just showed up the next morning. Well ok but do you have your head around it yet? A journeyman's mathematical proofs aren't predictions that is what you are paid for. Sorry, I'm just getting old I guess. Thanks for the show.

@AcornToArabella 2 года назад

There’s no mystery to the lumber process for anyone. It’s that in a boatyard with more hands, everyone’s roles are more specialized, and not since KP’s apprenticeship over 10 years ago have they had to begin the next task or phase with milling. Heads are well around it.

@troubledspirit3328 2 года назад

What an amazing team. Work well done and done well. I will be sending positive thoughts to you all. Thank you for the wonderful show.

@JerameChamberlain_SparkeyinVA 2 года назад

I have really enjoyed watching this project! Way to make your dreams come true.

@AcornToArabella 2 года назад

Thank you, Jerame! 🙌🏼

@dennisdownes9319 2 года назад

I'm always amazed how the engine planner and machines like it don't have the the big belts slip off. Even old and running with "Frankenstein parts," she is a very beautiful machine; "Mike Mulligans Steam Shovel of the boat yard! DD

@AcornToArabella 2 года назад

She is! We love a good Mary Anne-type machine! What a great book. Thanks for bringing it up. -Anne

@brunsy1990 2 года назад

Just abusing physics, those big wide belts run on a pulley with a crown at center, because the belts like to ride 'up' the crown and self center.

@dennisdownes9319 2 года назад

@@brunsy1990 Thanks! DD

@dennisdownes9319 2 года назад

Matthias tells us! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-6sM0Qjumyro.html

@BillB23 2 года назад

#A2Acoffeeclub Thanks for another fine episode. Sipping my coffee I'm thinking, "They'll never edge set that plank enough." I'm so happy to be proven wrong. Kudos to the entire crew for kickin' content and production values. You've come quite a long way from the days of harvesting lumber.

@AcornToArabella 2 года назад

Thanks, Bill! Happy Friday, always good to have coffee with ya! #a2acoffeeclub

@waynemapp6333 2 года назад

When do you hope to finish? I note the first episode was 6 years ago, though I guess almost no-one builds a boat from trees that they fell themselves. Literally Acorn to Arabella.

@AcornToArabella 2 года назад

We’ll be launching in 2023! Yes, the channel is quite literal. 😁

@telmoduarte4571 2 года назад

Greetings from across the Atlantic... I grew up in an area where one would find several carpentry and lumbering shops...over the last decade they disappeared and today one can only buy pre set boards or bits ...watching u picking and chosing amongst those boards...brings back memories even smells that is difficult to come by...humongous thanks to u all...every week I whait patiently for the evolution in Arabella...thank you...

@AcornToArabella 2 года назад

Thanks for sharing your thoughts and for watching!

@Tomhohenadel 2 года назад

Good morning A2A crew. Another beautiful Friday. Thanks Ben

@AcornToArabella 2 года назад

Good morning, Tom! Happy Friday to you.

@BigRedNZ1 2 года назад

Wish I could come meet the team and Arabella. But its a bit far from Christchurch (NZ). My next hope is that one day you make it down to NZ and I can join you on anchorage somewhere sweet, dinner on me

@nathanchalecki4842 2 года назад

Hello from Hamilton NZ haha.

@ZEROOOOOOOOOOOOOOO00 2 года назад

You do realize that your open house is on Mother's Day weekend. That should really make the neighbors happy.

@AcornToArabella 2 года назад

Moms like boats too.

@hodwooker5584 2 года назад

I own a 20 foot pontoon for fishing. It’s all I need or want for a boat. The concept of building a boat, of any kind or size is totally alien to me. I watch this channel to see the tree fall and then become lumber. I have picked up all kinds of tips and tricks about woodworking from this channel. The people on this project are skilled and interesting. Great videos always!

@AcornToArabella 2 года назад

Thanks so much!

@Originalroninstorm 2 года назад

Who knew Grape jelly would be so good at joining boards together... :P

@AcornToArabella 2 года назад

Ha! I guess FlexEpox does look a little food-like compared to other glues!

@The01sportster 2 года назад

My best therapy is watching this crew build the most awesome craft.

@AcornToArabella 2 года назад

Shucks, Paul, thanks!

@stuartbromley5328 2 года назад

I'm UK bound but wish I could see the boat. As I've said im just a UK joiner it's a totall joy watching arrabele grow and come to life

@jeffreycoppensjr4728 2 года назад

I have been watching this for years now, from 4 different U.S. states. I’ll make the trek to the open house, wouldn’t miss it for the world.

