You may not know it but the most important thing you've done in all of this is giving that young man an opportunity to do something productive with his time. Instead of sitting in his bedroom playing video games he's learning life skills and developing character that will benefit him the rest of his life.
To be fair, his house/family/schooling doesn’t really make room for video games or much screen time, and when he’s not here, he’s always working on something or exploring.
Oh yeah sure, and thanks! We just like to make it clear that Aaron isn't a lost kid looking for something or anything to do... nor are most kids. Any one of us can make opportunity for connection, and we hope everyone makes friends with young people as we have with Aaron! -Anne
Every friday morning... I get a big smile on my face when the notification comes in.... And I keep that smile knoing that after my workday, after most the kids are in bed, I can watch this... Always fun... love it. Tell my when you sell this thing to Montreal, I want to see it live.
I used to get a little depressed when the video ends. Having to wait a whole week before I got to see you guys again. But now I have Bob Esmer's show to look forward to tomorrow! Love you guys!
Don't be afraid of mentioning the costs of a project like this Steve. Many of us have no real idea just how much it would cost to build a boat like Arabella - even allowing for all of your 'free' (ie unpaid) time!
@@colinslant It used to be $1500 a foot. This might come in at that. He harvested most of the wood himself and got a lot of free help and items. Some hardware off of Isabella. The equipment can be sold when he doesn’t need it anymore. The main cost now will be his paid laborer.
By the bye, concerning “free help,” we’ve never had long term, unpaid help here-even interns are paid. Volunteers come for a week, maximum, and mostly only for a day or two for important pushes. Alix was getting paid before Steve, too. We’re passionate about making sure people’s time and talent are valued! -Anne
@@AcornToArabella what’s Alix up to? Will he be coming back to work on Arabella? Not sure if there was ever an official comment on why he’s not around as much now
Ive been following this build on and off for years now and just get sucked in every time. The craftsmanship, attention to detail, and knowledge that’s apparent is astounding. Most of this is gibberish to me, but it’s absolutely fascinating! Love watching the progression! You are all amazing!!
It is only gibberish until we learn, and we learn by many means. Some by watching and paying attention to what we see, and others by doing what we saw. The terminology may not fit within your life outside of enjoying this channel, and perhaps a few other builds or woodworking channels. However, you never know when this knowledge may pop up in a trivia situation and spring forward in your mind from watching this channel. You may even consider woodworking as a hobby in the future or in retirement, and something you saw here will come in handy. You never know what the future may hold.
I see you using so many of the hand tools that my grandfather (a master french polisher) had in his workshop, many of which he had inherited from his father - a master cabinet maker. Beading and scrollwork tools like the one you used for the edge of the deck were among them, along with a huge range of fine chisels and a mallet just like the round one, but in a very dark (almost black) and very hard wood. Planes from longish (but not huge long planes like you use for fairing the planking) down to tiny ones that you hold with two fingers, mostly seen these days in the hands of luthiers. Fretsaws, jigsaws, files and rasps from super coarse to ones so fine they appear almost smooth, used for making and shaping piercings in inlays. I wish I had just a small part of that talent, displayed by you, K.P., and many of the other craftsmen and women we see working on Arabella from time to time. I think wood hates me, so anything I do is mere "household and yard" functional rather than functional and beautiful like your work. I would not even dare attempt watertight joints in wood! So yes, I can confirm that beading guides like that are not really intended for anything larger than a table, cabinet or chest. My grandfather had worked on many restorations in the private and state apartments of Windsor Castle ready for HM the Queen (then HRH Princess Elizabeth) to move in with The Duke of Edinburgh after their marriage (when they were home on leave from his naval deployment in Malta). Sadly, some of that work was probably damaged or destroyed in the huge fire that engulfed and devastated a large part of the castle in 1992, although most were undoubtedly saved, as anything remotely portable was rapidly moved by the staff, conservators and garrison. I will never forget the smell of his workshop, where he mixed all his own waxes, stains, lacquers and varnishes. I suspect many ingredients were unhealthy to breathe - he had a loud whisper instead of a voice following a very early (the late 1950s) but successful treatment of throat cancer - before I was born, so I never heard his real voice.
Hello Phil, thank you for sharing this wonderful memory of your grandfather, his tools, and his work. How marvelous. Cheers to you and to his memory. -Anne
Lovely story. Well written and thoughtful. Thank you for sharing this with us. Don’t mean to impose but you may like to see the master craftsmen working on the boat Yaba here on UA-cam Sailing Yaba site. They are amazing.
