Acorn to Arabella - Journey of a Wooden Boat - Episode 43: Bolting the Backbone Together
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 6 ก.ย. 2018
- The backbone is bolted together! We finally have some timbers bolted together and what a great feeling. It has been a long journey up to this point, with a lot more to come, but we can finally start seeing some of Arabella's shape coming together.
We had to make our own fin head bolts which was quite the learning experience. This project is all about finding different ways around tough situations. We needed a good way to bolt the stem together with a bolt that had a low profile head. As buying them was a bit more expensive than we liked, we figured we could figure out how to make our own.
Now that the backbone in together, we are working on setting up the molds and the rib bands to be ready to steam in the frames. That day is coming right up. The weekend of September 22nd and 23rd. We will be working all day and invite you to come by and watch the frames go in. This won't be our typical open house with food but rather an opportunity to come and watch an interesting part of the build in person. Check out our website or facebook for more information.
Bob Emser's channel, The Art of Boatbuilding: / @theartofboatbuilding
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Acorn to Arabella is a boat building project taking place in Granby, Massachusetts. Steve and Alix started as amateur boat builders building their own 38' wooden boat in their backyard: designer William Atkin's Ingrid with a Stormy Petrel's gaff rig. These videos follow the journey from tree felling, to lumber milling, to lofting, to the lead keel pour and beyond-sharing details of the woodworking, carpentry, metal smithing, tool building, and tool maintenance that wooden boats command. This ultimate DIY project will continue well past launch, when they will travel and learn to cruise aboard the boat that they've built. Just kidding about all that, this channel is about a Siberian Laika named Akiva.
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the number of people watching and wanted to help just goes to show that men have an urge to explore and create. hopefully more and more people realize this and start acting on it- I think it would make us much happier and more fulfilled over all.
We agree!
This entire series is freaking art; from the music, story, narration, cinematography, people/craftsman, the drive and determination, it's pure Documentary. Anyone who thumbs down this doesn't know wtf they're down thumbing. This is pure art.
Like others in the comments, the boat launch and Winter Sailing popped up in my feed and now I’m binge watching. As a sailor and wood working enthusiast, This is exactly what I needed. What an incredible story and beautiful journey.
It is funny to go back and see where it had come from. God, I’m getting old.
I just received my Acorn Arabella T shirt. I can't believe how many people come and say there also watching your boat build along with others who are now interested. Cheers
I watched the launch today, then this popped up on my feed. Had to watch the spine get connected again.
This just popped up on my page after watching today's episode. It's great to see how far you have come
Best video yet guys! Do you realize how many of us are planning to come to her christening? Keep up the good work.
Thanks!
No clue but we hope to have a bunch and throw a really fun party!
Love the sound of that LOOOOONG bolt being seated. Just a like a piton being seated in rock, the pitch of the ringing gets higher and higher until you KNOW; that thing is SOLID!
How can we not be in awe of those who built ships that make this look tiny with no electricity? Congratulations for not only doing this, but for sharing also!
I'm just rewatching some of my favorite milestones. I remember watching this video when it was posted. I thought, " WOW!! She is starting to look like a boat." Now seeing her almost ready to launch, I am blown away!!
See you June 17th, 2023😊
🙌
You guys are making history - a video record to keep alive a tradition that goes back centuries. 55 years ago I spent a year working for a boat yard, batch building half a dozen little 26 ft sloops each year. There were still dozens of similar yards operating around the Solent (UK) but down from hundreds, 50 years before that. Not one survives.
This gives your work a significance and importance that goes beyond your own satisfaction. I commend you with all my heart.
Mick Cane you should watch Sampson boat co. Leo is rebuilding a sailboat all by himself. He's a young boat builder from Britain rebuilding the boat in the Pacific northwest.
STUBS 1960
Thanks. Another great guy. Think my pension can afford to Patreon both these projects. Not much, but every little helps.👌🏼
i feel this so hard
Thanks a bunch!
Leo sure is doing some great work!
Just want to say what you young men are doing is a true meaning of setting your site on a goal and achieving it. Stumbled onto this and will follow closely every step of the way. if I am ever in your neck of the would I would like to give you a hand if your need one.
Thanks!
Guys, Less is not more! More, more more! The more the better, especially details. More of everything please!
Ive watched all your previous videos , many back to back, over this summer, and am now up to date and waiting in anticipation for all your next vids... Its pretty awesome now to feel im watching you guys closest to real time on your fantastic adventure!!!!
Still watching weekly with the rest of us?
What I love about your channel is the creative thinking that has gone into your boat build. You have improvised your shop, tools and construction methods to suit your resources, human and financial. I have worked my entire life with my hands and I can really appreciate what goes into something like this. I think you are doing a fine job, and this small detail of making your own fin head bolts is a good example of the ingenuity and creative thinking that has gone into this build. Thank you for this series.
