The Mast and Spars - construction begins!
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EPISODE 140
In this video we have some very exciting developments regarding the construction of the Mast and other Spars. Elsewhere, Clifton does some stunning woodwork building the cockpit coamings, and Nic drills several holes in the boat!
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The Mast and Spars - construction begins! (EP140)
I had a strange 'end of summer' feeling when you mentioned the need to speed things up due to family and visa reasons. I never really thought of this project ending, but now it has a deadline (or at least a 'deadline' by Tally Ho standards!). That look you had when you were doing this piece to camera was upsetting too. We have no right to pry, but I hope things are OK on those fronts, or at least can be sorted out. Although to most of us this is a YT channel and something to look forward to each fortnight (although, actually it's rather more than that, even to us), to you it's been a huge chunk of your life. And whilst mostly rewarding and enjoyable, we know there have been stressful times - and probably others that we know nothing about - and you have been tied to the pressures and needs of this project 24/7 for years. That can't have been easy at times, and there must be moments when you long for this to finish and to be able to just sail again without deadlines and responsibilities - or just to spend Christmas at home or relax with friends. I'm sure most of us understand that and thank you so much for all you've put into this project - it is so much more than just a boat restoration. Here's to the next "two years". Thank you, Leo.
Totally agreed, well spoken.
Thank you Paul
Very well put, same feeling here.
I will 3rd ALL of that!
Tally Ho is coming so beautifully!
That boat is so full of LOVE!
A deadline by Tally Ho standards, good call.
4:08 -- Clifton not using his hand to whack in a large board, a sight to behold
12:00 Leo wearing his steel toed deck shoes 👍👍
*- Thank you, MYSTERY SPAR-LABOR PATRON, for your support of Leo's inspiration and striving.*
It's a huge donation. The labor costs must be incredibly high. Incredibly generous.
I'll never tire of watching a shipwright work his or her magic with wood. This is going to be one very beautiful sailboat. When you mentioned someone has offered to pay for the labor to build the mast it actually brought tears to my eyes. This project has been amazing if only because it has inspired so many people to offer support... large and small. I hope everyone has watched all the videos Leo has shared over the years. It is a really incredible journey that in the beginning seemed impossible. But Leo with a great deal of help from folks around the world is doing it. I'm delighted to support the effort through Patreon.
Well said my friend
Not just a beautiful sailboat, a beautiful racing sailboat!
Just say "his" dude. Lol
It's definitely a joy to watch a shipwright use their hands to transform trees into a ship ❤️
Just hope the offerer makes good with the Offer. If they do they are magnificent people and need a special seat at the launch!
Clifton is far too modest , his work is pure genius
Phil from OZ
Agree.
Seeing the Sharpie'd 'Up' and 'Down' labels on the planer at around 19:00 reminded me of my old shop. We had a guy who was somewhat hardheaded and prone to making mistakes, and as a self-corrective measure he had sharpied 'Remove Material' with an attendant directional arrow to the crank just like in this video. One of our other crew, being a complete smartass, then sharpied 'Put Material Back On' onto the planer with corresponding arrow in the opposite direction.
droll reply there.
Beautiful
Love it! Sounds about like what we used to do on the Elissa Project. Humor got us through all the rough times.
The blue chalk trick around 4 minutes is the type of thing I watch this channel for. I've always rubbed those facets with graphite before planing down and the lighter chalk is just a better idea. I do finish carpentry, furniture and commercial framing, and I use tricks from boat-building videos constantly!
Engels coach shop for cool tricks as well.🍻🇨🇦👨🏭
Funny, sitting here watching Clifton work on the teak and suddenly I could smell that spicy smell of teak. Smell and memory are closley linked!
Love the gitty kid who photo bombed the shoot😊
Clifton is an craftsman and artist of the highest order. Mike 🇦🇺
All that work and some dingus comes and drills it full of holes ;) Amazing work from everyone, Clifton is a mad scientist with that table saw.
In addition to the boatbuilding, I enjoy the regular vignettes of the boatyard and other related subjects. The sitka spruce for the mast and spars looks absolutely first rate.