@@wrayjordan7188 Thank you for the recommendation, and I will certainly take a look. At the opposite extreme of detailed wood craftsmanship, you may enjoy watching the work (also here on YT) of "Ask Olaf The Vioiinmaker", who shows the use of particular fine workmanship in possibly the most precise field of woodworking. I have a specific reason to be fascinated by this, as my great grandfather bought a broken violin when he was an impoverished apprentice cabinet-maker, to repair and teach himself to play. He succeeded, I still have the instrument (at the latest it is early 19th century and I'm told in the German style) and it has an outstanding tone, and nobody since can identify the repairs he made, although they were apparently quite extensive and involved the complete dismantling of the body, and crafting some parts. Sadly it needs another restoration (not bad going though after at least a century and a half) and it is beyond my means. Also, he did not know enough to preserve the original label, so the original maker would be guesswork. Clearly, it was a good instrument, or the damage would have likely resulted in it becoming firewood - a cheap and recent low-quality instrument would have been scrapped, not sold, as even then it would have been valueless. I fear for its future, as none of my children has ever shown any aptitude or inclination to play, and I want to find it a good home while I can. I can no longer play due to arthritis. I'm hoping I can find a violin maker here in the UK (I would never entrust it to any shipping company) who would be willing to restore it for sale, taking their costs from the sale price. Olaf, unfortunately, is in Melbourn Australia, so couldn't be much further from me! But watching his work gives me a good idea of what to look for in a restorer.
Can I make the suggestion that Aaron should be gifted a set of hand tools as thanks and to help get him started on a life of fine craftsmanship. He shows real patience and commitment.
So true, it may serve a purpose, but even though it may be functional, it is also aesthetically pleasing as well. Beats the heck out of just tapeing off the line (as Steve said in a previous video).
Awesome! I'm currently working (actually being paid) on the ply over hardwood frame superstructure (lots of rotten bits) of a riveted iron-hulled narrowboat built in 1914. This is not a rebuild but a repair, so if it's OK it stays, mimimum budget. What a challenge! The original hull was for cargo , so 70' long with just 10 feet of accomodation at the stern and no engine (horses back then). However, chop chop and she's now only 46' long, full superstructure and (joy of joys) an engine room containing a Lister SR2. The hull is still solid, the superstructure is not, and a small tree had taken up residence between bilge and gunwale. Today marked the end of the external paneling of the port side, with just fiddly bits left to do. I totally appreciate how tired you must sometimes feel. I never miss an episode of Acorn to Arabella - you are all a mine of information and inspiration! 🙂
Short of publishing a spreadsheet this was one of the most open discussions of finances I've seen on YT. Thanks for that Steve. BTW viewers, Akiva's bio on the A to A website's "About Us" page is amazing!
Hi, as I watch this episode with my daughter it popped up in my head! I don't know if it is already written... But keep that beading tool in the boat for ever and engrave the purpose of it, on it! So you or the owner of the future can clean the bead before you repaint the hull. We have some decorative plaster work on some of our ceilings and I can tell you how much it ease the work if you have the right tool to repair or clean layers of paint out of things like this. When I cleaned out the attic years ago I found the original plaster pattern profile tool handcutted by the plasterer probably 80 years ago and throwed it away not knowing what it was. A year or two later I was refurbishing a room and when I came to the ceiling I had that lightning struck feeling because I remembered exactly the shape of that piece of brass I threw away...
@@chuxmix65 not that time. Because the plaster is gypsum and the paint was plastic dispersion paint, I was able to remove the old paint with a steam cleaner. And it was generally in good shape I needed to repair only some small spots. But facing the next ceiling I will do my best to make a new profile sheet and for sure I will name it!
Another wonderful Friday trip into the boathouse, where it's always lovely to see progress. I don't think I knew that the mast didn't penetrate through the deck, but sat on it and was then supported from underneath (presumably down to the steps that you made so many months ago) - I love how much about boats I'm learning from you!
Plans, as they are drawn, have the mizzen deck stepped. For a minute there Steve was preferring to keel step it, but considering some of the interior arrangements built last winter, going to the plan will work better for him. -Anne
@@AcornToArabella The plans show the mizzen sitting on a sub-deck which is below the main deck and at the level of the bottom of the cockpit. Stepping the mast on the main deck is a little different?
That time lapse was awesome, with the shadows moving across, really gives a sense of TIME... and all the hard work... this is just ONE day too. Wow. Loving the little special bead along the top. Something very Arabella. It's getting close to plan some of the very main things to this ship. Awesome progress. Lookin' forward to more.
Really enjoy my Friday mornings with everyone at the boathouse. Arabella is coming to life more and more. Your attention to detail is remarkable. Stay cool.
Just stopped the episode and bought a shirt. My 3rd I think? Love this channel. Keep going - wonderful to share your experience. Thanks from the UK. Nick
As the Cape Rail and the Beads comes together it looks like a piece of crafted furniture. She's gonna look like one beautiful vessel by the time she's all fitted up and raring to go.
Time enhanced overhead shot was great. Really captured the whole boat, now that it's looking like a boat. Nice artistry involved in the shooting and editing.
beading 80+ linear feet with a scratch stock is an ambitious under taking. A Stanly 66 has really large handles and might not have hurt your thumbs as much. In any case, that was well done!
Happy Friday, A2A crew! I made a similar beading tool from a piece of old band saw blade clamped in a chunk of beech I salvaged from a pallet. No school like the old school! You'll need to re-tool the bead after fairing the hull. It's conceivable that it could entirely disappear in some places.
