Wooden Boat Build // Part 11: Cutting The Boat To Shape 

Two fisted sanding looks cool. Smart not to sand through the glass. It’s a hand built boat. Perfect is the hallmark of machine production. Your boat has the pride of hand built craftsmanship. Well done.

You should look into carbide sanding disks... save a bunch of paper

I have been following the construction of the boat, I confess that it is very beautiful and should be even more after it is ready. I haven't noticed the presence of your helper, UTZ.

RU-vid is like watching someone who first discovers a rake. Love youtube!

Nice work. I had not seen the sides of the float dories cut like that before. Looks a little bit like some of the body work on the late thirties and early forties autos with the sweeping curves. It is going to be a classy looking boat. Thank you and have a good week ahead.

This has been such an interesting journey! Boat building is not for the weak

Looks like you're back in business. Can't wait for the next video!

I love that moment when you make that major cut that changes the whole character of the boat ... you spends months looking at it and you "think" that's the way it is and then ... boom ... it's a whole new boat!

I love the shape you went with. It is looking great. Man you tackled one huge project. And I must say, you are kidding it's butt. Thanks very much for sharing the journey with us. I hope you have a great week my friend.

Fantastic Sander.... Particularly for this type of job... Will save you a ton of time....

Looks great! Another reason for the sides being lower, you can see the bottom of the river, closer to your boat

Good luck 👍. You're going to have a great time with your boat.

Thx for the video. You’re a brave man cutting to the shape that you wanted. I would be pissing myself making those cuts! Gonna look great when done!

For sanding over curved areas, Festool has softer interface pads will let the paper form to the shape of the material. Basically you can swap out the white pad that the sandpaper attaches to, and put on either a softer or harder pad. With the softer interface pad, you're able to get to more of a curved surface at a time which should even the sanding stoke out and also save time. Amazing project, by the way. Absolutely beautiful so far!

Best woodworker in the world

Nice progress Chris! 😃👍🏻👊🏻

I Wanna Ride That Boat So Cool!!!!!!!!!!!

Even if you ruin the whole boat, it doesn’t matter because you have a terrific job. I am building a similar boat, it’s a cheyenne design by Jeff Spira, but your work is farrr superior than mine. Thanks for your videos

Was worth watching for the chip brush truck alone. 👍

For the most even result, always make sure that you advance the roller sideways with the handle attachment side first. This is the side you get more pressure on and it squeezes more epoxy out. other side will leave ridge lines as you progress. Open side should trail. Hope I managed to explain this good enough. :)

Another great video Bud! I'm pretty surer the more you use your new Festool sander the bigger fan you'll become and the more you'll reach for it. Happy New Tool Brother 👍

Beautiful color in that wood, glad you didn't sand it back to the wood.

You are going to love that rotex.

Hi buddy, watching your channel regularly. I like your approach and your honesty regarding the worksteps you take. So I think I owe you some tipps regarding the Festool Rotex. I bought one before about one year. I use it for: - sanding down and finishing bigger and smaller wooden surfaces. - sanding and finishing metal surfaces. - preparing car surfaces for painting. - intermediate sanding between paintjobs. - polishing of paintjobs on all materials. - polishing of car headlamps. These are „only“ those tasks I already performed. Just ask your Festool dealer. I don‘t think there is any task you can’t perform with this sander except really filigrane workpeaces. There is different sanding disks papers or polishing pads as well as adhesive or polishing milks and substances for nearly every task you can imagine. I think you will be pretty happy with this machine. And, I don‘t use any respiration mask anymore while sanding. I use my Festool vac and an air cleaner only.

what if you just spent the time and effort doing multiple coats of epoxy INSTEAD of doing any fiberglass cloth (or matting) ???

Nice job so far. I have 2 thoughts for you. The first is, use a respirator at all times when sanding or cutting epoxy or fiberglass, They are real health hazards. The second is to take a look at Mas Epoxy. You have a lot less sanding with that product, and no blush to clean off if you miss the tack time as you did with the third coat. I have build 6 small boats and used Mas Epoxy for the last 2.

Festool makes great finishing sanders also

I felt that doubled fisted sanding in my soul. Get it done.

The concept for the Oar Points makes a lot common sense; which I would have never dawned on me. Six to eight hours sounds about right to me.

Good morning!

I know you have moved and many things have happened in the world. I would love an update on this great project

Check out the Mirka sanding screens too.

Please use some type of respirator or mask while using power tools on fiberglass/epoxy, that stuff is nasty Otherwise I love the build!

You went the epoxy route. With polyester resin, if you use wax in your final coat, it will cure the resin rock hard. Much easier to sand.

Cant wait to see it finished, it will be a beautiful boat, it already is actually. Would love to know how you transfered identical cutting line to the other side.

