That's A Lot Of Glue - Episode 241 - Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat
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The forward hatch gets trimmed to its final size and holes for deadlights are cut. It was tall, and now it's less tall and looking way more proportional to the cabin trunk. As per usual, there's a little bit of conversation around final decisions for it, and so KP and Annie B weigh in.
Part two of turning Great-Grandpa's front yard tree into Arabella's wooden main mast reveals our plan for putting electrical items up at the top of the mast-we glued blue electrical conduit right up the middle to make it easy to chase wires. We re-assemble this disassembled tree into a final glue-up stronger than the tree would have been with its heartwood, sapwood, and other imperfections removed.
Lots of glue, lots of progress. Happy Friday!
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Acorn to Arabella is a wooden boat building project taking place in Granby, Massachusetts. Steve started as an amateur wooden boat builder building a 38' wooden sailboat in his 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 classic wooden boats command. This ultimate DIY boatbuilding project will continue well past launch, when he and the crew will travel and learn to cruise aboard the handmade wooden boat that they've built. Just kidding about all that, this channel is about a Siberian Laika named Akiva.
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In this episode, Steve, KP, Anne and the rest of The Crew demonstrate why one can never have too many clamps!
UNIVERSALLY PROVEN THEOREM. 😁
Next summer they can finance the first leg of their journey by selling clamps.
Ha!
I’ve never tried to build a boat but I’ve watched many boat builds on RUclips. I’ve probably seen 10,000 various clamps in use now. I’m tempted to try building a 20-26’ sailboat but where to I find 3 tons worth of clamps? Can I use them for ballast when I’m done?
@@rong1924 Yeah, I was thinking that. When they pack up the boat shed, they could sell "Genuine Arabella Used" clamps on the store!
Speaking as a Bowman with many years experience, we are used to having to perform the impossible at the pointy end whilst the boat is at 45 degrees, the gunwhales are 2 foot under green water, it is throwing hailstones into our faces at 60 knots and the rest of the crew are comfortable seated in the warm dry cockpit shouting 'advice' as to the best way to do an inside hoist with an outside peel. To be able to turn a light on would make everything better!
Seriously though - a light on the foredeck is a good idea.
I thought you were going to tell us what a good shot you are, with a longbow. 🤣😂
Great to see Grandpa's tree reassembled. Great episode!
If they plant it. It might grow into a bigger mast before launch day.
Deck lights are very useful when under sail in close proximity to bigger ships…they light up the sails and make you very visible.
I was told once by a very experienced sailor that one of the worst things that you can possibly do, especially in a particularly rough sea state, is to turn on deck lights. It tends to make stuff look scarier than it is, and it ruins your low-light vision. When wanting to be more visible, shining a light on the sails from the deck is an option for smaller boats that aren’t required to have nav lights. In the case of nav lights, they give other boats all the information they could want and need. You can tell if a boat is changing direction or course, you can tell if it’s coming toward or away from you, you can tell if they’re sailing or steaming, and a great many other things, in the case of working boats, which have a few more lights that tell what they’re doing in different combinations. -Anne
I know the routine of going to the grocery store all covered in sawdust. My son and I were bucking up a huge Balsam fir tree and had to run to the store for water & electrolytes, at the register the cashier was nearly beside herself as she blurted out “You guys smell SO GOOD.” She was a bit embarrassed but we all got a laugh.
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I work in a cabinet shop and my shirts are covered in dried glue, I just stopped caring what I look like in public on a work day.
Oh and I’m very happy you’re all wearing respirators using the epoxy, it’s not the best stuff for your health.
PS: Thumbs up for Anne wearing a Hand Tool Rescue shirt.
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The editing with multiple Steves working together in the same shot was great
You may enjoy this: 😉 instagram.com/reel/ClL35A4tfjo/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
So many channels do it as a gag or call it out. This was just Steves showing up I loved the surprise.
@@Ravedave5 who cares that others to it too
It's brilliant if he cloned those other Steve's earlier he'd be sailing by now.. side note "I like pizza"
@@AcornToArabella 🤣😂
The forward house/hatch is consistent with the looks of the classic Bristol Channel Cutter. You can't get much more traditional than that design. Having owned and sailed on lots of boats with less than comfortable standing headroom, you've made a great decision.
Oh, SNAP! After years of trying to vacuum chips and sawdust out of my woodworking apron it just occurred to me to use the air hose and blow then out.
Little tip for when you wil get to the point of washing the glass.. clay bar from the car detailing section does miracles on glass. Keep up the good work, looking good.