Decking going on…..how good is that? Love following the progress of Arabella. My week is complete….I’ve seen the latest episode…it’s 11pm here in UK, so I bid you all good night.
It's always exciting to follow you. But I was somewhat surprised how you solved the meeting between hull and deck. In my world, you usually put a half-round strip-plank that covers the joint. This strip-plank protects the hull when docking etc. and reduces the risk of leakage that easily occurs here. If you fasten it with nails or screws, the strip-plank is quite easy to change.
Salt & Tar posted while I slept, Uma dropped unusually early, and just as my coffee started to take effect Arabella uploaded. Thanks, crew for yet again making the coffee better. #a2acoffeeclub
@@charlesseymour1482 they built there own. Wooden boat starting about 6 years ago. Old style gaff rig and it almost sails itself when you have the right canvas up. Worth checking out.
I know how much work those beading tools are (and how easy it is to mess up); I have used similar tools to cut beads into the hard maple stocks of Colonel style flintlock rifles. Good job on Arabella, that was no mean feat cutting a bead stem to stern, but it looks great as does the decking. Forward!
I thought you were crazy cutting the bead by hand but once you explained it I totally agree. It would be very easy to screw up a perfect board with a power tool and that would be way more time consuming than cutting by hand.
Was just thinking how brave it is to have thousands of people watching your work. I get flustered if even one person comes up and looks over my shoulder...
Steve, If you haven't settled on colors, I skippered a sailboat back in the 80's that was painted green, with tanbark sails. Was and is the sexiest color combo I have ever seen on a sailboat. Just a thought. To Steve and Crew, Boat is looking Great!!!
I increased my patreon to help you out ever so slightly more. I hope more follows to make it to the water in time :) As a suggestion, video updates when the boat is launched would be appreciated. How to sail as a beginner, mistakes etc.. instead of 1 launch video, make 5. There will be a lot of content when this one hits the water. Future projects on the boat etc. I'm sure there could be more content coming even if the channel will be transformed a bit.
Oh heck yeah, launch will be a whooooole ding dang thing, and adventure videos will follow. Thanks to you, Albert! Thanks for being a part of the journey… your support is critical right now. Cheers and deep gratitude. -Anne
BOAT BOAT BOAT It's amazing to see how much of a difference rounding off the edge and cutting in that bead made. It looks great. Wish I could support your efforts more actively. Sadly my finances don't allow that. But I do plan on buying a shirt sometime soon so I hope that helps. I do have one question though. What are the logistical plans to move this thing to the shoreline? Not like you can sail it over land.
There are hydraulic trucks especially for boat moving. “Brownell” trucks, we call them, even though Brownell is only one company of many that moves boats. Concerning support… thank you! We have some creative ways to help that don’t involve cash contributions. The hat is out, but we’re just buskers really. One of the best ways to help is to tell friends. Other ideas here: www.acorntoarabella.com/how-to-help
Instead a plain bead I would have cut the cover boards it in a way to create a breakwater dip edge, so when water rolls off the deck it drops straight down instead of running down the side of the hull and eventually causing stains.
Gordon Swift, known as “Swifty” around here, made eyebrows with an interesting shape at their bottom for that reason. I can’t share a picture here in the comments but it was very clever. -Anne
While a drip edge sounds like a smart idea, you have to remember that a lot of water will be splashing up the sides in turbulent waters as well and the drip edge will just make it splash outwards, slowing the boat and possibly making her nose down a bit as well. Hydrodynamically/aerodynamically, a drip-edge would actually be counterintuitive. As far as the bead goes though, a little more work with a "V-tool" gouge or chisel and he could turn that bead into a "rope" trim, if he wanted to.
@@thomasarussellsr Negative! That's the silliest thing I ever heard. Hydrodynamically/aerodynamically, it's not a submarine or an airplane, and splashing outwards is a good thing, plus the boat will not always be in motion. At times it will be sitting at anchor or at a dock in the rain.
Love the Channel. Another great video. I really liked the shot of the boat house / shop from up top. That would make a great T-Shirt. Watching from Texas
Steve says, “They can be sharpened with a fine file. I did not sharpen them, I just bought a few sets of cutters (they are pretty cheap) as I was unsure I would be able to keep the bead consistent after a couple sharpenings. You can also file-in custom profiles. They sell blank cutters.”
Another amazing episode. Aaron cracks me up! That new little tool took on a huge project like a champ. My daughter and granddaughter went to the 1000 islands this last week. They took the kayaks with them and the rest of the group got to kayak but my granddaughter was throwing up that day so they missed out on the kayaking. They got home yesterday afternoon and since then kayaks are already loaded we are thinking of going out to our favorite lake, Canadice. But my boat isn't one they took so I will be using one of the pelicans. So I will be taking you with us in spirit. Well have a great and safe week and see you next Friday!
