It's gettin' more and more archaic. Slowly cranking and squeezing the crackling oak into its new shape the egyptian way using levers and comealongs to convince it to give in and become Arabella is very entertaining. Thanks for sharing!
She's coming together at last gentleman! A moment must be taken please for a well deserved pint. Beautiful work, stolidly endured and your all the stronger for it. I think I speak for the majority of us watching around the world when I say, we are all cheering you on.
It's starting to look like a "plank" Hahahahahaha. Fellas, it's starting to look like a BOAT! This is precision boat building. No "close enough" here. I love watching all of you regardless of your methods or materials you are creating something beautiful and useful. Something that will show your true devotion to perfection and skill for years to come.
I came in on the welding the bronze floors. Took a few weeks to see it all. Been here since. : ) no welding on my boat was just looking for bronze when this was suggested.
I had the pleasure of meeting Tad last week at the Wooden Boat School. He is like the Yoda of boat building. Sometime it just a look and you know if you're doing right or wrong. Fantastic guy supper nice!
What ? Pace yourselves ! it's all happening so fast ! I'm not kidding , the suspense was killing me , but , but , but , but now you're killing the suspense .
It occurred to me what a gift you guys are giving the world. You have a master craftsman of a dying trade showing you how to do this step, and you have it on video to be seen well into the future.
Good to see Thad using a proper pencil and sharpened with his pen knife. I noticed it was a Lee Valley green rubber tipped pencil . I used to work for the Cumberland Pencil Company in the UK. We made lots and lots of pencils for Lee Valley. So in a peculiar way I now feel connected to Arabella. Regards Clive
Mr. Thad is a fountain of knowledge. Very kind of him to take the time to visit and share his knowledge and teach. I had many elder friends when I was younger. Learned so much from them. Great video. Excellent content. Keep them coming
I know Thad a little and I assure you he is just as happy to see and assist these young guys building a conventional wood boat as they are to have his help.
I haven't missed an episode and yet I'm amazed at the thickness of the planks. If you'd asked me I would have presumed that they would be half as thick as they are. Everything in this build has been consistently over the top. I'm beginning to see why it has been worth it when Steve said that these first planks 'should be' the same on both sides!
Thad's quiet confidence was quiet powerful, here's a man who has absolute confidence in what he's doing and he's passing on skills that very few have, fabulous guy. Another major step, a plank on Arabella! Your craftsmanship is inspiring, I hope more folk see what you're doing and start their own project, it could be a boat or flower boxes. It doesn't matter just as long as someone is inspired to do something. As ever, thanks for sharing your life with us and keep making great videos!
I assumed you guys used to build ships for a living like Larry Pardey, but just read that you're a photographer and a teacher. Building a wooden boat with that level of class and professionalism? It's inspirational.
I've been watching religiously since the lead keel weight was poured. This step feels like the first step on the downhill side of the project. The garboard plank seems like an incredibly difficult step because its such a huge piece of wood, and has to be cut so perfectly. You can't un-cut a board that big if you make a mistake. I think that it's at this stage that I would have a real problem of being frozen in indecision. I think the main load that Thad shouldered was giving the boys confidence that they were doing the right thing.
Fantastic job!, Watching that Garboard plank being offered up for the first time is an Epic and significant mile stone like a roof over a new house. You should celebrate with a good drink!. A massive thumbs up from me here in the UK!.
Akiva is so cute. All I wanna do is just give him a hug. Side note, that clamp Steve was using there toward the end is massive. o.O Not sure I've ever seen one so big before. The boat is coming together!
This is a dream I think a lot of people have, and to see you making it is surreal and very fun. Excellent work, and to document it like this for free is just so great, thank you.
Learning all kinds of clamping techniques and cutting strategies. It’s like seeing how the magic is done with planking. I always wondered how it was possible. Now I know how and wonder how anyone can be that ambitious and patient? You guys obviously have what it takes. Great that you have such a skilled and accessible mentor too! There’s always a calming confidence in watching a quiet old guy who knows what he’s doing.