@AcornToArabella 2 года назад

Wow, Jeffrey, thank you very much. See ya there!

@777chris 2 года назад

I love your rough thickness planer. It absolutely fits the whole project. God bless your open house.

@MrMichaelcurran 2 года назад

It is my fortune to live at the opposite end of this continent but I wish for you and all share next weekend without a joyous and fun weekend. That whiskey plank is a treasure to be shared by all, all go to sea.

@irwinhorn4046 2 года назад

I received two Covid shots plus two boosters but what really got me through the last two years was a weekly dose of A2A. You’re the best.

@AcornToArabella 2 года назад

Aw Irwin thanks so much! That means a lot.

@lemagreengreen 2 года назад

The whole harvesting yourself all of the milling thing is why I think this is the best boat building project on RU-vid. Not to criticise any other project but like sawmilling and processing of timber, I like that you're capable of doing all of this yourself - it's pretty liberating I'm sure and while time consuming you must have saved so much money by having this resource and skillset to make use of.

@AcornToArabella 2 года назад

Thanks! Harvesting and milling our own wood made it possible to do the project in the first place. Purchasing it? Not possible.

@h2energynow 2 года назад

Enjoyed seeing a team work with such passion. I heard the board say if I bend we can be on AkA and it bent.

@AcornToArabella 2 года назад

😁 we think we hear the wood whispering sometimes, too.

@walterhoward5686 2 года назад

Good morning from Cape Canaveral I would love to see Arabella sail by someday !

@lancedaniels 2 года назад

Thanks for posting and sharing. Nice to see how the locust bent.

@IstasPumaNevada 2 года назад

Unsure on the details, but maybe you could set up some sort of obstacles to restrict the width of the entrance to your driveway for the two days so that anyone who shows up with an RV anyway will see they simply don't have room to turn in to your driveway? Not fool-proof of course but maybe they would get the hint. Just a thought.

@JoshRossness 2 года назад

Engine Whisperer!!! Steve: you are the Pop Pop of boatbuilding on RU-vid. Like Wu Tang; educating the masses!

@chrissturgeon1571 2 года назад

Great guitar work (and everything else) on this vid!

@AcornToArabella 2 года назад

Thanks, Chris!

@coffresiusvi1211 2 года назад

Amazing team work, it is a pleasure watching you guys work together…..

@markschuman3615 2 года назад

Good Morning y'all

@AcornToArabella 2 года назад

Mornin'!

@andrewmantle7627 2 года назад

Good show folks.

@AcornToArabella 2 года назад

Thanks for watching, Andrew!

@mcc19606 2 года назад

Really enjoyed this episode. I've watched from tree selection, felling, drying out, planing and look forward to seeing planks going down. Mike from 🇦🇺

@dickdegraaff5452 2 года назад

Dear Anne, Katie, Steve and Aaron, Happy Friday first of all😃. You all were working on Arabella in this vlog and you also had a lot of help with the thickening bench for the raw wooden parts for Arabella. We love to see all this and we keep saying that Katie is a blessing for all people who love to work with wood. For us she’s a master carpenter. This counts the most for Dick since he worked a lot with furniture carpenters before he got retired. He was a sales manager with a booth builder but you could find him always was in the shop where the special items where made in the most difficult shapes so he learned a lot how to work with wood but not in such an amazing way as Katie can. We wish you all lots of success by finishing Arabella and wish you as well as your entire family all the happiness of the world plus we send you ❤️ from the Netherlands. Best regards, Willeke and Dick de Graaff.

@AcornToArabella 2 года назад

Happy Friday, Willeke and Dick! We will pass on your kind words to KP (whose name sure does sound like Katie!) which they will appreciate so much. Thank you for being here every week!

@rogerstone3068 2 года назад

"...for the last time until launch." It's starting to become real, isn't it! Well done, you guys. Exciting days.

@AcornToArabella 2 года назад

🎉🎉🎉

@judobeer 2 года назад

Love the fact that i can get my name in physical form on boat itself all the way from Europe! Good luck with the event and upcoming launch, i will be watching!

@AcornToArabella 2 года назад

Thanks for being on the journey with us!