Steve, I wonder if you have read The Southseaman by Weston Martyr? It is the story of the building of a wooden schooner in the late 1930s. I think that you will enjoy it and find it useful. Not a cheap book to buy but like your ship it is unique. He would worry about the vice in the main cabin but he would be envious of your heating and cooking arrangements. I think it is a book you will really enjoy. Alex, Isle of Wight UK.
Your costs are very reasonable to need covering. I don't think there's any excess $$ floating around, although thankfully you're using top notch materials and the workmanship is fantastic.
For maintenance, the head is easier to clean for removal of the goop that held the bung in… bungs need replacement for time to time. And slotted screws are less likely to cam out on their first time going home.
Having a place to work in peace is priceless Leo at tally ho was involved in non stop law suites with the one neighbor up there where he started working that's why he wound up moving to the Boatyard he just couldn't deal with it anymore it was costing too much money to defend the lawsuit where she was trying to stop him
I don’t think there was ever a law suit, just the town officials who had to follow up on zoning situations after a persnickety neighbor’s tenacious reports and some advice from lawyers.
You may not know it but the most important thing you've done in all of this is giving that young man an opportunity to do something productive with his time. Instead of sitting in his bedroom playing video games he's learning life skills and developing character that will benefit him the rest of his life.
To be fair, his house/family/schooling doesn’t really make room for video games or much screen time, and when he’s not here, he’s always working on something or exploring.
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Don't discount the value of what you're doing.
Oh yeah sure, and thanks! We just like to make it clear that Aaron isn't a lost kid looking for something or anything to do... nor are most kids. Any one of us can make opportunity for connection, and we hope everyone makes friends with young people as we have with Aaron! -Anne
Every friday morning... I get a big smile on my face when the notification comes in.... And I keep that smile knoing that after my workday, after most the kids are in bed, I can watch this... Always fun... love it. Tell my when you sell this thing to Montreal, I want to see it live.
Come down for launch in Mystic! Road trip!
@@AcornToArabella I wish I could... I'll have to see... but you did say you wanted to travel aroud the world and Montreal is a nice place ;)
I used to get a little depressed when the video ends. Having to wait a whole week before I got to see you guys again. But now I have Bob Esmer's show to look forward to tomorrow! Love you guys!
Cheers, Charles! Glad you’re enjoying Bob’s work!
In all seriousness, that's the labor of love that sets Arabella above the rest.
Looking awesome.
Thank you for the kind words, Alex!
Steve and KP just made my day!! Thanks you two clever clogs!!
Don't be afraid of mentioning the costs of a project like this Steve. Many of us have no real idea just how much it would cost to build a boat like Arabella - even allowing for all of your 'free' (ie unpaid) time!
I think to have a boat like this built would be in the same ballpark as the cost of a house. A nice house.
@@colinslant a very very nice house, the labor in the boat is many times over what goes in to most houses.
@@colinslant It used to be $1500 a foot. This might come in at that. He harvested most of the wood himself and got a lot of free help and items. Some hardware off of Isabella. The equipment can be sold when he doesn’t need it anymore. The main cost now will be his paid laborer.
By the bye, concerning “free help,” we’ve never had long term, unpaid help here-even interns are paid. Volunteers come for a week, maximum, and mostly only for a day or two for important pushes. Alix was getting paid before Steve, too. We’re passionate about making sure people’s time and talent are valued! -Anne
@@AcornToArabella what’s Alix up to? Will he be coming back to work on Arabella? Not sure if there was ever an official comment on why he’s not around as much now
The way the deck planks intersect the nib plank is just gorgeous. That's going to show up one one of those "incredibly satisfying things" videos.
Ive been following this build on and off for years now and just get sucked in every time. The craftsmanship, attention to detail, and knowledge that’s apparent is astounding. Most of this is gibberish to me, but it’s absolutely fascinating! Love watching the progression! You are all amazing!!
That’s very kind and we’re glad you’re here!
It is only gibberish until we learn, and we learn by many means. Some by watching and paying attention to what we see, and others by doing what we saw. The terminology may not fit within your life outside of enjoying this channel, and perhaps a few other builds or woodworking channels. However, you never know when this knowledge may pop up in a trivia situation and spring forward in your mind from watching this channel. You may even consider woodworking as a hobby in the future or in retirement, and something you saw here will come in handy. You never know what the future may hold.
" At the end of the day you got to show you got something done ! " was our motto to keep the momentum up .
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Nice to see close ups of the timber. To see the grain and qualities of the wood is why anyone works with this material.
I see you using so many of the hand tools that my grandfather (a master french polisher) had in his workshop, many of which he had inherited from his father - a master cabinet maker.
Beading and scrollwork tools like the one you used for the edge of the deck were among them, along with a huge range of fine chisels and a mallet just like the round one, but in a very dark (almost black) and very hard wood. Planes from longish (but not huge long planes like you use for fairing the planking) down to tiny ones that you hold with two fingers, mostly seen these days in the hands of luthiers. Fretsaws, jigsaws, files and rasps from super coarse to ones so fine they appear almost smooth, used for making and shaping piercings in inlays. I wish I had just a small part of that talent, displayed by you, K.P., and many of the other craftsmen and women we see working on Arabella from time to time. I think wood hates me, so anything I do is mere "household and yard" functional rather than functional and beautiful like your work. I would not even dare attempt watertight joints in wood! So yes, I can confirm that beading guides like that are not really intended for anything larger than a table, cabinet or chest.