Thanks for the lovely comment!
This just came back up on my feed. You've got a great crew now, but I really miss Alix. He better be there at the launch.
At last..... the leviathan starts to take shape. Keep up the good work guys.
I rebuilt 3 sailboats single handed in my day, a 14 a 28 and a 36. Big job on all of them but nothing like this. I'm happy to see there are still craftsmen-sailors out there. Best of luck on your build. It is a passion, It is awesome. Respect!
Thanks!
I commend you fellas, not only on your craftsmanship, diligent work ethic & positive attitude, but also on the fact that you take the time to respond to every question, no matter how many times they've already been asked & answered, or how absolutely ridiculous they are. (Note, please scan the comments to see if your ? has been addressed already, it takes less time than typing it again, AND seriously folks, enough about nipples & wondering who might be gay or straight or whatever, not to mention, again, asked & answered. Just take a few minutes and look.) I say we let these guys spend that wasted time making more great videos, that we all enjoy so much! Watching these "episodes" is like a mashup of my favorite TV shows, a heaping helping of PBS's "A Craftsman Legacy" with a lil'bit of good old "Kung Fu", a dash of "Gilligans Island", and only the best parts of "MacGyver" - all rolled into one! HaHa. Keep 'em coming, & thank you!
Thanks for the fantastic comment! The nipple obsession of TH-cam baffles us.
Glad to hear you are enjoying following our journey!
Every time I watch one of your video's I learn something new. What a treat! Thank you.
Good to hear!
Great job guys. Love the vids. Workmanship excellent. Envious? Er nah. Er yes very.
Thank you once again boys. My girls seem calm down their screaming when your videos are on. Who knows? 18 years time they'll be building their own boat!
This brings back a lot of memories. My father built a similar sized boat but he had no help and worked a full-time job. It took him 30 years to complete it. He started his boat on large lofting platform where he laid out the keel. He then built a jig that supported the keel in the air and upside down. After the framework was built and mounted to the keel, he threw a large party. About 40 men at the party picked up the boat frame & keel, walked it off the platform and set in the yard. They then turned the whole thing over, picked it back up, and reset back onto the platform. Every piece of wood on used on his boat was first placed into a large homemade trough and soaked for 48 hours in Coppo wood preservative. He passed away at 77 from cancer. I still wonder if it was exposure to Coppo all those years that caused his cancer. The smell of Coppo is forever ingrained into my brain.
That thread cutter is a thing of beauty
WOW is all I can say Guys... What a relief getting completed to this point 💪👍😌
Thanks for letting us watch this beautiful boat come together.
we are stoked that you are all so young
It would be much harder doing this when we are old! =)
luar biasa tukang bikin kapal kayu, kreatif dan profesional.
No guesswork, no shortcuts, Impressive!
Bonjour,
Quel plaisir de voir enfin ces énormes morceaux de bois s'assembler ensemble pour créer le premier élément de la coque.
Et avec quelle facilité apparente ils s'emboîtent les uns aux autres BRAVO !
J'attends la suite avec impatience,
Amicalement, Raphaël
Oh boy, double like, art of boat building.
That counter bore bit is brilliant.
Great stuff
I love watching every hammer blow, every turn of the drill, and I watched every piece of lead being added to the keel. Awesome skills, and thank you for sharing your gifts, dreams, and spirit with us all. I put together a GB 42 Classic a few years ago, and there was nothing like what you are doing available yet online. You are helping to inspire, and educate other prospectives to fulfill their dreams as well. Thank you.
Great video love the assembly after two years watching, good work guys.
Fantastic. Brilliant to see the shape of her coming together
That aft deadwood timber work from last vid was amazing!!!
Just as enjoyable to re-watch these old episodes as it is to watch the new ones. The boathouse looks so weird in these. WHERE DID ARABELLA GO?! Oh, she’s not there yet. Man you guys have really come a long way!!
Just got my T-Shirt today.... very nice!! Thank you!!!!!
Got to admire you two, over two years and at last it’s beginning to look like a boat. If I’d been a few years younger would have seriously took time out and spent it with you guys. It’s been a lot of hard work but the end result will be a beautiful handbuilt boat. Well done so far and keep up the good work.
Long forgotten skills need to be re learned. Excellent video
Fuck yeah boys. Looks great!
Wow., wow great job !! Overwhelming to me....
Darn..watching in 2022…I have been following Arabella for 4 years now! Still happily waiting for Friday and see more of theis magnificent project.
Cheers! Thanks for being on the journey with us!
Go guys go it is so nice to see it take shape after following you for so long thumbs up.
those counterbores with the shaft are really slick - perfect alignment every time.
True, but also they could have planned ahead and did a pilot hole that fits the guide screw of a normal counterbore bit, then drilled the main hole after.