I like how your network of wooden boat folks keeps chipping in with sweat and/or expertise. Your attention to detail is laudable and necessary: any errors always multiply as the job progresses. That was the quickest 20:48 I've watched in a long time. Great work both before and behind the camera, men. I'm already jonesing for your next episode.
I really, really don’t get it! Why would ANYONE press the unlike button on your videos? Is it jealousy? Inability to imagine? These videos you produce leave me in awe. Outstanding workmanship gentlemen!
I'd recommend using the 'Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch' on any 'rabbit' manifestation. Akiva would be well advised to steer clear until "the number three, being the third number, be reached." Just to be clear this was an allusion to an old Monty Python film - no idea what the poster below is on about but I'd like to distance myself from whatever planet it lives on.
Great video gentlemen. Thank you Thad and Casey for your help. That is some garboard plank. Impressed with the way you clamped the bottom of the plank into the rabbet. Wasn't sure they were tight enough until Steve mentioned the boat might move! Have a great weekend.
I am full of admiration and respect for this incredible boat building project. This magnificent craft will no doubt still be sea worthy 300 years from now.
I had no idea such thick White Oak was going to be used on the outside. this boat just keeps getting bigger and bigger. Great job and effort. See you next week
Been watching since the keel pour. I am very impressed by the craftsmanship that is going into the ship. It looks like it going to be extremely sturdy. Can’t wait to see it cutting the water!
Wow, great to have the experience Thad offered you on this part of the build! I always look forward to the latest video! Thank you for your amazing patience with the details!
I love this channel and am in awe at the mammoth undertaking building a boat like this from scratch would be using mostly traditional tools. Great job guys!!
Watching Steve cut that board at 6:25 reminded me of my dad on the job site when a homeowner asked him how he could cut a piece of siding so well free-hand. Dad thought for just a beat, then replied, "Oh, it's easy. I just draw a crooked line."
Just beautiful work gentlemen! An art form that we are all a glad to see artisans as yourselves still exist. Started with some lead and a few trees. Cannot wait to see her under sail.
Before I joined the Navy in 1983 I would live on Lake Washington, Samamish and Puget Sound. The wooden boats as well as the old Alison powered Hydro's were what dreams were made of. The building of your own boat will be with you like blood through your veins. Fair Winds Good Sir's
AWESOME she is getting her planks on , sooo looking forward to this part of the building process, thanks for the great videos, an for the entertainment, an for the boat building education.
This is the best series! Your workmanship, attention to detail and sheer determination and enthusiasm is inspiring. I look forward to seeing you and the Arabella in Australia!
Wow, just thinking about how they used to do this back without power tools and it seems like an incredible undertaking. Even with power tools it is still a huge amount of work.... absolutely awe inspiring
Also, they did nothing like the kind of super precise fitting you're seeing on Aribella. Those old ships were pretty rough hewn. Swelling wood covers a myriad of sins.
Very exciting watching that first plank go up can't wait to see what's going on in next weeks. Great job and amazing volunteers. And who doesn't love Akiva.
I love Akivaaaa! You guys are doing such a great job! So excited to see you guys on your adventures, till then, keep it up! Thankyou so much for the entertainment! Started your series a week ago and can't stop watching!
Love watching this boat build, you guys are inspiring me to build a boat. A bit smaller, well a lot smaller, just a run about but still challenging for someone with little boat building experience. I’ve worked in the building industry for 10 years in Australia n here in the US. Keep up the awesome work, you guys are awesome 👍
The garbard is looks excellent it's amazing the level of woodworking it takes to build a wooden boat . Lucky you guys have a good boy (Akiva ) keeping a watch on things .
There is quite a bit of tension when watching the measuring and first test fits - one error here could really cost some time. And the delicate planing to match the curve of the side is so stressful. Then you catch a glimpse of Akiva, relaxed and unbothered, which is actually soothing for the viewers... thank you, Akiva. 😊
That is some tough work , on top of a lot of tough work..No piece of cake anywhere in sight..lol..Just keep on keeping on till the boat sails out of the harbor..