My grandfather had worked on many restorations in the private and state apartments of Windsor Castle ready for HM the Queen (then HRH Princess Elizabeth) to move in with The Duke of Edinburgh after their marriage (when they were home on leave from his naval deployment in Malta). Sadly, some of that work was probably damaged or destroyed in the huge fire that engulfed and devastated a large part of the castle in 1992, although most were undoubtedly saved, as anything remotely portable was rapidly moved by the staff, conservators and garrison.
I will never forget the smell of his workshop, where he mixed all his own waxes, stains, lacquers and varnishes. I suspect many ingredients were unhealthy to breathe - he had a loud whisper instead of a voice following a very early (the late 1950s) but successful treatment of throat cancer - before I was born, so I never heard his real voice.
Hello Phil, thank you for sharing this wonderful memory of your grandfather, his tools, and his work. How marvelous. Cheers to you and to his memory. -Anne
Lovely story. Well written and thoughtful. Thank you for sharing this with us. Don’t mean to impose but you may like to see the master craftsmen working on the boat Yaba here on UA-cam Sailing Yaba site. They are amazing.
@@wrayjordan7188 Thank you for the recommendation, and I will certainly take a look. At the opposite extreme of detailed wood craftsmanship, you may enjoy watching the work (also here on YT) of "Ask Olaf The Vioiinmaker", who shows the use of particular fine workmanship in possibly the most precise field of woodworking. I have a specific reason to be fascinated by this, as my great grandfather bought a broken violin when he was an impoverished apprentice cabinet-maker, to repair and teach himself to play. He succeeded, I still have the instrument (at the latest it is early 19th century and I'm told in the German style) and it has an outstanding tone, and nobody since can identify the repairs he made, although they were apparently quite extensive and involved the complete dismantling of the body, and crafting some parts. Sadly it needs another restoration (not bad going though after at least a century and a half) and it is beyond my means. Also, he did not know enough to preserve the original label, so the original maker would be guesswork. Clearly, it was a good instrument, or the damage would have likely resulted in it becoming firewood - a cheap and recent low-quality instrument would have been scrapped, not sold, as even then it would have been valueless. I fear for its future, as none of my children has ever shown any aptitude or inclination to play, and I want to find it a good home while I can. I can no longer play due to arthritis. I'm hoping I can find a violin maker here in the UK (I would never entrust it to any shipping company) who would be willing to restore it for sale, taking their costs from the sale price. Olaf, unfortunately, is in Melbourn Australia, so couldn't be much further from me! But watching his work gives me a good idea of what to look for in a restorer.
What a pleasure to watch you working on your dream - dedication that cannot be faulted - Thank you.
Thank you, Piet!
KP is one fine craftsman you're lucky to have her. Looking very nice one step at a time.
That bead is both a functional and an elegant feature! Both in appearance and method! Great work!
Thanks, Paul!
Can I make the suggestion that Aaron should be gifted a set of hand tools as thanks and to help get him started on a life of fine craftsmanship. He shows real patience and commitment.
It's a joy to see young people like KP pursuing craftsmanship,
KP’s got more experience than you might realize, but holy heck, thanks!
The detail added to your covering boards heightens the detail of this remarkable sailing vessel. All the best to Steve and crew.
Thanks, Michael! Happy Friday!
So true, it may serve a purpose, but even though it may be functional, it is also aesthetically pleasing as well.
Beats the heck out of just tapeing off the line (as Steve said in a previous video).
Awesome! I'm currently working (actually being paid) on the ply over hardwood frame superstructure (lots of rotten bits) of a riveted iron-hulled narrowboat built in 1914. This is not a rebuild but a repair, so if it's OK it stays, mimimum budget. What a challenge! The original hull was for cargo , so 70' long with just 10 feet of accomodation at the stern and no engine (horses back then). However, chop chop and she's now only 46' long, full superstructure and (joy of joys) an engine room containing a Lister SR2. The hull is still solid, the superstructure is not, and a small tree had taken up residence between bilge and gunwale. Today marked the end of the external paneling of the port side, with just fiddly bits left to do. I totally appreciate how tired you must sometimes feel. I never miss an episode of Acorn to Arabella - you are all a mine of information and inspiration! 🙂
What a project! Thanks for sharing what you’re doing and best of luck with it! 🙌💪
Short of publishing a spreadsheet this was one of the most open discussions of finances I've seen on YT.
Thanks for that Steve.
BTW viewers, Akiva's bio on the A to A website's "About Us" page is amazing!
😉🐾thanks!
