Now for something besides planking! Here our good friend Ewan helps Iefke make the keel timbers from some very heavy and large Jarrah. A lot of elbow grease and thinking gets it done!
Hahaha we are just the little fish and admire Leo and his team. If they ever sees it we hope it will make them laugh as it was such a spontaneous moment!
We found the wreck of a iron sailing ship that had floundered off the SW coast of the Isle of Wight in the 1800's whilst on passage from Australia to London. What remained of the holds were full of Jarrah that had been destined to be paving in the richer streets of London as horses and carts made less noise on the wood compared to cobble stones. It had been underwater for over 100 years but was as sound as the day it was felled no signs of rot or marine worm, it had negative buoyancy so is ideal for your deadwood.
The internet says that Jarrah has a specific gravity of 1.1 (which is incredible!) so would sink in water I'm guessing until it found buoyancy from depth. I'm a big fan of the re-using of as much stuff as possible and glad you guys are too. I know wood grows on trees and all but seems like no one has the patience to let the old giants re-grow any more so chunks like that are quite the find, you must've been chuffed when those popped up :-)
You are so right. We couldn't believe it when we found these bits of timber. Just so magical and beautiful. The tree must have been such a powerful sight to see. It is very rare to find bits like this and we where so happy to know they had been purchased almost two generations ago for a boat as well. We think it's so nice they will end up on a boat after all.
Ewan is a big lad and very useful to have around ! He seems very cautious with hand tools but clearly figuring it out as he goes along, he's very capable, listens to instructions and willing to learn, he's a keeper for sure ! 👍 I feel I should also mention the good editing and audio you are producing now, the overlaid music does not take me by surprise and blends in really well and you have the levels virtually perfect, many channels overlook crucial things like that. 👍
Thank you so much for the feedback Ian. Ewan is indeed such a great friend and overall just a top bloke. We are lucky to have him as a friend. He was so generous with his time and effort. Thank you also for the feedback on the editing! We try to keep improving as all this is new for us. So glad to hear you enjoy it! Thank you!
I'm a pom, but I was brought up in Oz. I'm a lifelong woodworker, and so jarrah has always been a bit special to me. Anyone who hasn't worked with it will not really understand just how damned hard it is.
Hi Mike! You are so right. It is so hard, and all our tools need sharpening after working with the timber. It's so gorgeous though and it will really serve us well for hopefully generations to come. Thank you for your comment!
Excellent video, guys! Good lighting and commentary. Those exotic looking trees in the background give a good sense of the tropics compared to what we would ever see in Canada.
Hi Cory, we are so glad you enjoyed watching this episode! We are so lucky as the trees in the background are the view from our garden. They are mostly Tasmanian oaks and wattle. Beautiful trees and the oak trees are the same family as the timber we use for our boat! We've been to Canada and also greatly admire your trees and nature, different to ours but also so stunning! Thanks for watching!
REvisiting some of your episodes and as i recall,when i was in OZ between 85 and90, Oilfield Diving in the Bass straights, the Endeavor was being built on the West Coast using Jarrah ? for planking, can you confirm, possibly being a dense timber, it can't be steamed, so maybe the Back bone was the use ? and planking ?, anyway, enjoy your channel,as a side note,when i returned to the States,i enrolled in the Wooden boat school in Port Townsend,Washington and did the year long coarse,in reality back then,one could work as many hours as one wanted [no longer the case], so in reality i put in the equivalent hour wise of 2 year's,most fortunate for me ,around that time,i picked up a job building a number of lawn chairs in Jarra,which i had not heard of before for an upmarket condo building in Seattle,seems someone had stolen one of two they had and i disassembled the one remaining,made patterns and built more,so i'm assuming its not a endangered timber ?.Allfernow,Doug.
A friend put me on to you guys. Very deja vu for me. My wife and I built a 36 ft gaff cutter out of jarrah here in W.A. A while ago now. Turned out we couldn't sustain the life and after a number of years living on her we sold her. No youtube back then. Building another now, smaller, lighter plywood and glass on Paulonia frames. Here in W.A.Jarrah is regarded as mid range in terms of its weight. Tuart, Wandoo, Lignum vitae are all heavier, and do not float. Jarrah does. Lotsa luck guys. I'll be following from now on.
Thank you for your comment and sharing your experience with boat building and Jarrah. Very interesting facts. Good luck with your new project and happy sailing for when she floats!
I would like to commend Ewan for his treatment of the hand planes, laying them on their sides so as not to damage cutting edges. Enjoying your videos as I just run onto them. They don't seem to be taking my 'LIKES,' however!
Tally ho means heading forewards to a target. Originally from fox hunting in ye old england. Leos channel is named after the boat tally ho. But tally ho papers have been used for measuring gaps for about as long as theyve been making the papers cause just about everyone had a pack.. Good laugh but guys, ive only been watching a couple of weeks but its looking good, looking foreward to seeing her come together
My keel is made from jarrah, which the guy who built my hull, had for many years before using it for my build. I remember it was a lot more stable than the timber he used for the forefoot and stem; they were so green, a good arborist could have brought them back to life and replanted at any time during the build 😂