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Fantastic. Great way to end my Friday - watching A2A, all the workers grafting away, a handful doing this, others doing that. The batteries look good, I had to deal with two 24 volt banks for my emergency back up power at sea. Great video people. Nighty night from Scotland
Goodnight and thanks for watching!
I’ve just realised, (yes, I’m pretty slow 🤦♂️🤷♂️.(be fair, it’s only been a few years.)) what gets me about this build, is the utterly mental attention to detail; just WOW!!
Lots of stuff to put into action!
A camera on top of the mast might be useful, you can get them that do a VR overlay on the nav system. Great update 2x👍
I was fortunate to be onsite during the final glue up and clamping, wonderful to see. Before the glue up the "Master Spar Maker" ( sorry missed his name) took the time to explain the geometry of the taper and the process of moving the dimensions from the paper plans to physical dimensions. It's a good idea for a future Friday episode.
That’s Keith, and we’re glad you were able to be here too!
The forward hatch looks great. With the round port lights, it’s begging for a very small sign saying “Kilroy was here.” Love the look.
That shortened the lifespan of your power unit by 25%, now the fan blades, their ball bearings and cooling fins are full of fine wood dust. As an additional bonus, now you and your wife get to listen the fun "Wheeeeee, Wrrrrrrrr" sound of the dirty fan blades and fouled ball bearing of the power bank for few years the unit has has left.
Another fan killer and noise maker is grease from cooking.
If you plan of doing sanding and cooking inside the boat, I would recommend putting all electronics with cooling fans into cabinet with air filters on air intake. Or into space outside of the cooking & woodworking space with it's own air circulation. Fiberglass or pleated filter canvas does not cost much and you can even re-use them several times taking them out and vacuuming or washing them.
P.S. If you vacuum the cooling fans, lock the fan blades with a toothpick (or something softer) to prevent them from spinning when you vacuum them. Fans might get damaged if fans spin freely when vacuumed. Preventative maintenance of the fans is very small amount of work compared to to the problems with them. Specially if you plan to sleep in the same space where the fans are.
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I think that I thought a main mast for a boat was made by "take tallest straightest tree", and then just trim to suit, rather than "disassemble then reassemble" - I'm learning so much from this amazing team of workers explaining so well what's going on & why they're doing it that way watching these videos each week!
Thanks, Tom! Glad you’re here every week for it!
As it gets built I am amazed at more and more people come and make an impact. Few things in life will allow you to look back on and say, You know I helped build Acorn to Arabella.
What a nice thought, Sonya.
Only helping to build Acorn to Arabella will enable you to do that ;)
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I can't believe how far you guys have come. I've been watching since you guys poured the lead for the keel. What a journey.
Everyday a little bit further, and sometimes it feels slow and sometimes a windfall of progress. Ever onward! Thanks for watching!
I saw Steve's podcast on Shipshape today. He's such a good "feller." It was nice to see Alix, Caroline, and all the old crew.
Every week is getting more and more interesting. Keep up the good work!
I'ts nice to see that Steve is looking forward to those rousing "games" of "what's that noise" on Arabella. I've played it many a time.
Hahah I call that game IS IT STOWED? 😁 -Anne
In constant progress, in a near future a big and strong "shiny penny" mast. OLÉ crew!!! Specials regards from Spain🇪🇸🥂👏👏👏
Gracias, Ignacio!
I used to be a cable puller by trade. I would suggest you leave a nylon pull string in the mast conduit at all times. it is a lot easier than a fish tape. Just make sure as you are using the pull string to add a cable, you pull a new pull string in with it. Also you can use the vacuum cleaner method to put suck the string into the conduit.
Intricate, specialized workmanship. Thanks for sharing. Soon from planks to rounded masts. Soo many steps, considerations and calculations. Wow, blown away.
Thanks for watching!
I think you may have set a cinematographic record for most wood clamps in one shot
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Something I really have learned with these videos is that you can never have to many clamps!
That was my thought when they talked about the glue up - are they gonna have enough clamps?!
Too!!
To and too. Two different things.
*- The feel of the hatch is right for multiple of reasons, Steve.*
*- Your athletic sense of music serves you well.*
*- You feel the move of things, just as curves have harmony of movement.*
*- The higher/taller crowning fits with the more shallow camber of the deck*
*- The Parthenon was "crowned" so its optical illusion looked flat*
*- The hatch's optically the rounder curve works correctly with the broad, flatter cabin roof line.*
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You guys just made my day.... I fell last night in an ice patch and I finally decided I need to go to the ER. Not being able to walk will suck but I know that I have this to look forward to once a week. I will need someone to pole the boat for me... so long as you are not to grim you get two obals per passenger 😆 there is a dress code, black robes will be provided.