Hard to understand how much of a blessing these videos have been in my life. I thank you.
I watch a number of boat building channels. The quality of woodworking skills on this boat is far and above any thing else I’ve seen. I often feel like I watching them build a very high end grand piano. This boat is going to be such a luxury yacht!
Clinton's work is beautiful!! It'll rightly be seen and admired. Great news that you're starting on the upper works of the mast, spars bowsprit. Great soundtrack by the way!!
Is it just me that dig the "sick" background music! This entire project is so much more that boat building/refurbishing; I see art, I see "Americana with an English flavor."
Too much of a stretch...
English flavour - with a U.
@@NimmoJamie SHARP - as an Englishman, I applaud you sire!
That electric guitar had a great tone and I was sad when it stopped playing :)
Drilling a hole in someone's boat is quite terrifying, I rang a client once to ask permission, he said why, just do what you have to do. I told him I always ask first. The team are doing a great job and she is going to be a fine ship, worthy of a berth in any port or harbour.
Hats off to Clifton. A Master Craftsman!
Anyone else going to be spending time over the next two weeks rewatching older videos on this channel just to bide their time until the next new one drops? (I do, because it's so much fun to see how much the work has progressed.) Actually, Leo, I would tune in to a live feed of the general Tally Ho deck/workshop area. Hint, hint....
I watched all videos from start to finish when I first came upon this channel, it took a couple of weeks and now it's so hard waiting and with the videos being shorter now I just feel like I'm missing a best friend or lover hehe... I wonder if Leo or anyone understands the depth of feelings out here? Most younger people seem only to understand things on a financial level, I don't know :)
It would be amazing to tune in for a live feed occasionally.
I feel we are only seeing 10% of the work going on, we need more footage. 🙂
me
Was waiting for Leo to yell out “stop drilling holes in my ship!” (Jack sparrow)
I hear ya. I've been watching the Tally Ho rebuild project for some time and drilling that first hole in that beautiful hull was nerve racking.
Leo did mention in closing the hole team was doing well
Darn nematodes!!
It's such a pretty boat....ship....boat.
Maybe that’s who made the donation for the spars. Wants the name changed to The Black Pearl
I'm so happy when I see a new video, and then so sad that it's over way too fast. Tally Ho just gets more and more beautiful with every passing video and it's good to see that finally Acorn to Arabella and Tally Ho are reaching about the same point in their constructions. What the hell I'm going to have to look forward to watch when both of these projects conclude I have no idea!
I really want to own a piece of this boat! I think all of us do! Can you make little linen bags with the sawdust from the wood from the ship with your logo on them? Maybe even number them and have a limited supply? Maybe from different projects? It seems like an easy way to sell merch. Chime in if you would buy one of these to support Sam and this amazing project! Who's buying one?
I am right there with you. A lot of opportunity to get merch into the hands of the many followers. I am guessing that Leo has his hands full and does not have time for that activity though, so he needs a volunteer organizer for this. In addition to the usual stuff such as Tally Ho t-shirts and hats he can have small scraps of wood with the Tally Ho imaged burned into them; pieces of the old teak planks, the bronze bolts, the old iron supports - all that is potential $$ for the project. He has a box near the door with scrap wood in it and a 'Free' sign - start selling that stuff !
Who's making the time available to purchase the bags, collect and fit the wood, check the money, wrap the bags, address the parcel, go to the post office or similar and send the parcels?
Do you employ a person or sit down in the evening and do some of this in what was down/relaxing time?
This is a merch-free zone
Leo and friends simply don't have enough time to spend on making and selling merch.
Leo,
Your Tally Ho story is amazing, I have followed it from the start.
It always takes me right back to a Yacht shipyard on the banks of the River Mersey which my Dad
used, named Samuel Bond's. I can still smell the timber, the hemp, the red lead and pitch.
That was in the early 1950's, and the memory is still with me, after many years and many more
sea miles of my own.
Keep up the good work, and you must know you have the Best Wishes of numerous followers
willing you on to finish - but not wanting the project to end !