Nice name, Arabella. I’m a big fan of Sabatini too!
Thank you for your Very Good Show
Beautiful Craftmanship!!!.....Go Guys!!!!!
Is it only me that feels sad for the wood shavings coming out of the drill bit? That wood was part of the boat, going to go on global adventures maybe for the next century, and right at the 11th hour, having gone from trunk, to plank, to laminate to being part of the boat’s structural heart, they then end up as sawdust on the boat shop floor . . . Another great video lads!
Wow I had to go back and watch the early videos Again to remind myself of the Process u guys developed for building this Boat from raw materials and TBH you have done a lot in 3 years it blows my mind when I go watch early videos again thanks from Sean in Vermont
Simply mesmerizing , I really enjoy your fascination at what you's are doing , GREAT JOB BOYS
ITS GREAT TO WATCH SOME ONE WITH A BRAIN .GREAT WORK U GUYS
sturdy strong robuste and so cool ...thank you guys for your advices ...
That’s looks great! God work guys.
all the way from malta ALL BEST KING KEEP GOING
Fantastic to see her starting to take shape
very2 good team work are familyer and solid.
You two work really well together. The speed-up, slow-down sound editing on the stem bolts is a nice detail, subtle and effective. Well done.
Guys you have inspired me to get back to my boat project I have been working on it for the last five years the yacht is called Moonbeam and is just over one metre in length so not in your league but I am trying good luck from Steve in Sydney
She is going to be wonderful.
Love to see it all come together, great work guys. Greetings from Holland
I love it that you made your own bolts! Awesome!!!
Haven’t watched it yet but can’t wait to! You guys do amazing work! Keep it up!
Yall have come a long way from felling trees! I wont tell you what i thought first time i watched...i am a believer in arrabella today...congrats to you both!
yup
Hahaha
We are sure there are many, maybe most who doubted us at the beginning. It's been super fun seeing the reactions change! =)
Oh and "Thank you Joe!" (That counter sink bit is one awesome custom tool!)
Fuck yeah! Awesome work, guys!
Amazing how pieces of wood come to shape, great job guy's
Attention to detail is amazing. Fun to watch.
I want to come up when u guys start polishing and buffing all that comes off the old boat. Please keep us up to date when u are going to start a certain task.
Big fan of the channel 👍👍🍀🍀
We will, when the time comes we will need many polishers and varnish strippers!
Great job guys.
Don't know a wit about boats but this is fascinating!
I'm not interested in boat building whatsoever, but I've binged all your videos and subscribed!
The sheer amount of prep work you did to get ready for this build was crazy. Glad it's finally starting to look like a boat, so you can see what your hard work is turning into.
Thanks guys for taking all the time to share the fantastic journey : )…..
great idea with the hammering (and editing). keep on going . love it
Thank you for the upload been waiting and its a big one. Props from newcastle australia
Dude I'm in Newcastle also,.......... well, Newcastle Upon Tyne in the UK all the best!!
Finally, a real life visual of how long the boat will be. You guys must be really stoked. Congratulations!
The stoke is high, that is for sure!
Very impressed,I hope I get a chance to visit and help before you fellows are finished.
I'm actually speechless here seeing you guys forging your own long bolts. Incredible ingenuity and resourcefulness. I never gave a single thought to how these ships were built when I admired pictures of them in books growing up in Alberta Canada. I wouldn't have had a clue how to begin building one! And here in 2018 America you guys are emulating these ship-builders forgotten skills and their building stock so well. Incredible! Hoping you find a filmmaker interested in documenting the creation of Arabella. Pehaps you could contact the producers of This Old House for some contacts and advice? All the best!
Glad ya'll are enjoying following the journey! We certainly are enjoying being on it and sharing it!
Yeah! Now she looks like a boat! Awsome job! +1
I am so impressed . This is an art form of shape, wood products, precision, and passion. Love watching it men.
Beautiful video, guys.
It's about time you built that gantry crane! :)
So happy for you guys!! Awesome job so far, keep up the hard work.
As soon as I win the lottery I'm building a boat. Dam my day job!
Amazing brooo 👍👍👍
Nice touch with the cool editing of the hammering of the bolts looks cool
Great job!!!
Fantastic video,thankyou.
Starting to look like a boat now! Well done!
Yeaaaah!! We got the backbone now! Congratulations!!!
Wooohoooooo! Love your work! Love your videos! Keep going!
Without doubt the best channel on TH-cam....
You guys are awesome ...
Fantastic. ..👍👍
It's taking shape, it's going to be a beautiful thing 👍👌
Fantastic, very learnfull
Great work guys, very impressive!
!!! A new video!!!
I've been watching your videos, and its nice to see someone building an old style boat! Hope to see many more videos!
Good work guys.