Hi, as I watch this episode with my daughter it popped up in my head! I don't know if it is already written... But keep that beading tool in the boat for ever and engrave the purpose of it, on it! So you or the owner of the future can clean the bead before you repaint the hull. We have some decorative plaster work on some of our ceilings and I can tell you how much it ease the work if you have the right tool to repair or clean layers of paint out of things like this. When I cleaned out the attic years ago I found the original plaster pattern profile tool handcutted by the plasterer probably 80 years ago and throwed it away not knowing what it was. A year or two later I was refurbishing a room and when I came to the ceiling I had that lightning struck feeling because I remembered exactly the shape of that piece of brass I threw away...
Great tip! Thanks!
Did you make a new one? And label it for the future?
That's great advice!
@@chuxmix65 not that time. Because the plaster is gypsum and the paint was plastic dispersion paint, I was able to remove the old paint with a steam cleaner. And it was generally in good shape I needed to repair only some small spots. But facing the next ceiling I will do my best to make a new profile sheet and for sure I will name it!
Another wonderful Friday trip into the boathouse, where it's always lovely to see progress.
I don't think I knew that the mast didn't penetrate through the deck, but sat on it and was then supported from underneath (presumably down to the steps that you made so many months ago) - I love how much about boats I'm learning from you!
Plans, as they are drawn, have the mizzen deck stepped. For a minute there Steve was preferring to keel step it, but considering some of the interior arrangements built last winter, going to the plan will work better for him. -Anne
@@AcornToArabella Thank you explaining - I'm looking forward to hearing about it as you get to those bits of the build!
@@AcornToArabella The plans show the mizzen sitting on a sub-deck which is below the main deck and at the level of the bottom of the cockpit. Stepping the mast on the main deck is a little different?
That time lapse was awesome, with the shadows moving across, really gives a sense of TIME... and all the hard work... this is just ONE day too. Wow.
Loving the little special bead along the top. Something very Arabella. It's getting close to plan some of the very main things to this ship. Awesome progress. Lookin' forward to more.
Really enjoy my Friday mornings with everyone at the boathouse. Arabella is coming to life more and more. Your attention to detail is remarkable. Stay cool.
#a2acoffeeclub has our weekly meeting right here in the comments 😊 happy Friday, Bill!
Another top notch episode. Thank you for all the details big and small from intricate handywork to costing and pricing. Most excellent Team
Just stopped the episode and bought a shirt. My 3rd I think? Love this channel. Keep going - wonderful to share your experience. Thanks from the UK. Nick
Thank you very much for your support, Nick!
That bead looks great! Absolutely love the small details! ☕
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The beading and round over forms a profile that adds that finished look. Its a lot of hard work that gives A2A her dressed up profile.
Thank you, Don!
As the Cape Rail and the Beads comes together it looks like a piece of crafted furniture. She's gonna look like one beautiful vessel by the time she's all fitted up and raring to go.
Thanks for saying so!
love the time lapse from top of boat house
Time enhanced overhead shot was great. Really captured the whole boat, now that it's looking like a boat. Nice artistry involved in the shooting and editing.
Thank you, that’s very kind, Thomas!
Great A2A update. Good tip on the vertical shear joint splice on the base plate for the M-Mast. Thanks for sharing.
beading 80+ linear feet with a scratch stock is an ambitious under taking. A Stanly 66 has really large handles and might not have hurt your thumbs as much. In any case, that was well done!
Happy Friday guys. Another episode of A2A for our viewing pleasure. Thanks Ben.
Happy Friday, Tom!
Happy Friday, A2A crew!
I made a similar beading tool from a piece of old band saw blade clamped in a chunk of beech I salvaged from a pallet. No school like the old school!
You'll need to re-tool the bead after fairing the hull. It's conceivable that it could entirely disappear in some places.
Happy Friday, and thanks for the tips, Paul! Sounds like a cool beading tool right there.
Love the bead ... a fine tradition
Tony & Susan here, We are sure the plank and cushion are OSHA approved scaffold, as long as your toes are against the hull
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On a whole other algorithm... I think you found the book title for this project's retrospective. :)
Every episode I wish I could smell this shop. I imagine it's phenomenal in there
It’s pretty wonderful.
This channel is meditation. My heart rate and blood pressure crashes watching AtA videos.
That’s very kind of you to say. Mission accomplished!
That bead is a very nice visual touch!
The new episodes are eagerly awaited and enjoyed but always feel way to short.
Hi from Australia 🇦🇺
Aw thank you, Steven! We’re glad you’re here.
Yet another breathtakingly exquisite video in so very many aspects, thank you! ⛵️🍾❤️
And thanks for watching, Mike!
Decking going on…..how good is that? Love following the progress of Arabella. My week is complete….I’ve seen the latest episode…it’s 11pm here in UK, so I bid you all good night.
Cheers!
Attention to detail is amazing. 👍🏼
That deck looks amazing inletting every board nice job
It's always exciting to follow you. But I was somewhat surprised how you solved the meeting between hull and deck. In my world, you usually put a half-round strip-plank that covers the joint. This strip-plank protects the hull when docking etc. and reduces the risk of leakage that easily occurs here. If you fasten it with nails or screws, the strip-plank is quite easy to change.