Such an array of clamp sizes - all needed for a specific purpose. I wonder what shipwrights used before big “C” clamps? More of the straps and winches?
I’m working to put a 3/8 inch garboard plank on a 15 foot boat, so I have a great appreciation for your accomplishment. The scale is no where near the same, but the process might be similar.
I just can'T wait for the next video and the next.... better than that, you are gibing me confidence in myself to do my project... nothing as complicated as a boat, but a deck is a nice project that is scaring me a little... thanks a lot guys.
I'm very much excited about that. Now it really takes shape. I also love that you get so much support from so many knowledgeable people. It's always good to have experienced people around. All the best, and looking forward to see the next planks go on.
Pretty soon you will be ready to sail the north sea and “go-a-viking” or search for a white sandy beach in the Caribbean. Great work guys and thanks for sharing!
It's gettin' more and more archaic. Slowly cranking and squeezing the crackling oak into its new shape the egyptian way using levers and comealongs to convince it to give in and become Arabella is very entertaining. Thanks for sharing!
She's coming together at last gentleman! A moment must be taken please for a well deserved pint. Beautiful work, stolidly endured and your all the stronger for it. I think I speak for the majority of us watching around the world when I say, we are all cheering you on.
It's starting to look like a "plank" Hahahahahaha. Fellas, it's starting to look like a BOAT! This is precision boat building. No "close enough" here. I love watching all of you regardless of your methods or materials you are creating something beautiful and useful. Something that will show your true devotion to perfection and skill for years to come.
And to think that started watching this channel when it was all about pouring hot lead. Amazing work, guys.
G G thats what got me, casting a lead keel, been watching ever since
I came in on the welding the bronze floors. Took a few weeks to see it all. Been here since. : ) no welding on my boat was just looking for bronze when this was suggested.
me too since the lead adaventure
it's awesome how the giant lead thing in the ground is growing into a beautiful ship in only one year!
Also here since the keel casting, starting to look like a boat now !
I came in on the lead pour. I look forward to these weekly installments.
I had the pleasure of meeting Tad last week at the Wooden Boat School. He is like the Yoda of boat building. Sometime it just a look and you know if you're doing right or wrong. Fantastic guy supper nice!
What ? Pace yourselves ! it's all happening so fast ! I'm not kidding , the suspense was killing me , but , but , but , but now you're killing the suspense .
It occurred to me what a gift you guys are giving the world. You have a master craftsman of a dying trade showing you how to do this step, and you have it on video to be seen well into the future.
Good to see Thad using a proper pencil and sharpened with his pen knife. I noticed it was a Lee Valley green rubber tipped pencil . I used to work for the Cumberland Pencil Company in the UK. We made lots and lots of pencils for Lee Valley. So in a peculiar way I now feel connected to Arabella.
Regards Clive
Mr. Thad is a fountain of knowledge. Very kind of him to take the time to visit and share his knowledge and teach. I had many elder friends when I was younger. Learned so much from them. Great video. Excellent content. Keep them coming
I know Thad a little and I assure you he is just as happy to see and assist these young guys building a conventional wood boat as they are to have his help.
I never stop being amazed by the Craftmanship , details ,and Yankee ingenuity on display every time I watch.
I haven't missed an episode and yet I'm amazed at the thickness of the planks. If you'd asked me I would have presumed that they would be half as thick as they are. Everything in this build has been consistently over the top. I'm beginning to see why it has been worth it when Steve said that these first planks 'should be' the same on both sides!
Thad's quiet confidence was quiet powerful, here's a man who has absolute confidence in what he's doing and he's passing on skills that very few have, fabulous guy.
Another major step, a plank on Arabella!
Your craftsmanship is inspiring, I hope more folk see what you're doing and start their own project, it could be a boat or flower boxes. It doesn't matter just as long as someone is inspired to do something.