As always, I really enjoy the incidental shots around the boatyard environs. Gives a real sense of place and the photography is just beautiful.
Whomever offered to pay for the Spar labor-Thank You from all of us following along. I will one day see Tally Ho in person and you are going to be in the boat for probably 100 years. You will be the one who made the sails possible.
Can't wait to see the mast being made. Everything is done to such a high standard on Tally ho, its a treat to watch every week. Thanks to everyone working on this project. Great characters every one of them.
It truly is awesome to watch these master craftsmen working. Every detail 👌
@@woosh073 sure is woosh073
@13:30, "I'm just gonna eyeball it..." I feel like that is the first time anyone has said that on this project.
In my language lasarett means hospital, derived from the Italian word Lazarette - also meaning hospital, derived from Lazzaro meaning Leprosy. So every time Leo stands in that little hole, that's what jumps into my mind. Though he tends to smile while visiting the lazaret, so it can't be that bad!
Wikipedia has this to say: "The name derives from the Biblical story of Saint Lazarus, who in Christian belief was raised from the dead out of the tomb by Jesus. On the old square-rigged sailing ships it was located in the stern of the ship. The original purpose was to store the bodies of important passengers or crew who had died on the voyage (lesser seamen would be buried at sea)."
@@HeavyEquipmentOperator That's awesome and very grim!
Clifton is such an amazing Shipwright, The Tally Ho's Wizard of wood working!!! Fantastic job Clifton!!!! The spar project looks amazing, Another great video Leo, Thanks for sharing!
Hi Leo
Looks like the spruce you acquired is the real deal. I built a hollow spruce mast for my Cape George many years ago. The first lot of spruce I acquired ended up as floorboard timbers and firewood. When I finally located the good stuff it wasn't enough to build traditionally so I built a composite design I'd been thinking about. I'd acquired 80# of carbon biax as payment on another job. So I built a thinner wall spruce mast and lined the inside with carbon/epoxy before closing it in. The halyards are all internal, with each coming down through a sealed PVC pipe. The cavity is filled with crumpled up foil for radar reflection. The spreaders and lower shrouds all hang from bronze through bolts bearing on reinforced areas of carbon. No "stainless" anywhere. Totally inappropriate for a gaff rig on a boat with historical significance, but great fun to build.
Regards
RDE
All the work on this project has been star quality, but that combing takes the blue ribbon!
I’m hoping I live long enough to see you launch that BEAUTIFUL WORK OF ART. I’m telling you I don’t have the heart to have taken on a project of that magnitude.
It’s awesome you have viewers that can afford, and are willing, to help out financially. They will be rewarded in the end
I look forward to watching you every time you up load. We have watched from the beginning and have totally enjoyed every one, thank you for sharing this adventure. Blessed be.♥️♥️♥️
Tally Ho is turning out to be such a beautiful and well-crafted boat. Wow! Thank you for purchasing Canadian spruce for your mast and spars. As a Canadian I'm delighted to have some of our forest products in the boat. I can't wait to see her launch. Better still, I'd love to sail on her some day (my pipe dream).
Can't tell you how exciting it is to watch the construction of this boat.
The timber for the spars looked amazing! Must have come from a big, old growth tree.
Leo you are amazing. I commented once before to not give up “on I’m a shipwright and a sailor” . You not only got me through Covid but inspired me to be a master craftsman with wood. Thank you so so much.
Leo, another great video. I never of tired of seeing a great craftsman at work. You and your crew have done an amazing job. Looking forward to seeing Talley Ho in the water. Keep up the great work.
Just last week i took a look back in time, to the 1st video is have seen about the project. And i realized, it was in the early 20th episodes about the keel timber. How time goes by and how beautiful and impressive it looks now with lot of attention to detail in every step.