Gotta use a scraper to remove the runs. Sanding just clogs the sandpaper.

I realy love festool, in Germany it is the brand for profecional carpinters or cabinetmakers.

Man, nice shape! I love the colour you've got now, beautiful. Demon tarp, lol. Sanding is bear at the best of times eh. I think I'll look into festool. Thanks for another great video.

GREAT VLOG Gnarly stuff that cutting top edge off sides of boat! Two things I loved a third was good after wheeling out your boat liked the strip to mark in cut line, yikes sooo much work Am I cutting boat at right place along sides? But nicely done great choice of cutting tools camera angle, Sweet job, a loved also under inside view of cutting sides of boat. Nicely done.. Also loved chip brush idea with tape removal of loose bristles and then cyanoacrylate glueing down base of brisles on brush to futher inhibit brush hairs from buggering up finish of boat another idea I loved. We'll Done! You Best , David

Second on the respirator

My grandma had that same stool in her kitchen

scrape the drips with a card scraper

When I buy Festool , that is the exact same thing I will pull god trigger on too, I used that sander at demo booth and it is awesome .

Is there a launch video for your boat? I can't find it.

So how did you transfer the line from one side to the other, and get them even?

How freaking hard was it to take the saw to it? I had a small freak out when I drilled holes in my hull for my chainplates. You're doing great!

Irwin, Abranet, Bosch, maybe a few other brands available in the US do mesh sanding discs that won't clog like paper ones

When you use such a sander like that, you can't compare it with other orbital sanders cost a fraction of the price. As stated before, compare apple to apples. not apples to oranges. Each manufacturer has such expensive sanders and I think they would compare equally. Just my opinion. And yes I have built a boat and rebuild cars from top to down and even inside as well. I've used all types of sanders, and each type has it's place when doing most any project. Thumbs Up!

Nice work Chris! Love the lines of the boat. Word of caution: as others have noted, I would strongly recommend that you wear good dust protection going forward. Also, where is UTZ?

I cringed when I saw you scribe and cut that low scoop on the bow. Then I remembered that this isn’t a Panga. Fiberglassing can have a steep learning curve- it’s nice to follow yours. Thanks!

Have lots of Festool, plus the Rotex. Do not get too aggressive with it. It will eat up the epoxy if not careful. Boat is looking great.

You can actually almost eliminate sanding entirely, if you work carefully during the curing stages of the epoxy, and change your application method. With epoxy, timing is critical: 1. Don't wait until the epoxy's fully-cured, then use brute-force to sand drips etc out. Instead, wait a couple of hours (+/- depending on how quick it's curing) until it is just plasticky, not fully hardened, then use a furniture scraper, block plane or other sharp blade to just cut the still-soft-ish lumps etc off, easy as pie. Just exactly as you'd smooth wood. 2. Always try to re-coat before the previous coat is fully cured. That way, you'll achieve a full chemical bond, without the need to sand. Even if the previous-coat is glossy, the top coat will be fully adhered, without any need to roughen it to produce a mechanical bond. If left 'til it's fully cured, it won't chemically bond, so a considerable sanding effort becomes necessary. 3. Apply the epoxy using cheap flexible flat plastic spreaders, not rollers. The strongest, lightest and cheapest joints use the least-possible epoxy, and place the fiber-glass hard-up against the wood surface. Rollers can't squeeze the fiber-glass hard enough against the wood, so leave it 'floating' within a puddle of epoxy an un-known distance above the wood surface) and typically use much more epoxy than necessary (resulting in drips etc). You can probably halve the weight and cost of the epoxy you use, and double the effective strength of the finished product, and almost entirely eliminate drips, simply by switching to cheap plastic spreaders.

Спасибо за видео. Плохо, что защитой не пользуешься. Внутри лодки такая же обработка будет?

Three more good tricks on the cheaper side. 1. A microplane-style wood rasp makes quick work of drips if you can see them clearly. One light pass will shave down a vertical drip line and with some practice you can take them just down to the epoxy surface and no further. 2. A Fein (or knock-off) with a large cutting disk can be very easily used to "shave" the surface if you hold it at a very flat/shallow angle. It's amazing how fast you can clean up both drips and also fiberglass-tape edges if it gets a little shaggy there. 3. Make your tapes on 4+mil plastic. Wet heavily then lay another sheet of plastic on top. You can then squeegee out bubbles and then trim with disposable (Harbor Freight) scissors to a perfect line. Peel one plastic sheet, transfer to your joint and squeegee again. If you leave the top plastic sheet on, the squeegeed epoxy makes a perfect bevel on the edge of the tape line greatly reducing your sanding/jaggies there.

Bosch has the auto start dust extractor that can be connected to a direct gear drive sander.

off topic question - Which japanese saw/saws would you recommend for dovetailing in 3/4 stock? What are the advantages of having a back on a pull saw?