As ever, thanks for sharing your life with us and keep making great videos!
I assumed you guys used to build ships for a living like Larry Pardey, but just read that you're a photographer and a teacher. Building a wooden boat with that level of class and professionalism? It's inspirational.
I've been watching religiously since the lead keel weight was poured. This step feels like the first step on the downhill side of the project. The garboard plank seems like an incredibly difficult step because its such a huge piece of wood, and has to be cut so perfectly. You can't un-cut a board that big if you make a mistake. I think that it's at this stage that I would have a real problem of being frozen in indecision. I think the main load that Thad shouldered was giving the boys confidence that they were doing the right thing.
Wait until they get to the whisky plank!
Fantastic job!, Watching that Garboard plank being offered up for the first time is an Epic and significant mile stone like a roof over a new house. You should celebrate with a good drink!. A massive thumbs up from me here in the UK!.
Akiva is so cute. All I wanna do is just give him a hug. Side note, that clamp Steve was using there toward the end is massive. o.O Not sure I've ever seen one so big before.
The boat is coming together!
The giant clamp was given to the project by a friend who got it from a retired furniture maker, so it has seen a lot of use.
This is a dream I think a lot of people have, and to see you making it is surreal and very fun. Excellent work, and to document it like this for free is just so great, thank you.
Learning all kinds of clamping techniques and cutting strategies. It’s like seeing how the magic is done with planking. I always wondered how it was possible. Now I know how and wonder how anyone can be that ambitious and patient? You guys obviously have what it takes. Great that you have such a skilled and accessible mentor too! There’s always a calming confidence in watching a quiet old guy who knows what he’s doing.
I like how your network of wooden boat folks keeps chipping in with sweat and/or expertise. Your attention to detail is laudable and necessary: any errors always multiply as the job progresses. That was the quickest 20:48 I've watched in a long time. Great work both before and behind the camera, men. I'm already jonesing for your next episode.
Thanks for watching!
Thad is *literally* a wizard
I really, really don’t get it! Why would ANYONE press the unlike button on your videos? Is it jealousy? Inability to imagine?
These videos you produce leave me in awe. Outstanding workmanship gentlemen!
Bob Stienke I just think those are 12 year old boys who snicker for their contrary opinion.
The haters are immature twits with no skills.
They could be from the new channel that started up I think it's called poo tube!
It was me!! I was looking for videos with scantily clad women in the thumbnail!! My bad.
Roadkill.....hahahahaha that’s funny!
Fantastic to see a plank going up!
Akiva keeps waiting patiently for this 'rabbit' that you keep talking about to show up.
CorwynGC Akita is waiting for his parrot “Pancho” to chew on and tear apart
It's in a very big hat!
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I'd recommend using the 'Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch' on any 'rabbit' manifestation. Akiva would be well advised to steer clear until "the number three, being the third number, be reached."
Just to be clear this was an allusion to an old Monty Python film - no idea what the poster below is on about but I'd like to distance myself from whatever planet it lives on.
I look forward to these videos every week. I appreciate you dedication to quality work. Keep it up guys and thank you.
Ditto what Jerry said. I've watched every video in this series. Amazing dedication by the guys. Your skill set is growing with each passing week.
Thank you for watching!
That looks a lot like work, and a lot of it. Good job, men.
Talk about a nerve racking cut!
just a beauty to see you guys work and so much harmony and honesty as a team.
Great video gentlemen. Thank you Thad and Casey for your help. That is some garboard plank. Impressed with the way you clamped the bottom of the plank into the rabbet. Wasn't sure they were tight enough until Steve mentioned the boat might move! Have a great weekend.
I am full of admiration and respect for this incredible boat building project.
This magnificent craft will no doubt still be sea worthy 300 years from now.
Wow. That's hard work, man. Who ever said that building a timber boat was easy. There's also a boatshed of trust for each other in there.