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@@AcornToArabella I found out I fractured my pelvis. I was sure that was how I'd die. I'm trying to stop giggling about it because I also fractured a rib.
Love to see some of those lights getting a fitting.
And that teamwork on the mast!
Great work guys.🙂
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ALL CLAMPS ON DECK!! Or on mast in this case. One HUGE thing, into many things, back into one thing, back into millions of things! Including one well tapered MAST!! Incredible.
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Folks talk of a happy Friday when the YT vid hits, well it's Saturday on the other side of the world here in Australia. Vid shows you can never have too many hands on deck when it comes to gluing the mast. Ben, great editing, sometimes good editing is taken for granted when it's done well. Mike 🇦🇺
What an amazing week for Arabella! Windows! It's finally time for windows. That does let a lot of light in. That mast was almost too long for the boathouse. That was quite the undertaking. I already can't wait for next week! Have a great week.
Happy Friday, Kathy!
The Mast Construction is Super interesting
Very Good indeed 👍
For the standing rigging, remember, Worm and Parcel with the lay, Turn and Serve the other way. Thanks for the video. Jon
Those dead lights look gorgeous!!!
It's really coming along now, the portholes just made me think, wow it really is starting to look like a real boat! And that process for the mast just baffles me, but you are the experts!
Don’t forget to drop a couple of thin cables down the conduit for pulling something through in the future
I look forward to your videos every Friday. So interesting, and I definitely like the OCD level of detail that goes into every step of the process 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
I’ve said it before and once again, so many clamps I can’t believe.
This was a huge step!!! Looks like the mast came out straight, awesome.
Those round lights from Victoria are absolutely as priceless as they are functional. Interesting item in the Growatt 2000. Small package supporting I believe you said up to 18-seperate outgoing power lines. Always look forward to Friday mornings in the boat house. Its the best 'coffee house' going! June '23 is fast-approaching but so much progress is happening toward that end. Arabella will be up to her waterline and resting on the Oggin when the Boat Show opens! This glue-up on the mast is beyond anything I imagined about how masts can be made.
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I assumed a wooden mast was just a tree trunk 🤷♂️.
Nope! Not always, and not mostly.
Great to see the main mast getting fabricated in house. Steve's great grand dad would be (and maybe is) proud to see it, I'm sure. I already have the mast for the Goeller 12' dinghy I intend to build at some time in the future. Its a fir mast taken off of an early 20th century dinghy that was owned and sailed on by my grandfather. It was a flag pole for many decades but watching this series has persuaded me to take it down and hang it up to dry inside. I wish I knew the name of the boat it came off of...
Don’t let that get too dry! If I were you, I’d keep it oiled with linseed. -Anne
What a massive glue up. Great coordination. Very cool!
Thanks, Toby! Happy Friday!
We started on about Episode 220. A bit later we went back to the beginning and are now at about Episode.80. Your dedication to this project, as well as the quality of your presentations, is MOST impressive. Wife and I have sailed from the US East Coast to NZ (and returned) twice, including hundreds of places imbetween. I assure you that the rewards of voyaging will meet your expectations! Maybe I will not be too old to attend the launching of Arabella.....
Excellent episode, so much seems to be coming together so much faster now! So fun to watch!
🙌thanks for being here!
The first two rules of Boat Building…
Step One…
Buy twice the number of clamps than you think you could possibly need.
Step Two…
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Go buy more clamps.
Windows!! It's starting to look like a boat! :) They do let in a lot of light, looks great!
23:50 holy cow that was satisfying to watch. It must've been all that much better for y'all in person. Stellar work.
Thanks!
5:25...Steve builds a giant speaker box for his boat!
Just swap out those port lights for 8" co-axial marine speakers and you got the world's biggest portable DJ rig. Hey, maybe JBL will be your new sponsor!
Dear Anne, Steve, Kaylyn and all others working on Arabella,
Your habit of whisking people a happy Friday starts to be a new habit over here as well since by every week the number of people who are doing this is significantly rising😭. Willeke and I always love to see how Arabella is progressing in special by the craftsmanship how all is done and I love the portholes as shown in this vlog. Also on behalf of WIlleke I wish you a happy Friday and send you love from the Netherlands
So good that I watched this episode a second time. "Fan section at K-Mahhht" - good one Anne!
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Holiday yesterday, I almost forgot we'd get a video today. Hope all the crew and theirs had a great holiday.
Happy Friday!
Great glue up by the Steve's, KP, and the rest of the A2A team. Thanks for sharing.
