Where I come from in Canada, $7,000 would cover a smallish fraction of the cost for all the gorgeous lumber you purchased. Good on you for making the purchase, and good on the chap who sold it to you. You can be assured that he knew the true $ value of his lumber, but chose to help you guys out. Love what you're doing.
It's great that older retired craftsmen still love their craft so much that they will invest so much in the next generation. He know the monetary value of the wood and the tools yet you can tell he treasured the next craftsman and craft over the money. It would be great to see him create something for the boat on his tools once you get them all up and running.
i dont understand why you dont have 10 times the subscribers - your videos are excellent quality and well edited but even more important , the content is fantastic - i cant wait each week for another episode .
Biggest thanks should be to the man who was so generous to "give you" that wood, and the wood machines, was he in the video? My heart stopped when I saw wood that had be carefully stored in the dry for 30 years, being taken out and left in the rain over night and then stored wet without battens, however maybe it was not as bad as you made out? Finding this man who has so generously helped you was probably the most important event in this project.
If it was anyone but you and your wife I have a feeling you would not have gotten the lumber. Here in Washington state your purchase would wholesale at 30k minimum. You should be proud to know the seller would be confident that his dreams will now become reality. God bless,Mark
This raw materials display and discussion has been great. As a Shaper Origin owner, I am very impressed by its use cutting your forms. Impressive work! I would love to come to Sweden when you are ready to rig the boat. I owned a rigging company and would love to help you assemble your mast, rigging etc. Until then. I will be offering you my silent encouragement. I raced many SORC races in the 70's with many Swedes. Great sailors, serious fun!
HaHa. Yeh, my father (pine plantations) was a forester, we lived on the forest settlement, he taught me carpentry, built two houses out of wood, studied environmental science, I worked in the tropical forest of Malaysia, then in Samoa growing mahogany and teak plantations..Still love anything to do with forests and wood.😃
Confess that watching this phase of your build was actually emotional. I cannot explain how much I admire the three of you. Watching Vera getting ready to pull the boat in with her little bicycle simply served to underscore the nature of your family. I am so excited to see the next phase of this adventure and cannot wait to see how things go. I know that all will go forward with the usual carefully planned way.
I would like to make a suggestion on cutting the timber. If you can get a good or decent bandsaw and get some high quality re-saw blades, it can save you a lot of wood compared to a table saw. And when it comes to planning the wood, the edged of the strips and the inside are more important than the outside, as you will have to sand and fair the cedar before you wrap the exterior in glass. The same can be true for the inside, but most people don't fair the inside, so if it's already smooth, that would probably be enough.
I cannot believe the deal you just got. It feels as though all that lumber was stored up specially with boat building in mind. The man who sold it to you is probably over the moon that it will be made into a beautiful sailboat. If he is still able bodied when you launch her, it would be wonderful to see him in the cockpit under sail. Love you three.❤
@@RANSailing Reading the comments from this episode made me cry. It touchen me deeply, the story about the man and his wood that had been in his barn for so many years, and then finding it's way to you guys. It would be wonderful if you could involv him in some way in your project, maybe he could wisit you during the build, thinking that he might be old and not live to see the boat get in the water. I wonder what his dreams were to do with the wood when he got it? Now his wood is fullfilling your dreams. Any how, this episode realy got me emotionally! Thanks! ❤
@johanselander7708 the man who owned the wood power tools and the large amount of ruff cut timber wasn't that old.. maybe 60s.. he's a retired Carpenter and he was on one of the first couple videos in this series when they bought the wood working power tools..
I am a retired forest manager from Oregon and Washington. From what I could see in the video you got some very excellent quality old growth red cedar. Most of the red cedar on the market today is 2nd growth and not anywhere the quality as good old growth. Now the build will begin. I am looking forward to watching the build. In my preteen years my family had a power cruiser build with 2 inch planks. Great memories. Your family will have great memories of the build and sailing the boat.
I'm from British Columbia, Canada. Haida is north of where I live. Love this wood. Many of Carvings are made from Cedar. Not only red, but yellow cedar. Walked under plenty of cedar trees. They are lovely, with bend tops so when looking at a forest you can tell from a distantance which is cedar or not. You scored a great find! Your ship will look not only great, but will sail fantastic.
"Its been a lot of timber talk in this episode, but we hope you guys still enjoyed it". Are you kidding me! Fantastic episode for a DIY junky! What a haul. So looking forward to your build. Keep up the great work. Also enjoyed seeing Vera the Operator.
That old man obviously has more desire in seeing younger people make their dream come to fruition than he has for a love of money.. it's wonderful knowing that there's still people in this world who care about their fellow man more than they love money or material objects.