Hi, everyone working there, I’m enjoying most of the very skillful woodworking techniques… and craftsmanship…. But after about 6 minutes a bit off panic…. I saw … using domino’s dovel, with the fantastic festool domino machine. And most of the time these are made of beechwood…. … and I wanted to use them in a door and windows, for construction… but several people told me never to use these beechwood dovels outside because the can’t stand outside and the whether conditions.. so I use ( and made ) robinia wood… 🤞🏼. Anyway I’m enjoy seeing you guys and girls make a beautiful ship, thanks for that …
Frank
Man, that spruce for the spars is beautiful wood. Can't wait to see the finished spars.
i been watching the mast making on 'Acorn to Arabella', fascinating stuff, and just looks so easy (when you know how) i never realised they were built from so many pieces laminated together, clever stuff, i always thought (as a youngster) they were made from very tall straight trees DOW
They were made from single tall trees in Nelson’s day. But they all got cut down
See episode 32: th-cam.com/video/l-oVJXGwT6k/w-d-xo.html where Leo visits the building site of "Pellew" where the mast is made from a single tree
@@ranjithpowell6791 roger that, english oaks, plus they never needed to electrics up the centre, just candles hehe
Learned the cove cut back in 7th, 8th and 9th grade here in Northern Michigan while in wood shop. Mr. Splan was an amazing wood shop teacher, no other like him. Come on man, never get tired watching the content and wish it would be an hour long. Hope you continue your content after you build the ship and be able to continue in your adventures. Thank you for your amazing videos.
Nice work Clifton. My dad used to do cuts like that on a Radial arm saw. The piece would stay stationary and he would dish it out by sweeping the blade down into it. That was scary as well.
I have a radial arm saw, and you can do any cut with them. Including many that are not advisable in any fashion.
@@Scodiddly arguably, most cuts in radial arm saws are very inadvisable.
@@JasperJanssen was about to say the same, even a straightforward rip cut
I was shown how to do that trick back in my patternmaking apprentice days doing half round core boxes with lag construction.
To do it on a radial saw is next level scary.
Leo, at the end of this project, I'd love to see a timelapse of your hair through every video narration... with Love
Like they say your never to old to learn! Thanks Clifton for showing me that trick, I will remember it as long as I live.
The way Clifton was cutting out the comings was how I used to cut out large circular tables. Would pin the wood slab and raise the saw blade by about an 1/8 inch per revelation of the table. Worked perfectly with a perfectly square edge and a perfect circle every time. Largest table I did was 18 feet across.
Clifton is remarkably skilled and modest.
When I was working in a woodshop with wood that size, we used a planer with a 48" bed that was bigger than a mid sized SUV. That little planer is a beast!
I am working on the new breakwater at Point Hudson, I saw your spar material arrive at the Maritime center a few weeks ago and was wondering what sort of project that was for! Great to see the spars literally take shape!
Thats us at the 18 minute mark on the Derrick Barge Rainier!
We’ve all been watching your progress too! Great work out there!
just stumbled on a youtube fragmetnt where the spruce is sawn th-cam.com/video/9PfUmyOjyhA/w-d-xo.html
The build process is what has always captivated my viewing interest. Living in the US Midwest, I wasn’t aware of all the technicalities of building a ship. I believe I’ll watch some of travels to see how she works but my interest in Tally Ho will then wane.
1:03 if you add another piece of wood clamped in the side instead of the fingers, it's very safe. I do this from time to time because in my line of work it's good for coring out old beams and put carbon fiber cores for restoration, and i've never had an accident using a piece of wood to "sandwich" the work piece.
Clifton is a woodworking genius, very clever man.
Yes he is very craft-y no doubt about it.
I've nothing to add to the enormous amount of wonderful comments, save one. I stumbled across this video a few weeks ago. The accolades are well deserved. The skilled help this young man has received, not withstanding, and the generous donations, what has struck me, as an American, is how stunningly gorgeous this place is and how, when one scratches the surface, how marvelous we are. Good on us.
Yes, I second your comments, Port Townsend is a wonderful place & the home of wooden boats in the Pacific Northwest. I attended the wooden boat festival for a number of years until old age overtook me. Now I have just the memories to keep me warm. I wonder if there is someone who could take all these videos of the rebuilding of Tally-Ho & make a complete video of everything, including maybe lots of things that were edited out for convenience of fitting into a time slot, & sell them to the arm-chair sailors like me?
I used that technique back in high-school wood working.