@Farwalker2u 2 года назад

For whatever reason I am unable to edit my previous comment. I would like to to offer that I have been following your channel for about about four (4) years. Sorry , I did not find you earlier. I am continually amazed at the vast array of skills which you display. Additionally, the amount of forethought and planning is prodigious! I try to appreciate the skills that are demonstrated in these videos and feel as though I fail. I am often in awe of the fit and finish which you are able to achieve.

@AcornToArabella 2 года назад

Thank you, that’s very kind and we’re glad you’re here!

@jimfisher8990 2 года назад

The memories of those heat boxes for the gluing of the planking. lol, so much easier in good weather

@AcornToArabella 2 года назад

It sure is!

@ThoughtfulWander 2 года назад

Lots of lumber lumping going on!! Be safe Arabella crew!! Great episode!! 👍👍👊👊💪💪

@AcornToArabella 2 года назад

Thanks! 🙌🏼

@Chr.U.Cas1622 2 года назад

Dear Arabellas Acorns. 👍👌👏 Very well done again and as always (video and work). I wish you good luck and great success with the open house event. As always: Thanks a lot for making teaching explaining recording editing uploading and sharing. Best regards luck and health to all of you.

@AcornToArabella 2 года назад

Happy Friday, as always!

@Chr.U.Cas1622 2 года назад

Dear @@AcornToArabella As always: Thanks for replying and especially for another heart. ;-) I always totally appreciate both. Sincerely yours.

@katiewiens2266 2 года назад

Most of my Plan C's include the turkey fryer as well. Great episode!

@robm.4512 2 года назад

Nice job on that Locust cover board, that much edge-set is always going to be a big ask. As a retired marine engineer who’s also done a bit of classic boat restoration, I so wish that I could be there to give a hand, both with the machinery maintenance and with the joinery, but there’s a large hole full of the wet stuff between us and getting away from the farm for long is always tricky (livestock etc.). I’ll definitely be with you on the livestream though, whatever time it ends up being, wouldn’t miss it for the world. Greetings and best wishes from here in the SW UK 🇬🇧. 🖖😎👍🍻

@briansmith8967 2 года назад

Wow, I thought those percussive sounds during the bending were the board creaking!

@steverothkopf5579 2 года назад

"Engine Whisperer" 😂😂😂

@AcornToArabella 2 года назад

😁

@jannepeltonen2036 11 месяцев назад

Slow suspense on the beam steaming :D

@richardgaal9341 2 года назад

The board you bent is rather wide, and the amount of compression and stretch on the opposing sides is proportional to this. If you can allow to use slightly narrower boards your task would be easier but that also means more caulking on the deck.

@AcornToArabella 2 года назад

We’re thinking more steam, too.

@R.J._Lewis 2 года назад

I noticed the "engine whisperer." Love it.

@AcornToArabella 2 года назад

😁

@appayne595 2 года назад

yall steamed the shit out of that locust. Wow what a cool view of the bend taking shape. Im super excited for the next step.

@markzieg3593 2 года назад

How much spring back did you experience. Did I miss that?

@kenthwangdotcom 2 года назад

"Engine Whisperer" nice 😉

@AcornToArabella 2 года назад

😉

@bawrytr 2 года назад

How cool would it be to see Andrew from Restoring Rosalind. I really enjoy his project, too.

@AcornToArabella 2 года назад

We’ll tell him you said so!

@avoirdupois1 2 года назад

Amazing how that locust will bend with steam power! Ben- I am really enjoying the cute credits at the end too (Engine Whisperer :)

@AcornToArabella 2 года назад

😁

@lucvandecasteele7696 2 года назад

that machine is a real beast, like she said you gotta apreciate those machines that are built to be tough workhorses. and like you are doing, don't de funny with them because they can be verry unforgiving if one is not carefull. loving my bilgedragon shirt. keep up the good work and if you are ever in belgium let me buy you a drink.

@AcornToArabella 2 года назад

Thank you, Luc! Thanks for your support.

@RedHillian 2 года назад

Watching you work your way through the various problems, and solving them is so satisfying - I'd have never thought you could bend so much plank so far with a bit of steam (and it'd be amazing to see what a "steam bending wizard" can do with your stock). Love seeing KP discover "how" A2A works, have you taken them out to the depths of the woods where the trees came from yet?

@johnlodico949 2 года назад

Nice music this episode, Ben.

@dascandy 2 года назад

@11:30 Plan C: Telling the wood to get bent :-D

@AcornToArabella 2 года назад

Hahahaha YUP!