That timber traveled half way around the world to be in your barn and become your boat. Somethings are just meant to be. Call it mojo, Karma, divine intervention. Glad to see part of the North America PNW will be part of your boat. Cheers from Sequim.
What an amazing stroke of luck finding such a large stash of wood, all for a price that I don't think you'd find even if you lived in the Pacific NW. I suspect the seller saw something special in you that motivated him to sell it all for such a great price. I can't wait to see the saw dust fly!
I didn’t know I would enjoy watching a film about moving wood. It was the whole message that was so important…all that wood at such a good price, that tells you a lot about the vendor. All the people that help load and unload in the rain, and in the dark, all day, tells you another story. Neighbours that lend valuable equipment to help, is a third message. Underlying all this goodwill is a young couple, a young family, living their dream, and working hard to achieve their dream.. There is something very good and wholesome about this crew. I hope your project keeps moving ahead. You should sail the wood back to Haida Gwaii when the project is completed. We would love to have you visit Canada, and Haida Gwaii is a beautiful, spiritual and special place in British Columbia, on the Canadian west coast.
What a wonderful video! The man who sold you the beautiful timber must have had a love for your project and he must have recognized your need for truly good material. Add that man to your Christmas card list and make sure he can watch your progress. I've heard that the soul of a wooden vessel comes from all who poured their love and part of thier lives into her. By this measure, Im convinced she will serve you well. Take care of her and she will always bring you home.
People may think “oh s/hand timber, should buy new” no it’s the other way around, old straight timber is worth its weight in gold, it’s done 99% of any movement, bending, splitting, even being move from one country to another, different humidity. So basically they hit a gold mine with that find.. well done guy’s!
Timber, farm, boat, etc talk is always interesting to me because you both spend quality time in sharing researched information on the chosen topic. Thank you both for allowing us to be part of your journey! 👍🙂
That gentleman is certainly your timber and equipment angel! You helped him out too so he doesn’t need to worry about clearing out his barn. A perfect match!
think you good folks should invite him to the splash ceremony and maybe a quick cruise around the bay with adult beverages... him being the nice gent that sold you that magnificent stack of lumber at such a good price. :)
I love working with timber and enjoyed this episode; what a treasure of perfectly kilned timber you have. Please offer to take this generous seller for a sail when his timber is afloat; he will be rapt and your fortunes will be enhanced!
You are so fortunate to have such generous friends and relatives to help move all the wood and heavy timber. Having a tractor trailer with a lift gate and side that opens on the trailer was great too. I had no idea there was so much unused space left in the barn. Good luck to you.
Also from British Columbia, (Nanaimo on Vancouver Island). What a huge score on all that beautiful lumber. With all the deer running around the fields, I hope you put on a nice Fawn-Due for all the helpers
Truly appreciate the time and effort you put into producing these vlogs and realise it’s time consuming, albeit a vital and necessary part of your strategy. The side takes showing your environment and prevailing weather gives us heightened insight and better feeling of involvement in your project
You guys have a guardian angel for sure looking after you! That timber sets the build off on a great footing for the best ship build possible! Congrats.
Incredible wood purchase and I can't believe the width of many of the planks!!! The larger mature trees are getting scarce in this century but would have been more plentiful 30 years ago. Great karma!!!
I am jealous 😂 - sooooo much beautyful timber. Good for you 😊. That prchase is the best thing that could happen in the process of building you boat. Congratulations for that big step forward.
For the non builders out there the true value of that wood is upwards of 50k. And that is likely on the low end. The teak alone could be 25k. The one single board of teak that was highlighted would be at least 500 US dollars. Congrats on such an amazing find and extend my thanks to the gentleman who sold you all of this. He gave you such an amazing jump on your overall costs it's hard to really even fathom.
18:41 Hey, I recently found your channel and I watched already your trip from Sweden to to the Canary Islands. I love your story telling and now I’m excited to see you building such a huge boat. I watched over the years Leo, building Tally Ho and Stephen D. building Arabella. It was great. Now as they both finish their boats shortly, I am glad to have the opportunity to watch your progress. Congratulations for the wood bargain. You really were lucky. All the best and greetings from Hamburg in Germany
Love our Cedar I'm in Washington State and have planted trees cut trees and milled my own wood. Its so cool to see something so close to home being used to build a boat in Sweden and here on youtube. Enjoy the wonderful smell of it when you start cutting and shaping the cedar
A great bandsaw is priceless for milling the WRC. The thin curf of a bandsaw blade will yield the most amount of finished strips. You can even vary the strip width depending on the amount of bend it needs to make. Don't mill at the stips at once!!!! It take a little experience to see how much it will bend. The wider the strips the less milling waste. At the price of WRC, it make a difference.
