Building the V-Bottom Skiff: Episode 34 - Fitting the caps
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- Опубліковано 14 чер 2022
- In this episode we're going to get out and fit the caps on our V-Bottom Skiff. These are white oak pieces of lumber that we specifically chose to help follow the curve of the boat. We cut them down to a rough size with a quick tracing and then more accurately traced the interior edge of the caps along the in-whale. Then we have to plane that saw cut from the band-saw out with a hand plane which can be very tricky on a curved piece like this so we have to use a few tricks to help us. Once that edge is good how we like it, we can use a small gauge to draw a line on the outer edge and then take that over to the band-saw and cut that also. We'll touch that up with the planer also, before putting it back on the boat and ultimately, we can make any minor final touch ups to the caps while they're in plane with a rabbit plane if needed.
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I always drop a like before I even watch the video. He is amazing.
Hearing the "Skree-ee-ee-ee" change to "Skreeeeeeee" is rather satisfying.
I can not express the amount of gratitude I have for you and your videos. I was a construction carpenter and now work at a shipyard in Nova Scotia Canada. I apply your skills and principles daily. Even the boat part terminology. Thank you for the courage to follow a dream.
Irving’s?
@@pyrrhical3423 Snyders Shipyard
Watching Lou build a boat makes me run to my shop and build guitars.
Let's give a shout-out to Halsey Fulton for what he (or she) accomplishes in these videos. Have a hunch this is a one-person production unit. It is a no-nonsense approach. Don't you just love the lack of music background, just the sound of Louis and his plane. Bravo.
Two videos in the same afternoon is like a college class with a lab class after. Straight from instruction to practice. Thank you Lou for your always enjoyable instruction videos. This is going to be another beauty.
Genius. I hope to share your hand one day Lou. Legend
I love how Louis' devotion to his craft adds up to absolute quality in the finished product. Everything done so carefully early on and then throughout the process seems to always pay off in the end. There is a great lesson in that.
If anyone could teach skill, it’s this man right here. He explains so well, that you forget how incredible his experience is at the craft. Great show!
If I was to win the lottery, yeah right, the very first thing I'd do is buy that boat! Sh s the best boat ever built. So incredible. Built by the master himself. Truly amazing.
This is by far, my favorite channel on YT.
Good camera work, excellent vid thanks
You should do an episode just about the woods you use and maybe the woods others use to build wooden boats. How you source good wood? Things of that nature. I'm sure you have a wealth of information that I'd like to hear about. Anything boat or craft related, weather it be design or tools or product. That would be very nice. I know your probably very busy and that may be a fall or winter show maybe? Just amazed!
Two lessons on “plaining like a pro with Lou” ! Very nice to see the really holistic approach to “whole body/all senses” approach on the craft!
There is a myriad of ways in which to employ a plane. There is a myriad of plane sizes and shapes. There is a myriad of ways in which to sharpen a blade or adjust the blade angle. One who is very conversant with hand planes seem to have less in their arsenal. An excellent demonstration - ex carpenter.
I love these so much.... Can't wait to se the boat on the water
JUst hanging with my uncle Lou while he planes and explains. Long Live Louis!
There are lots of videos about how to sharpen the blade of a plane, but I would love to see your approach. Maybe you could start a series of short videos on subjects like that.
Wish you were in South Louisiana I would love to visit and help. You are a craftsman.
You are the Master of building these types of boats 👍
I always look forward to watching your videos. Great stuff!
Enjoying your vids as a viewer on Vancouver Island (Westcoast Canada) ,an island in the Pacific!!! CHEERS
Pure artistry , can't wait to see her underway, bet she'll be one soft riding skiff
Hey Lou…. Happy birthday from Mid Coast Maine
Great looking boat
This has been a fantastic project....I'm REALLY excited to see Orca, though!
Lou, the build is looking fantastic, getting closer to completion too!
As always, fantastic video! Thanks Lou, and Happy Birthday!
Great stuff Lou, tips and tricks from a master ship wright.
Made my day! Always looking forward to watching your video Lou.
Excellent and looks fantastic. Thank you for showing your work.
Interesting as a non woodworker, I can see and hear the high spots while you were planing.
Well done Sir, well done.
You will, of course, become a woodworker now that you have heard and seen the great plane in action!
@@thomasmacmanus9913 oh gawd I hope not, I’m too old and crippled up to start building boats and learning to swim.
Looking good Lou! 👍
Top of the muffin to ya good sir, this for sharing
compass plane would be perfect for this. wooden ones are nicest to use imho.
Nice
thanks Lou.
Great video Lou, there is just something about hand planing wood and hearing that thunk, thunk thuck turn into swish swish swish
Have you ever noticed that the older the craftsman, the shorter the pencil. Older guys just wont throw them away.
"Boys don't smoke pot and build boats, it doesn't work." Words from the man himself right here. I went to iyrs..... I know
Louis, I feel as though a router with a flush trim bit could make this process much faster. I understand that speed isn’t always the answer, but have you ever employed that method? A flush trim bit with a bearing could ride right along the guard and give you a perfectly flush edge. Not questioning your methods, just curious!
If you look closely, you’ll see that the cap rails aren’t 90-degrees to the outer guard. Moreover, the angle rolls and changes along the sheer line of the boat. A flush trim bit could never make this cut.
How long does it take to build a skiff like this?
Louis, do you ever use a compass plane for a task like this?
As the curve is constantly changing, that would be more difficult to use on both the concave and convex curves. This is not a set radius curve, where the compass plane shines best.
Better off cutting the inwhale side only first and trimming the outside after the cap is secured in place. This reduces or eliminates spring back.
I'm inclined to do the same on my boat for that reason.
What is the main purpose of the caps?
I would like to have plans for a row boat that I can swim off of, row up a river, survive 2+ foot waves of large lakes, and have an anchor for survival in small lake storms.
How long is that cap board??
A full length piece would add so much strength.
@@brentchalmers1436 disagree,
The scarfs are probably stronger than a single board not to mention finding one that's long enough.
Does the breast piece and the caps give the boat rigidity?
Hes really just explaining in English how the plane would feel naturally methinks
I think it is waist of time and low skill shipwright.I do not say that man is not capable but this boat shapes are not what real craft means.Sorry for comment but when you look Mediterranean style of seaworthy Gajeta from Murter or Falkuša from Komiža
It is quite rude to denigrate the skills of a craftsman because they aren’t making a traditional wooden boat from your own country.