My shop teacher showed me how to do it for couping trim around the top of a gun cabinet I was making.
Scary as he'll until you do t a few times.
I smiled as soon as I seen the set up.
" Hey I know what your getting ready to do"..👍
Here I am thinking working on 2.5 meter solid cherry logs is impressive. Then the spars show up. I have enjoyed this series very much and I always pick up new things watching you guys work. Thank you for chronicling this journey.
Sailing soon has to be a rush. It’s a lifetime dream come true and you are the greatest star, not fake, but have superior dreams and craftsmanship to prove it. Hats off, clapping hands, and you are an inspiration for what your generation can do starting with nothing but a few good souls and hard work. 🫠
Leo, I am sure I have said this before but I am constantly amazed by the skill of yourself and your teem. To cut and carve a block of wood and produce a piece of artistry that not only fits it’s spot perfectly but is also a piece of beauty in itself. Young man you and your team are an inspiration to me.
Just love watching a real craftsman at work. No head scratching, no fuss. This is how you do it. Done!
It's always a thrill to see another episode come up!
Leo ,this project has gone on for so long I feel like it is now part of ship building history here in this part of the world.
I have the utmost admiration for your commitment and follow through.
I was raised in Port Townsend and am so proud of this work.
The splash day will be and should be a great celebration.
My Best,Frank
So Leo have you found yourself or lost yourself in this project?
I have enjoyed the ride and pony upped for the videos.😅
Just saying
Best,Frank
I was just thinking to myself… I’d love to watch a Sampson Boat Co. video… refresh the page and it’s just uploaded!
Hi Leo, it always makes me happy when I see a video of you and Tally Ho. Because I only build wooden models in the scale 1:200, but it is a pleasure for me to follow you and the reconstruction of the Tally Ho. I love working with wood, it's a living material and it's nice to work on something that's alive to make something so beautiful out of it that you're happy to show off. Kind regards from Mario from Eisenach in Thuringia in Germany. Please keep up the good work as a boat builder. I am 63 years old myself, and my health is severely affected, but I love working with the beautiful material wood and building something beautiful out of it. 👍👍👏👏
I use to work for John Deere, many years a go, and I once made a service call to Portownson, did a clutch on a 4020, what realy stands out is the port at that time and a few years a go was the change, The Land That Time Forgot, 40 years big change
Amazing work, as always. Lovely to see people of all experience levels getting a chance to create (or recreate) such a beautiful craft, which is not only intended to be beautiful, but useable as well.
I wonder if Leo ever watches an old episode just as a reminder of how far he and his crew have come. The boat could probably have been finished sooner with corners cut and less polished videos, but the boat and this journey would not be the work of art that it is.
Great workmanship as always, hope everything turns out well in your personal life.
We are in the Beautiful English Riviera, I know Bristol well and family live in Falmouth very near the boat building yards. So when we are travelling around you aren’t far from our thoughts.
Seeing Clifton at work reminds me often of the Suspension bridge that also bears his name.
i never had an interest in boats, never even thought about it, but somehow this is the greatest yt series I've ever seen, so yeah, that says a lot. god is smiling on this thing too with the amazing people and support that comes along. i found it late or i would have donated some rigging gear from a different industry that would have made things so much easier. i'll donate another way. i die inside when i see a bulldog clip being installed in non permanent scenarios haha
Sorry this is kind of off topic but, wow, fancy hearing a Sephardic song here. I mean, there's been a lot of great music in these videos, but this is a special treat.
20:19 What a gorgeous plank of wood.
Of all amazing things happening in this project, the fine detail of leo editing, synchronising music, beats and sometime even tone with tool working sounds, hammer, power tools and planes and all....
I've never Sent you a message Leo. I've restored a Wooden Sailboat as a Younger Man. Your Level of Install, level of " Perfection" is truly Inspiring. For anyone CRAZY enough to Pursue YOUR CALLING.... You, Fella' are where you need to be!... lol. Leo, your incredible... "ARRR" from one Pirate Captn. To another...can't wait till' yer' next Vid..keep up the Oustanding work ... on a historical... DISASTER... u and your People brought back to life...truly a CALLING from Above Lad!