Thanks to RU-vid I have seen have seen a bit of the countryside of the old country’s. In the ‘80’s I had a job in which I often flew between Seattle and San Francisco above the coastal range. The native trees have been ravaged. I rarely see a logging trucks anymore, here in the Seattle Tacoma area. The ravaging probably took place in Europe, but long ago. Timber is now being neatly farmed in Europe now, I recon. I think timber farming is coming, to all of us. Thanks for sharing. I see that you have been to the northwest US. Oh, from my TV I see that the Seattle Boat Show is going on. Your boat design looks like the latest designs.
So, seller found Your project worth supporting I reckon. As do Your neighbors, obviously. It's very soothing to see how even in crazy 2022/23 things still can work out for the right people. That is quite the cubature You caught there. Congrats! Thanks for sharing.
What a find with the wood. Red cedar is also beautiful wood to work with, a plane is a jot to work with in red cedar. Enough teak for the deck maybe ? Love the videos, they are well put together - which is not easy.👍
Amazing gift from the wood owner, all sorts of cool things could be made from that stock. Oak can be put to really good use as can all the others. Perhaps some family/friends could make something out of the extra's while you build. Laser etched and epoxy'ed key fobs, with image of Ran would make a nice merch item. The grain on the wood shows really even tree rings, must be almost ideal growing conditions in it's home environment(warm sunny summer, cool rainy winter...). The gods would surely be happy it's going into such a fine vessel!
Man that's an amazing stash of timber! As a young apprentice boatbuilder working at the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron. I had the privilege of Using really High Quality timber, especially Burmese teak. A really cool thing to do when you have run it through the saw is to put your hand on the board. Walk outside with the freshly cut piece and keep your hand on the board while the sunlight hits it for a few seconds then take your hand away and it will leave a hand print with the original pinky colour it happens really fast and is an amazing thing to watch.
So fortunate! I feel the fellow who had the wood shared your dream and vision. Put it to great use and thank you for sharing the dream with us. Wonderful to see Christian again! I hope he's finally and thoroughly warmed up again from your trip together Down South! Another amazing adventure we here in Victoria watched in awe and some envy that we're no longer young enough to go through that ourselves. Except in our dreams!
As a hobby woodworker, I’m sitting here, dreaming what I’d build with all that wood. Great deal and absolute respect to the guy who let you have it for sich a low price 👍💪
The HAIDA stamp indicates the wood was processed by Haida Forest Products, located in Burnaby, a suburb close to Vancouver. They have been Western Red Cedar specialists since 1951 and would have sourced their Western Red Cedar from anywhere along the coast, not necessarily Haida Gwaii. Love your videos and hope to bump into you again in Ganges when you're next in BC.
@@RANSailing A summer in Haida Gwaii would leave you with so many memories of a land lost in time, with little evidence of human's destruction. Hope you can make it up there one day....
That's a real bonus to have all that teak as I believe it's really hard to get now, and the price would be extortionate. I'm sure you will use it all wisely.
You've got am amazing deal there! I know someone who is involved in restoring vintage railway carriages here in the UK, and they say that getting hold of decent lengths of teak (needed to replace original rotten teak beams) is virtually impossible these days due to export and logging restrictions etc.
i feel so small in front of such a project, in front of so many cubic meters of wood planks and beams ! As you said : take care of yourself... Yeah ... i will, you too ! 😯😯 (helped by google translate)
That's wonderful having great neighbors. Great to get the help from family. Wow, fantastic haul of wood. Nothing like the smell of wood, I always find it calming. So happy you guy's got the wood you wanted. Love the vlog :)
It’s so beautiful to see everyone come together to assist in the building of your boat. What wonderful friends and family you have, which speaks volumes about who you are. If you weren’t wonderful people, no one would want to help you out. Following your channel does my heart good.
im sure in a previous life you were all vikings and you had the entire village (now your family) helping out building a drakkar for your travelling/work, all under the eye of Master Vera. history and stories do come back again and again.
OMG 😱 WOW ‼️ Can you believe this wood ‼️‼️ And look how wide some of that teak and mahogany planks are. That would cost a fortune here in the USA. Good fortune to you guys. ✨ 🌊 💨 ⛵️🏝🌞✨
Such a wonderful surprise with more timber than you originally thought. You and your family are continually Blessed. Thank you for sharing your new adventure with us. Safe travels.
OMG you guys are so lucky and to think what are the odds of something like this happening , the teak alone is a kings ransom !! process that cedar wisely !
Wow!!! I almost fell out of my seat when you said the price. Super happy for you guys. Also a person who loves to work with wood I’m soooooo jealous seeing those planks. Can’t wait to see more. Keep up the awesome work. And being from BC Canada 🇨🇦 I love the cedar 😊
As a sawyer of over 35 years, that timber is beautiful. I'm looking forward to seeing the re-saw of those beams, that will be some really good and interesting videos.