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I've been waiting for this episode. I grew up in East Boston, the site of the "Pigeon Hollow Spar Co." This was the last vestige of the clipper ship building industry in East Boston where famous ships like the "Flying Cloud" were built. Occasionally I would stand outside and watch them creating the masts and spars that were used on some of the sailing yachts being built around New England and it always fascinated me. Thanks!
Thanks for sharing that memory!
Time to sit back and relax for 28 mins and 6 seconds. Bliss.
Hooray! Love to hear that.
I really enjoyed hearing more of Anne's commentary in this video
Aw heck Luc, thanks. -Anne
Thanks, Super Work !!!!!!!-A joy to watch.
Cheers for watching, Hans!
Glued to the screen!
Not much choice! IT’S THAT MUCH GLUE! Hahha
@@AcornToArabella It really is! Good luck guys, you're doing an amazing job. Can't wait to see next week's vid. Cheers from NL
Delightful episode gang - busy busy busy, you guys rock! Love that porthole infested skylight fixture, nice proportions. Forward!
I like the humming in the end. Keep it up.
The shop has its own breathing.
"I picked a bad week to quit sniffing glue " -Steve McCroskey
HA! Bet it’s coming right through the screen!!
A lot of people are critical of Steve for cracking under pressure, but he was the one who called Rex Kramer, and Rex knew how to put baseball cards in the spokes.
Dear @@smithnyiu
But... but Arabella doesn't have any spokes at all! 😁 ;-)
Best regards, luck and health.
Hey Steve! I didn't know you watched A2A! Have you seen the beginning? I've been watching for years now and would never miss an episode. Enjoy!
Actually it is a quote from Aztec Dummy, Lou Dalmaso
It is really nice to see you document the building of a Wooden mast that is so rare nowadays. This was a great video.
Thank you, Hans!
A little story, my master builder buildt his boat a few years earlier. Then a shake down cruise to Hilo, Hawaii. It as above 90 degrees outside inside it reached a 100 plus. No portal openings others than the turtle hatch. I sure hope you have adequate air conditioning on Arabella.
You may wish to consider a watertight electrical gland at the top of the mast to seal the conduit along with the mast!
Very jelous of Anne's Hand tool rescue T. Love the connection between so many channels I follow.
He’s got ‘em for sale on his website! 😁 -Anne
@@AcornToArabella sadly he doesn't ship to the UK but TBH it looks nicer on you 😊
Awwwww shucks. 😊
What a fantastic episode! So much stuff that one would not think of that went into making that mast. Simple me would have wondered, 'Why not just use a really tall, tree and just strip off the bark and branches and make that the mast.
However, as I've been watching this project for a couple of years, now, I know that trees have so many imperfections, knots, inclusions, and other stuff that would make a strong living tree into weak wood after it's been dried.
That thing, where Steve's hired Expert Mast Builder (forgive me for not remembering his name for this comment), build's into the mast that conduit with the Smurf tube, was pure genius, or maybe it was pure years of expertise, or maybe it was one of those instances of knowhow passed from generation to generation in mast building... Either way, it was (for me) a head nodding moment, as I could see the wisdom of that design feature.
It was nice seeing some of the volunteer-passers-by lending a hand during the Big Glue Up! Obviously, they've been watching this project for quite a long time and went to the actual site to see it with their own eyes! They're lucky! They get to show off to their friends, "That's me in the video! I got to help build this boat!"
For me, this was a really, really, cool episode, and Steve and the gang get to live it everyday!
One day, when you're old and grey, and unable to continue your adventures, Steve, you'll be able to get a good return on your investment when you sell this boat.
1) Your boat has a whole video series on how it was built.
2) The video series shows EVERYTHING! Everything from selecting and cutting down of trees, to milling of said trees, to the actual building of the boat, and all of the inner secrets of the construction of the boat.
3) You'll be able to tell the prospective boat buyer, "Watching these videos will let you know exactly how your boat was built, and what you need to do to repair or remodel it..."
If that doesn't wow your prospective future boat buyer, I don't know what would!
Alright. I've just realized that I've started to write a book, again. So, I'll end it here. I will admit that I may have been sightly influenced by a little drink, but somehow, this episode really hit me, more so than other episodes.
You and the crew have turned a new corner on your boat building journey, and the end goal has just now come into view. You still have a very long way to go, but you can see the goal line from where you now are.
Congratulations to you, Steve, and to your crew! And now, I'll stop typing.
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I'm a 58yo male. I've been watching since day one. I'll never build a boat but I feel the excitement seeing this project coming to life. I've vested many hours watching Arabella's progress. Thank you for letting me follow along 🕊️❤️🙏
And thanks for being here every week, friend!
Here, here!