A rub rail? We’ll have one of those too, but a little lower.
Salt & Tar posted while I slept, Uma dropped unusually early, and just as my coffee started to take effect Arabella uploaded. Thanks, crew for yet again making the coffee better. #a2acoffeeclub
Cheers, Bill! ☕️
Don't forget Ship Happens!
What is Salt and Tar post?
@@charlesseymour1482 they built there own. Wooden boat starting about 6 years ago. Old style gaff rig and it almost sails itself when you have the right canvas up. Worth checking out.
I think it would look sharp to paint the bead a different color as an accent line between the deck and the sides.
Maybe, but what a TON of work, now and forever more.
My Friday night staple here in Western Australia this whole build has fascinated me from the start
Thank you very much! Happy Friday!
I know how much work those beading tools are (and how easy it is to mess up); I have used similar tools to cut beads into the hard maple stocks of Colonel style flintlock rifles. Good job on Arabella, that was no mean feat cutting a bead stem to stern, but it looks great as does the decking. Forward!
Good morning from Oriental, NC. I love all the progress that I’ve been able to see and everything I’ve been able to learn from this amazing project.
Sweet place in the world! Happy Friday, and thanks for this comment. Fuels our fire!
Be sure to take a break on Labor Day this Monday!! Thanks for the videos!
8 hours for work, 8 hours for rest, 8 hours for what you will-truly a day to celebrate! Cheers for the labor class! -Anne
Devil is in the details. She is looking Amazing.
You folks do good work! Thanks for letting me watch! :)
Hey! Thanks for being here!
I thought you were crazy cutting the bead by hand but once you explained it I totally agree. It would be very easy to screw up a perfect board with a power tool and that would be way more time consuming than cutting by hand.
A perfect and impossible to replace board at that! Cheeers!
Great detail work you two . it will be beautiful
Great progress. The work you did Steve was well worth the effort. It looks great Dude. Best wishes for continued success and progress.
Another great episode with lots of progress! Keep rolling Arabella Team!! 👍👍👊👊
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Thank you for another nice episode! I'm enjoing it every Friday as part of my "after-work"! 😊
Hooray! Thanks for being here, Anders!
Was just thinking how brave it is to have thousands of people watching your work. I get flustered if even one person comes up and looks over my shoulder...
It’s a lot sometimes!
Steve, If you haven't settled on colors, I skippered a sailboat back in the 80's that was painted green, with tanbark sails. Was and is the sexiest color combo I have ever seen on a sailboat. Just a thought.
To Steve and Crew, Boat is looking Great!!!
Sounds beautiful! Thanks for sharing!
@@AcornToArabella ua-cam.com/video/lLVQKVzK4iY/v-deo.html 🙂
Taht nibbing plank is an excellent idea. It looks great, too!
Thanks!
I increased my patreon to help you out ever so slightly more. I hope more follows to make it to the water in time :)
As a suggestion, video updates when the boat is launched would be appreciated. How to sail as a beginner, mistakes etc.. instead of 1 launch video, make 5. There will be a lot of content when this one hits the water. Future projects on the boat etc. I'm sure there could be more content coming even if the channel will be transformed a bit.
Oh heck yeah, launch will be a whooooole ding dang thing, and adventure videos will follow. Thanks to you, Albert! Thanks for being a part of the journey… your support is critical right now. Cheers and deep gratitude. -Anne
Another fabulous episode!
I admire your work ethic. Anything work doing is worth doing right.
Thank you!
Good morning, perfect timing for my (after lunch) coffee! 👌
Let it bead, let it bead, let it bead, oh let it bead. There will be an answer. Let it bead.
Hahahah
Great to have this weeks episode. Keep it up.
Good morning Akiva and Crew 👋👋😸😺
Happy Friday!
Another good one folks. Nice audio track Ben.
BOAT BOAT BOAT
It's amazing to see how much of a difference rounding off the edge and cutting in that bead made. It looks great.
Wish I could support your efforts more actively. Sadly my finances don't allow that. But I do plan on buying a shirt sometime soon so I hope that helps.
I do have one question though.
What are the logistical plans to move this thing to the shoreline?
Not like you can sail it over land.
There are hydraulic trucks especially for boat moving. “Brownell” trucks, we call them, even though Brownell is only one company of many that moves boats. Concerning support… thank you! We have some creative ways to help that don’t involve cash contributions. The hat is out, but we’re just buskers really. One of the best ways to help is to tell friends. Other ideas here: www.acorntoarabella.com/how-to-help
After all your work Steve, that old school bead detail looks great. Al Lumnah of Lumnah Acres calls that man glitter KP.
I call it Anne glitter. -Anne
@@AcornToArabella On KP, that's KP glitter.😆😉
OR, is it Steve glitter, and Steve was just in a sharing mood? 😂🤣😂😋
Instead a plain bead I would have cut the cover boards it in a way to create a breakwater dip edge, so when water rolls off the deck it drops straight down instead of running down the side of the hull and eventually causing stains.