Coming from an Autobody background you probably could save money and time using an air operated Palm DA sander with automotive grade 3m paper. Something like a Dynabrade or equivalent. You’d e surprised the difference in the paper alone. Find an automotive paint supplier in your area.

Maybe you should try Festool Granat instead of the conventional sand paper. Those are a little expensive but the vacuum will work better and they last longer. I think those are originally from Mirca

Great color. Really beautiful work but when you're showing the festool you look really tired

looking sweet man! kind-of off subject, but I thought you bought some amazing riverfront property with a killer shop? Can't remember, does that place not have a house on the property yet?

Hey brother you need to watch boatworks today... it will help you tremendously with your build... anyone and everyone who these comments please help me the word along... to help out third coast with his build... you need to watch boatworks today...

I know your upset about the drips, but still, you will have a beautiful boat when done. Can't wait to see it.

That boat is getting EXPENSIVE! But hey, what is the point of any DIY project if not for an excuse to buy more tools! The boat is looking really nice 👍. It’s going to turn out so professional looking, you’ll need the drip stains to prove to people you built it yourself!

You really need to do some research on the detrimental effects of epoxy / fiberglass or you won't be building any more boats . I worked in Aerospace for 32 years . You learned from your mistakes in applying it , your body will not learn from the mistakes of not wearing a respirator the effects are cumulative Take the advise of a 60 year old kiteboard builder who has made all the same epoxy mistakes you have . Dont trust the extraction system on that sander you owe it to your wife kids and those trout! Ps i still fish with the same G. Loomis rod i built in 1984 and you shoud see the lousy epoxy job i did on the guides ,drips and all. Keep up the good work I admire you, your one of us!

Dude????? How much resin did you use?

I would like to introduce you to the channel Sail Life. He is the sanding fiberglass king. I REALY think you will learn a lot.

Or as Andy at BoatworksToday would 'boat building is 90% sanding' 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣💪💪💪💪💪

Hi. Just wondering why all american boats are flat bottomed.

Should have went with Mirka. Like a lambo. Ofc more expensive haha

Where is the shop partner doggo? Show us the doggo!

At some point this guy will need to move to a bigger property. You can only build so much is a residential area. But keep it up, since the rest of us can’t do it.

why sand the epoxy so much?

Why wouldn't you cut the shape before you glassed the boat? Seems backwards way to go about it lol

с высокими бортами тоже было круто.

By the way, I would have cut out shape, then finish wood and waste all that fiberglass, resin and time!

youtube quit showing me your videos and I kinda forgot. getting caught up on this boat.

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Boats: board of all this sanding That's just the nature of the trade get some headphones and suck it up. Having said the arba net disks mirka make are the best in the bizz

After running into the problem of sandpaper clogging up while hand sanding an 18’ stripper canoe that I built back in the ‘80s, I came up with a very low cost but efficient method of making the fiberglass super smooth. I was sitting at the local Waffle House enjoying a cup of coffee when the cook started cleaning the grill with a chunk of something so I asked her what she was using and she told me it was called a “Grill Brick,” after a little conversation she gave me one to try. It turned out to be the solution to my problem. The grill brick ablades itself as you use it so it never cloggs up and it leaves a great finish without any bumps or dips. I went back and asked her how I could get some of that magical product and she got me a whole case of them for $20.00 . It was enough to sand my canoe with plenty left over. The canoe looked like a piece of fine furniture when I applied the spar varnish and I was jumping for joy at how the project turned out. Everyone today is looking for a power tool to do the job but sometimes you just have to suck it up and use your hands. I’m sorry that you had to end up spending all that money on a “Pusstool Sander” while there was a waaay cheaper solution to your problem!

NO. runs can be reduced substantially with a scraper before sanding. Otherwise, stop playing with any epoxy without gloves. epoxy resin on bare skin eventually leads to allergies and inability to use it again.

Please tell the diagram thanks

You could have saved on the fiber glassing too if you had ct the shape first.

Drift boat?

Everybody makes their own decisions, but even with the vacuum on the Festool you're breathing in some of the nastiest shit when you're sanding epoxy and fiberglass... I skip the dust mask and wear a respirator when doing this work.

You should probably use gloves and a mask :/ Nice boat however !

I think that buying new boat is cheaper than the festool sander with dust extractor ;)

My kärcher shop vac does the same thing when you plug something into it starts automatically and keeps running for 5 more sec, just so you know there are multiple choices for that

Bosch makes a sander almost identical to the rotex. Works quite well matched with a Bosch dust extractor. Air holes on the disc aren't as fancy as the festool though

Have you ever had the denatured alcohol turn your hands and work piece a yellowish tint?

With the curve in the top lip of the boat, this is going to look incredible. I can't wait to see the rest of the content on this build