I had no idea such thick White Oak was going to be used on the outside. this boat just keeps getting bigger and bigger. Great job and effort. See you next week
Absolutely brilliant … your ship is growing
Been watching since the keel pour.
I am very impressed by the craftsmanship that is going into the ship. It looks like it going to be extremely sturdy.
Can’t wait to see it cutting the water!
With all the power tools and "modern" technology, one really gains an appreciation for the skills of boat builders of old!
Wow, great to have the experience Thad offered you on this part of the build! I always look forward to the latest video! Thank you for your amazing patience with the details!
I love this channel and am in awe at the mammoth undertaking building a boat like this from scratch would be using mostly traditional tools. Great job guys!!
That looks like a crazy amount of work to get all planks done and fitted on the boat
I got a chill seeing the garbard plank test-fit, great job gentlemen, a riveting and satisfying video - congrats!
You might even say it was a trunneling and satisfying video. :P
Great video, please bundle your videos and sell them for us guys that want to learn and to build our own boats!
I'm literally tearing up as you're hanging or fitting the first plank....Damn. She's gonna float some day boys !
That board snapping into place was the most satisfying thing ever. Well done guys.
Watching Steve cut that board at 6:25 reminded me of my dad on the job site when a homeowner asked him how he could cut a piece of siding so well free-hand. Dad thought for just a beat, then replied, "Oh, it's easy. I just draw a crooked line."
shiver me timbers! Nice workmanship. Great adventure never to be forgotten in this and your next generations!
To echo what has been said here. The craftmanship and detail would make your forefathers proud. Keep up the great work.
You guys are awesome.
Just beautiful work gentlemen! An art form that we are all a glad to see artisans as yourselves still exist. Started with some lead and a few trees. Cannot wait to see her under sail.
Before I joined the Navy in 1983 I would live on Lake Washington, Samamish and Puget Sound. The wooden boats as well as the old Alison powered Hydro's were what dreams were made of. The building of your own boat will be with you like blood through your veins. Fair Winds Good Sir's
AWESOME she is getting her planks on , sooo looking forward to this part of the building process, thanks for the great videos, an for the entertainment, an for the boat building education.
This is the best series! Your workmanship, attention to detail and sheer determination and enthusiasm is inspiring. I look forward to seeing you and the Arabella in Australia!
That was a lot of work. No wonder you are tired. Really enjoying the videos. Thank you.
Crazy power in clamping that huge hardwood plank.
Craftsmanship!!! There are still amazing boat builders out there.
the first shelf is almost on ................well done
Wow, just thinking about how they used to do this back without power tools and it seems like an incredible undertaking. Even with power tools it is still a huge amount of work.... absolutely awe inspiring
Can you then imagine the huge 3 mast ships. I would die 😂
Many hands made up for the lack of power tools.
Yes, but manual labour was a lot cheaper back then, so you had many more people working
Also, they did nothing like the kind of super precise fitting you're seeing on Aribella. Those old ships were pretty rough hewn. Swelling wood covers a myriad of sins.
A friend has over 200 hand planes all for different purposes. I have only 12. A guy can work fast with a sharp blade.
thats a lot of work, well done
You don't disappoint. Friday is a good day.
Very exciting watching that first plank go up can't wait to see what's going on in next weeks. Great job and amazing volunteers. And who doesn't love Akiva.
Great work guys terrific to see the first plank taking shape. Your videos are a highlight of the week of TH-cam watching.
I love Akivaaaa! You guys are doing such a great job! So excited to see you guys on your adventures, till then, keep it up! Thankyou so much for the entertainment! Started your series a week ago and can't stop watching!
As a boat owner, fiberglass bass boat, I cannot imagine constructing the craft you are making. So impressive and fun to watch! Keep it up!
Love watching this boat build, you guys are inspiring me to build a boat. A bit smaller, well a lot smaller, just a run about but still challenging for someone with little boat building experience. I’ve worked in the building industry for 10 years in Australia n here in the US. Keep up the awesome work, you guys are awesome 👍
Good luck with your project!