Nothing beats the look of freshly varnished teak!
1:00 Somewhere - the designer of that saw just spit out his coffee
So many great things to learn about.
So much gorgeous wood .
At today horrifying prices it is nice to see Leo has great support.
Maybe some day when anchored by some tropical island, after a sunset drink he tells us how many thousands of dollars it took to assemble all that timber and all the wheeling and dealings and emails and calls necessary to get the best wood he could.
This project inspires us all, maybe the talented crew, something beautiful, magical
in these sometime hard days.
There's got to be a book at the end of this project. And I can't wait to read it!
The boat is a beautiful but I like seeing all the craftsmen doing their thing just as much. I like watching Leo
taking on projects as well lol.
I appreciate you knowing the name of the man who is going to be building the spars. I don't think of you contracting it out as taking away from your rebuilding of Tally Ho. It would make for a great book to see how everything has come together for you on this endeavor!
Another wooden boat vlog in the USA has a mast being made by a professional spar maker, too, the only difference being it's done in situ
Was the last TH mast the one stepped in 1910?
Leo has made a wise choice, just as his diesel engine was made off site.
Hi Leo
An awesome series. As you have decided to use aluminium for the diesel tanks. The automotive industry uses aluminium which is anodised. Under-saddle motorcycle components are exposed to severe corrosion due to salted road conditions. Anodised aluminium is less likely to corrode than standard aluminium because it has a thicker oxide layer. Finally, anodised aluminium offers greater adhesion for adhesives and primers. This is because the oxide surface of anodised aluminium has deeper pores than that of standard aluminium. The pores are essentially holes in which adhesive, primers or liquids will flow when applied to the surface. As the anodized aluminium soaks up the liquids, it allows for greater adhesion.
great stuff as always. I felt for sure that at 11:44 you were going to do a Laurel & Hardy moment where you are seen carrying both ends of the plank. Carry on inspiring.
i know its cold there and its getting colder here too ,enjoying your videos leo as always, im suppose to be erecting a small shed in the garden but too chilly for me to do as i get cold quickly when the wind blows but most of it is just screwing it into place etc ,oh to be a carpenter and make one made for me, take care of yourselves and enjoy life
Fantastic craftsmanship 👍
Stay safe and we'll see you next week.
That cove cut by table saw was a recommended technique in my Shopsmith manual back in 1958.....Clifton did it quite well!
Just one more time....
🎶 Shine on you crazy diamond 🎶
We are all amazed.... ✌️& 💛
That's some beautiful spruce for the masts.
remember that cove cut being used on water skis
I just wanted to say that I went back to the start and watched from the beginning. I'm now up to date! I feel like I've spent a lot of time with Leo and the Team and really want to build my own boat!
I can only imagine how expensive such beautiful long planks cost!! Wow! Awesome work guys!
Leo, in the end it will have all been worth it and while those of us who have had the pleasure of following along on your journey will dry our eyes and swallow that knot in out throat, know that we will be cheering and throwing out caps in the air when we finally see you at the helm of Tally Ho with her sails filled and trimmed, set on a course due for England.
Clifton; Really nice work sir! Leo; Thank you for another most interesting video. That Spruce looks great and will, I am sure, produce strong mast and spars. It is good to see the progress happening, a tip'o my hat to all of you!
All these people are artists in wood.
Thanks to all team to make another very nice episode.
Working wood is Magic!!!
Best boatbuild ever
By a country mile.
The workmanship is beyond beautiful
Kudos to Clifton for an awesome and professional job! Looks really good!
like a beautiful piece of furniture... the patience, mastery and perfection in the production of each component is such a please to observe. I'd put it under glass once it's finished ;)
I'm intrigued by the plumbing on the boat when you showed those through-holes on the boat for both intake and outflow. I'd love to see a video on how the boat's systems process seawater, freshwater, graywater, etc. Please consider doing one.
I am so glad I went up there this summer. It is cool to see you go to places where I have been. Man, the wood working on this vessel. Stunning.