@billmeldrum2509 2 года назад

Best of luck. I’ll be there in spirit. 🇨🇦

@AcornToArabella 2 года назад

Thanks, Bill!

@Steve_1492 2 года назад

Looking Awesome. Wish I could join you all there.

@LoveToMix 2 года назад

Wish I lived close enough to visit. Such an amazing project

@AcornToArabella 2 года назад

Thank you, richard!

@ph1646 2 года назад

Wish I could be there, since I am less than 30 miles away. But good luck. Pete

@tracyb1577 2 года назад

Happy Arabella day everyone!

@ToddSonneborn 2 года назад

Great video! I would LOVE to be there, but May is my annual crunch-time getting my own boat ready for launching, and with only a couple weeks left before she goes in the water, I don't have free weekend time this time of year. Bottom painting, fixing a leaky hatch, fixing some worn canvas, a good post-winter cleaning, and a project list too long to list, but I'll watch the recap for sure as I watch every week, and hope to see Arabella sailing past me next summer!

@AcornToArabella 2 года назад

I’m feeling that, Todd, as I do my fit out as well! Good luck with it! 🙌🏼 -Annie B

@danielpeters2675 2 года назад

So happy this is up before I have to to turn in

@jeffjuarez1206 2 года назад

I love what y'all are up to. That is all.

@AcornToArabella 2 года назад

Thanks, Jeff!

@AndrexT 2 года назад

I am now fully committed to visiting from Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. The 2 night hotel stay is paid for in Amherst, E-ZPass is paid, the car has its service on Monday, my exhaust is replaced, haircut booked for Thursday. I spoke to a nice officer from US Border Services and he assures me I will have no problem with UK and Canada Passport plux Nexus Card and I am fully vaccinated. I may make the end of Saturday, but I have offered to cook on Sunday, which is _my_ trade. Looking forward to meeting everyone and experiencing Arabella in person and enjoying a holiday away.

@TheBeer4me 2 года назад

Awesome video love the time lapse get to see the timber moving.

@AcornToArabella 2 года назад

Glad you liked it!

@TennesseeTraveler01 2 года назад

Big doin's at the Boatyard! Wish we could drop by next weekend but unfortunately...but hoping to be somewhere near the launch!!

@AcornToArabella 2 года назад

Hope so too, Bill!

@garyfroeschner2523 2 года назад

good stuff

@ZigZagMarquis 2 года назад

Wishing y'all a great Open House. Wish I could attend, but looking forward to the video coverage.

@JenkinsBoatWorks 2 года назад

Good stuff! Steaming wood is always fun (usually always lol)

@maxbennett 2 года назад

I thought it was cool that they could keep the plank in the bag while they bent it. I always learn something new with these episodes.

@AcornToArabella 2 года назад

Instead of a steam box, in which you’d heat the wood and then run it over to the place into which you want to bend it into shape, the bag acts as the box would, and you gradually clamp it as it comes up to temperature.

@budhicks101 2 года назад

Those old flathead sixes always sounded like they were never going to start, and then all of the sudden they are running.

@AcornToArabella 2 года назад

It definitely sounds like it’s not Hanna happen…. Every. Single. Time.

@qthemerrybandofanons4481 2 года назад

Never get mad at yourself for going double ended. For what you plan on doing with this boat, having it double ended is going to make sailing life so much better.

@mattevans-koch9353 2 года назад

Great work getting all of the locust milled. For the covering boards, if they can't be bent in at 7+ inches wide, would you be able to split them, bend them to shape and then glue them along the seam? The joints could be reinforced with bronze drifts. Just a thought. Have a great planking session and all of you stay well.

@AcornToArabella 2 года назад

Long glue lines, or many glue lines, see what we’re trying to avoid with the bending. We shall see! Thanks for the kind words and for watching!

@c.a.mcdivitt9722 2 года назад

Coffee and Acorn to Arabella. Just in time to save what would have been a horrible day.

@AcornToArabella 2 года назад

Oh! Glad we could be there for ya.

@thomasarussellsr 2 года назад

Man, I so wish I could come. But living on a fixed income, and gas prices being what they are, it just isn't in the budget. I hope everyone that can make it has a great time, and if someone can put my name on a board, I'd appreciate it. I've been following along since before y'all started laying the lofting floor. Being alongside I-65 in central Kentucky with no funding for gas, I just can't make the trip. Loving the channel and the build.

