8-10 coats, wow! I can't wait to see how it comes out. The scarf came out perfect. I have only scarfed mahogany plywood, and I can't use a belt sander, because it would wear through the outer layer of plywood and look horrible. It's nice that with solid wood you're not as restricted.
"Art" of boat building is 100% correct. Throughout the build the artist and sculptor in you is on clear display. My cabinet and furniture making is carpentry. Your boatbuilding adds artistry to the endeavor. If I had been fairing the coaming, when it came to the bottom edge I would have taken calipers and tracked the top curve to form the bottom curve. You did it by eye, and of course the grain of the bungs lines up with the grain of the coaming. Beautiful work sir.
Using calipers sounds like an interesting idea, but am thinking you would want to trim the bottom edge first to match the sheer clamp and then maybe use a combination square adjusted to the desired length to use as a guide to mark out the top edge - might be more accurate than calipers?
What a lovely surprise this morning to learn that we will get to see the bronze casting work... starting from building of a small foundry. The videos of the casting work for Tally Ho at The Foundry in Port Townsend were fascinating. Now we get to see casting work from the ground up all from the perspective of an artist/sculpter. This is going to be a real treat!
Hi Bob,( roly..UK ) a tip learnt when painting ,if there is paint left in the can when finished,make sure the lid is tight on and stow it upside down..no skin on the paint when the tin is reopened.
The coaming looks great Bob, nice to see you use glue instead of epoxy on those bungs, those who use epoxy don't understand that later on if you need to remove the bungs, it will be a nightmare. But with glue all you have to do is drill a screw into the bung and heat it up with a hot gun and walla give it a little twist and it comes out no problem. Just goes to show Bob, you know what your doing there bud.
I look forward to the summer schedule. Casting and forge building will be fantastic. It never amazes me about the lighting you have in your studio. It almost makes someone want to do something in there just because of it. Not to mention the production value it adds.This timing on using 'Lust' is great as I'm about to go down the same road for my rub rail/cap rail. As I come to a finish on painting the inside of my hull. Great stuff Bob 🤙🏼
Thank you for another Saturday evening video. The coamings are another beautiful touch on this already gorgeous boat. I quit believing you were building a boat long ago. You are really sculpting another piece of art. Looking forward to seeing the bronze casting. Take care and have a great week ahead.
I think it takes a special kind of confidence to draw those lines and then just cut them and be confident about it. I think that shows your artistic ability.
A real surprise about you making the bronze castings, then you mention you are no stranger to the crucible.... My neighbour kept saying I had my work cut out for me on the restoration of my boat so many times that I ran through the list of jobs. He got quite angry with me for some reason and I told him I knew exactly what was involved and if I thought about them all at once I would have trouble completing the work, so just did one thing at a time until it was finished ( it shut him up, thankfully ). Personally I am looking forward to seeing all these different vids you will be putting up.
Yup, one step at a time. Of course you can work on a second task while the one is drying/curing (glue/epoxy/primer/paint). But yeah, too many irons in the fire, at once, and each task might not be completed to the best it can be.
How I’d love to come see the boat at the boat show! And getting to meet you would be fantastic! I can’t wait to see the foundry up and running. That’s going to be so awesome. The Coaming came out truly beautiful.
Looks lovely. I really like the walnut. Not used much in small boats. I would have held the router horizontally so it registered on the sides. Easier for me to be consistent.
I really, really like your selection of walnut for the coamings: it’s one of my favorite species for woodworking. As a longtime fan furniture maker, I discovered that I am terribly allergic to the dust; it causes a painful rash that lasts for weeks. I don’t want to think about what it would do to my lungs, even when using a respirator. Watching you use it on the Haven inspires jealousy and dread. But it looks amazing! Thank you, Bob. This is an awesome series that proves I could never take on my own build even though it’s been my favorite sailboat design since I was 15 years old. More than half a century ago! Be safe and well. Lofton
Nice work, Bob. I am a little surprised that the combings are not sealed or bedded to the deck or the carlins. I would be interested to hear your thoughts on this. I’m looking forward to the bronze work to come. All the best.
Excited to see you will be doing the casting and making the sails I just finished making a sail for the CLC Peapod from a Sailrite kit. Let me know if you want any pointers! It was an experience and I learned a lot. Cheers!
The combing looks absolutely beautiful with the varnish going on. Will the sole get the same varnish? And will it get any grip material like maybe some sand or something thrown in for grip to the top few coats? I can hardly wait to see the foundry build from the perspective of a former casting instructor. This should be quite educational. I have loved all of your tool builds so far, so this should be something special as well. 😎 Edit: oh, and I can't wait to see one of my boat builders make his/her own sails as well (if I understood correctly). That will be a real treat too.
Really beautiful work, Bob! The boat only gets more beautiful! 😃 About the name, do you know about the starship Raven from Star Trek Voyager? Anyway, stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊
Bob: "If you look here on the plans, there are all these bronze castings you have to make." Me: "Who the hell is going to do all that?" Bob: "For several years, I taught bronze castings at the art school." Me: "Alrighty then!"
I absolutely LOVE this channel. Congratulations! The question: shouldn’t the stem and the coaming have the same finish, so that there is continuity? EDITED: you can tell that I asked my question before the end of the video, where you varnish the coaming to make it look just like the stem. Great job!
Beautiful work as usual, Bob. Are the numerous small knots in the walnut a desired feature for aesthetics or are they just unavoidable in this kind of wood? Looking forward to seeing your expertise in fabricating all those bronze castings.
Beautiful work! Curious question - doesn't the coming need to seal to the deck and the rail to keep water out? Or is it enough to just be tight and a splash guard?
You are no longer enjoying the option of closed captions, I think google has changed some settings. I'm in Brazil and a lot of people here watch you, see if you can get the subtitles back, thanks, congratulations on the channel and good winds.
What proportions are you using on the thinner on each layer? I guess you have more and more varnish and less and less thinner? What do you use to thin the varnish?
Hi Gunnar, I start (on fresh unfinished wood) with a 1:1 varnish to thinner for good penetration into the wood. I do several coats at that ratio and move to 2:1 I like getting around 8-10 coats, give the wood nice depth. I thin with the manufactures product www.totalboat.com/product/special-brushing-thinner-100 Most Marine varnishes I'm familiar with, regardless of the brand, should never be use straight out of the can. Always a good practice to read the manufactures recommendation on the can. Thanks for watching! Cheers, Bob
@@TheArtofBoatBuilding Thanks a lot for the answer. Unfortunately Totalboat doesn’t ship to us in Europe, the seem to have many great products. I’ve heard of many people using cooked linseed oil as thinner, have you tried that compared to Totalboat? Best regards, Gunnar