The garbard is looks excellent it's amazing the level of woodworking it takes to build a wooden boat . Lucky you guys have a good boy (Akiva ) keeping a watch on things .
Awesome. Leo is gonna do this soon. Going to wait and see how he does it.
WOW, it's starting to look like a boat with that first plank! Keep up the great work !
There is quite a bit of tension when watching the measuring and first test fits - one error here could really cost some time. And the delicate planing to match the curve of the side is so stressful. Then you catch a glimpse of Akiva, relaxed and unbothered, which is actually soothing for the viewers... thank you, Akiva. 😊
19:47 Killsaw!!! but seriously, this is an amazing step, and its been great watching yall come so far. I'm hooked!
That is some tough work , on top of a lot of tough work..No piece of cake anywhere in sight..lol..Just keep on keeping on till the boat sails out of the harbor..
One takeaway from this lovely video is you can never have too many clamps in boat building.
And some pretty massive ones at that!
Trust me, i never have enough... Dont care is they are Harbor Frieght cheap. A clamp is a clamp. as long as it holds i dont care.
That is an old lament of woodworkers. It means that one has to get quite creative in clamping. That can be an interesting project of its own.
Such an array of clamp sizes - all needed for a specific purpose. I wonder what shipwrights used before big “C” clamps? More of the straps and winches?
You can never have too many clamps.
Great work lads. All those fractions for measurements though makes me thankful for the humble mm.
Love seeing an akiva cameo!
Keep it up guys and thank you.
Your efforts this week look a lot like magic, eagerly awaiting deeper explanations to come.
What a way to start my day! Thanks so much for posting the continuing progress of Arabella...you guys are inspiring this old landlubber.
Truly epic work!
I’m working to put a 3/8 inch garboard plank on a 15 foot boat, so I have a great appreciation for your accomplishment. The scale is no where near the same, but the process might be similar.
I just can'T wait for the next video and the next.... better than that, you are gibing me confidence in myself to do my project... nothing as complicated as a boat, but a deck is a nice project that is scaring me a little... thanks a lot guys.
Congratulations, big milestone!!!
Thanks! We are excited to have reached this stage!
Very cool video. Looking forward to next week's video to see the installation!
Another great video showing and explaining awesome work. Thanks guys ! 👍
PS I love Gran'pa ! Quite a sweet man. The calm of a man who knows. 😊
The Art of Boat Building shirt.........great how you guys support each other! DD
Congratulations on the first plank! That must feel so good after all this hard work.
What a treat, you guys rock und roll.
Another awesome video guys, keep up the great work ⛵⛵⛵⛵⛵
The very first planking, Arabellas' shape emerges. Looking lovely.
Awesome! Just about to finish night shift and I can see the planks going on! Might just stay up a little later!
Congrats for the first plank !
Wow guys she realy coming together now and as always keep your amazing updates coming 👌
I'm very much excited about that. Now it really takes shape. I also love that you get so much support from so many knowledgeable people. It's always good to have experienced people around. All the best, and looking forward to see the next planks go on.
We are very grateful for the help and advice we receive from our knowledgable friends. Thank you for watching!
Great work chaps! Always such a pleasure to see true craftsmen at work :-)
I always enjoy your videos, So interesting. Thanks
6 Akiva sightings and big plank progress. 7.8/10 quality content
Your work is always impressive but what's most impressive at this stage is how well your tent is holding up.
I loved the new T-shirts, Thanks for all the content.
That was amazing.......a lot of work. It looks like it fit pretty good. I can't wait for the next video.
Pretty soon you will be ready to sail the north sea and “go-a-viking” or search for a white sandy beach in the Caribbean. Great work guys and thanks for sharing!
Freaking awesome guys, your videos just keep on getting better
brilliant fit - what a process!
What a gratifying step. You guys must be revving!
Fascinating ... every step is amazing to watch. Thanks guys!
Thanks for the video.