@AcornToArabella 2 года назад

Thanks for being here, Thomas!

@tylerdurden5005 2 года назад

Good morning from saipan, Acorn To Arabella!

@AcornToArabella 2 года назад

Good Mornin’, Tyler! Happy Friday!

@davidc6510 2 года назад

Nice work. Look forward to the next video.

@AcornToArabella 2 года назад

Thanks!

@HaroldKuilman 2 года назад

It's not a real Friday if I don't get to watch this boat being built. Happy Friday 🎉!

@AcornToArabella 2 года назад

Hey Harold, thanks! Happy Friday!

@jasonturner1045 2 года назад

you guys have created, in the last couple of years, enough wood shavings and saw dust to build "Arabella II"

@AcornToArabella 2 года назад

True story!

@fordfan3179 2 года назад

Would have loved to be at the open house. I'll be in north Jersey for a family wedding. Can't wait to see the video though.

@AcornToArabella 2 года назад

Sorry you'll miss it! We'll definitely do a recap in an episode for ya.

@cripplecreeksawmill 2 года назад

The steam bending bag is a nice trick! Good luck at the open house👍👍

@AcornToArabella 2 года назад

Check out Restoring Rosalind here on RU-vid, lots of great steaming in bag stuff!

@cripplecreeksawmill 2 года назад

@@AcornToArabella thanks, I'll check it out!

@ashleighfarnham5586 2 года назад

I wish I could join you for the open house but I'm sure it will be wonderful. Will be sending my best wishes to you all from across the sea.

@AcornToArabella 2 года назад

Thank you very much, Ashleigh! Hope you join us for the livestreaming events.

@davidyendoll5903 2 года назад

@@AcornToArabella I will be there in spirit ! Have an awesome day . All the best from Bristol , UK .

@David_Walker16-3-51 2 года назад

Knowledge is not necessarily a good thing. If you don’t know that something is impossible, then you have no reason to believe it can’t be done and will invariably figure out a way to do it. Works for me!

@TrapShooter68 2 года назад

Hope you'll tour the East Coast down to Florida's Space Coast when Arabella is sea worthy. Would love to see her!

@billkaroly 2 года назад

I would love to get my hands on a box of Locus chips. I plan on mixing chips and epoxy to make a blank to make a bass guitar body.

@AcornToArabella 2 года назад

Hi Bill! We could send you some for the cost of shipping-send us an email at acorntoarabella@gmail.com.

@silentferret1049 2 года назад

A lot of those wood chips from the big planer could be well used for smoking some meats given the right wood. I know cedar is good with some fish and Oak is a normal smoking or cooking wood but not sure about Locust. Got that open house going, having a smoker going using the wood shavings would be nice.

@AcornToArabella 2 года назад

It would!

@bawrytr 2 года назад

The only difference between buying dimensional lumber in the store and doing it yourself is who makes the chips, and if you have to pay somebody to grade the boards and make the chips. I find it interesting to go through and lay out my cut list on rough-sawn boards like that. And it's unlikely that you'll be able to order curved planks to follow the curves for deck beams and cabin tops and the like.

@AcornToArabella 2 года назад

True! Though there are maritime timber specialists who especially stock sweeps and knees.

@bawrytr 2 года назад

@@AcornToArabella Yes, though I'd think those specialists would be few in number and basically limited to your neck of the woods there in the Northeast and a few individuals here and there. I live in central France in an area know for its oak. There are three sawmills within a half hour of my place where you can buy rough sawn boards like that cut locally. But since they're cutting for furniture, wine barrels, timber framing, I don't see much at all in the way of curved stock. I suppose if I ordered specially and in bulk, they could get me some in six months or so. But anyway, it's all called Acorn to Arabella for a reason.

@kathywrightjohnson6804 2 года назад

My mother's birthday is may ninth. She turns 75 so it's a big deal. We are planning on a sea food boil for moms birthday/ mother's day so I'm sorry to say I won't make it to the open house. Mom is improving every day from her neck surgery three weeks ago. In fact yesterday she moved out of my sister's house and went back to her home! If KP only knew just how many wood shavings ,chips and dust you have already created on this build! Enough to have built at least a dinghy or two! I saw Aaron for a second there, hello Aaron. Have a great and safe week.

@AcornToArabella 2 года назад

Happy birthday to your mom, Kathy! Wish you could bring her here too 😁 happy Friday!