Really dug Anne's Hand Tool Rescue t-shirt!
It’s one of my favorites. 😊-Anne
Impressive every step of the way!!
Seeing all those clamps makes me wonder if there will be a clamp sale after the boat is done.
We will probably attempt to keep all of the tools together if it’s at all possible. Mostly, we just want them to be used.
Honestly one of greatest series in the history of television.
Oh wow, that’s quite the thing! Hope we can live up to that. Thanks for watching!
True!
@@AcornToArabella This Old House vibes. But where it exceeds and excels is the audacity of the project. When I saw a thumbnail of a couple of youtubers pouring a multi ton keel in their backyard, well that's a helluva hook. And then the perseverance to keep going. Most of these projects are born to fail.
The exposition stays on task consistently. Where much of reality including sports television fails is they try to hard to increase audience and veer the scope from what created the audience in the first place. Example, Olympics where we see more biography than sports. Your choice to keep the star of the show, the boat, in focus for years (I've watched nearly every episode) is outstanding. The exposition of cast/crew is primarily around their relationship to the process and the boat. You're judicious when it varies beyond that. The shows that aren't focused on the build are outliers and as such aren't unwelcome. Sometimes you need a show for the algorithm, we get it. The ethos of honesty indicates a high degree of respect for the audience you've built.
Bit rambling, tough to edit on mobile, not being near a PC.
Keep on keeping on.
Liked Ann’s Hand Tool Rescue shirt!!!
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Cant wait to see the finished mast.Great video guys from Wimbledon in UK
Atkins would certainly approve of the upgrades you have made to his original design. He lived in his era, you live in ours. Being openminded, he would have adopted the new materials & adhesives that are available to you now. An example from history! If medieval stone masons had had access to sheets of corrugated iron roofing materials to roof the cathedrals they built instead of sheets of lead, which material would they have adopted?Please carry on with your dream. Success is a journey, not a destination.
Well said, Perry!
Happy Arabella day everyone!
Happy Friday, Tracy!
Getting so close to launch. love all the work
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Looking good!!
That was a lot of glue! Great team work everyone. Take care and have a great week ahead.
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Anne wearing HAND TOOL RESCUE shirt ! 😍
😁😉❤️back atcha.
It occurred to me as I was watching the instrumentation that you guys are going to have in place at the top of the mast, that since you’re making an ongoing RUclips channel of your travels, you might want to put A permanent camera up there so that it can give you a birdseye views of the deck below
Getting the footage off of that camera or being able to clean the lens would be challenging. Neat idea though! -Anne
@@AcornToArabella The camera would be run by wire down inside the mast, but, yes, cleaning the lens was the one thing I couldn’t figure. Maybe a trained seagull?
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You're so worried about the looks of the hatch but honestly I don't think it looks bad at all. Also if it makes you more comfortable that's going to be a huge benefit. You're going to be living in this boat and what's really going to matter is how much you like living in it not how much you like looking at it. Although I'm sure the latter does have a role :-)
It was odd just how satisfying the episode was to see such a huge piece of the project come together. June is coming.
JUNE IS COMING! 🎉
Happy Friday to all from Plymouth UK
Happy Friday, Phil!
Beautiful work, as always.
Looking really good 👍
Just call us TotalGlue 😂 Great work guys!
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Wow. That mast is some structure! So glad to see you using a conduit for services inside it, My 38 years in telecom cabling taught me the value of a pipe/conduit/sleeve, whether it's in a wall, underground or even loose in a ceiling. I'm just not sure about the corrugated pipe, it could just catch on a draw wire..You never know when you may have to do an upgrade or repair...think about the next guy to work on that?
We *are* the next guys 😉 so far, we have enjoyed the conduit as we have used it for electrics inside Arabella. We suspect that we will have good luck with it in the mast as well.
Happy Friday, A2A crew!
Lots of good progress. I love it.
🙌happy Friday, Paul!
Thanks. That was enjoyable
And thanks for watching, David!
Brilliant episode....
Thanks!
You guys have come a long way. She is looking good.
🙌🎉thanks for being here!
Another great episode. Thanks A2A team 😁
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Good teamwork on this job!
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Nice conduit choice, but a smooth conduit would have been easier to fish through. Beware the bore through the center of the mast, it will obstruct your conduit. You must keep that in mind.
Steve - you have a years cruising kitty in C-clamps alone 😅
Superb episode
Thank you, Peter!
Great credits, Ben
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Now thats what I call a LOT of C Clamps :)
My husband said the same.
A very long, very complicated equation… very cool
Happy black Friday! Hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving! ☕
Happy Friday, Ryan!
Looking good y’all. 👍✌️