Gordon Swift, known as “Swifty” around here, made eyebrows with an interesting shape at their bottom for that reason. I can’t share a picture here in the comments but it was very clever. -Anne
While a drip edge sounds like a smart idea, you have to remember that a lot of water will be splashing up the sides in turbulent waters as well and the drip edge will just make it splash outwards, slowing the boat and possibly making her nose down a bit as well. Hydrodynamically/aerodynamically, a drip-edge would actually be counterintuitive.
As far as the bead goes though, a little more work with a "V-tool" gouge or chisel and he could turn that bead into a "rope" trim, if he wanted to.
@@thomasarussellsr Negative! That's the silliest thing I ever heard. Hydrodynamically/aerodynamically, it's not a submarine or an airplane, and splashing outwards is a good thing, plus the boat will not always be in motion. At times it will be sitting at anchor or at a dock in the rain.
Nice little touch of Beading there Steve starting to become a show boat now you won't want to put her in the water ha ha
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There’s people up in here saying put gold leaf on it!!! Haha
Good morning Arabella crew! Shirt purchased and donation made!
Cheers!! Thank you very much, William!
Love the Channel. Another great video. I really liked the shot of the boat house / shop from up top. That would make a great T-Shirt.
Watching from Texas
Thanks!
KP "Do you mind if I watch?"
David "No, why would I mind if you watched."
The rest of us "Good, because the other 70,000 of us want to watch too."
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Aaron’s left more than his footprint on that boat.
Truth!
I'm surprised that beading tool didn't wear away doing all that locust. Is there a way to sharpen it as you go along?
I believe it is a carbide cutter, but don't hold me to that. Carbide holds up to even hardwoods much better than steel.
Steve says, “They can be sharpened with a fine file.
I did not sharpen them, I just bought a few sets of cutters (they are pretty cheap) as I was unsure I would be able to keep the bead consistent after a couple sharpenings. You can also file-in custom profiles. They sell blank cutters.”
Very nice bead work. You'll have arms like Schwarzenegger.
Another amazing episode. Aaron cracks me up! That new little tool took on a huge project like a champ. My daughter and granddaughter went to the 1000 islands this last week. They took the kayaks with them and the rest of the group got to kayak but my granddaughter was throwing up that day so they missed out on the kayaking. They got home yesterday afternoon and since then kayaks are already loaded we are thinking of going out to our favorite lake, Canadice. But my boat isn't one they took so I will be using one of the pelicans. So I will be taking you with us in spirit. Well have a great and safe week and see you next Friday!
Happy Friday, Kathy! Enjoy your favorite lake!
I like to thank you Steve for the Bonfire campaign T-shirt.
And we’d like to thank you for your support! Cheers!
You welcome
Oh boy it's Friday 🎉
Excellent stuff bro
hasta la Victoria siempre.
Happy Arabella day everyone!
Hey hey Tracy! Happy Friday!
LONG LIVE VICTORIA!!!
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Good morning from Higgins Beach ME, not my usual MA location. In Ann's neck of the woods. Steve loving the progress!!!!
Good morning from a mooring in Benjamin River! -Anne
Waiting for lunch as always...always great watching you guys making that "mess"...cheers...rr Normandy, FRa.
Happy Friday, Richard!
Are you exhausted? That is, mentally. There are so many things to worry about. The responsibility is immense. How do you stay sane?
It’s a big project! Steve likes to go in the woods for a while when things feel tough.
@@AcornToArabella That's good! Everyone needs to recharge.
Steve, I wonder if you have read The Southseaman by Weston Martyr? It is the story of the building of a wooden schooner in the late 1930s. I think that you will enjoy it and find it useful. Not a cheap book to buy but like your ship it is unique. He would worry about the vice in the main cabin but he would be envious of your heating and cooking arrangements. I think it is a book you will really enjoy. Alex, Isle of Wight UK.
Thank you for the recommendation!
Happy Friday
great episode.
Your costs are very reasonable to need covering. I don't think there's any excess $$ floating around, although thankfully you're using top notch materials and the workmanship is fantastic.
Happy Friday and thanks for your kind words, Silas!
Not my boat but, assuming the bottom is white, I'd paint the bead a nice red.
Good morning from tasmania Australia
Gooooood morning and happy Friday on your Saturday, friend.
I am wondering why you use slotted screws pose to Phillips or other heads?
For maintenance, the head is easier to clean for removal of the goop that held the bung in… bungs need replacement for time to time. And slotted screws are less likely to cam out on their first time going home.
Getting there Getting there Getting there 👍
Having a place to work in peace is priceless Leo at tally ho was involved in non stop law suites with the one neighbor up there where he started working that's why he wound up moving to the Boatyard he just couldn't deal with it anymore it was costing too much money to defend the lawsuit where she was trying to stop him
I don’t think there was ever a law suit, just the town officials who had to follow up on zoning situations after a persnickety neighbor’s tenacious reports and some advice from lawyers.
Is there no router bit that can cut the bead?
There may be, but it’s removing such a small amount of material that a tool moving at that RPM is a little intense.