Arabella's Workbench, Part 1 - Episode 180 - Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat
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There is a great deal of difference between a boat built to suit most people-one that's meant to go onto the market to be sold immediately, with general accommodations builders think the average buyer might want to ensure its sale-and Arabella, which is surely forming up to be anything but conventional or cookie-cutter.
Steve is building this boat to suit the sort of adventuring he sees himself doing with the friends he thinks might come along for it, and as he says in this week's video, building an extremely useful workbench to serve as storage and a berth is a physical commitment to the fact that he will never stop building or making. He also intends to be extremely self-sufficient in even the remotest of places, or to help fellow cruisers along the way.
Wes is here for this undertaking, and constructing this detail of the interior takes advantage of his particular skills. He came to woodworking thanks to the inspiration and mentorship of his grandfather, and enjoys making furniture and other beautiful things for himself in his workshop at his home in Tennessee. After joining volunteer crews in the past, happy to do tasks that were needed at the time, it's satisfying to see him lend the best talents he has to offer during this latest visit to the boat shed. He's got a penchant for character-filled wood, and it shows.
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Acorn to Arabella is a boat building project taking place in Granby, Massachusetts. Steve and Alix started as amateur boat builders building their own 38' wooden boat in their backyard: designer William Atkin's Ingrid with a Stormy Petrel's gaff rig. These videos follow the journey from tree felling, to lumber milling, to lofting, to the lead keel pour and beyond-sharing details of the woodworking, carpentry, metal smithing, tool building, and tool maintenance that wooden boats command. This ultimate DIY project will continue well past launch, when they will travel and learn to cruise aboard the boat that they've built. Just kidding about all that, this channel is about a Siberian Laika named Akiva.
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Hello, I have just sold my boat here in the UK due to advancing age and I am feeling realy sorry for myself. Its projects like yours that make me re-kindle my love for the sea and the faith in the folk that sail on it. keep up the good work.
Good to hear the videos are helpful, John!
I can't explain how excited I was to see a glue up where the extra glue wasn't wiped into the grain. Let it dry, scrape it off.
No wipe it down, that's too much work 😁🙃🤷♂️🙀😵🤐
There are 2 schools of thought on this issue. (Wipe with a wet rag, or scrape when cured) Both are perfectly acceptable methods.
I'd have liked to have seen biscuit joints in there before they started gluing.
@@iiredeye Completely unnecessary. They're for alignment only.
@@brickcity9mm896 Particularly as the finished top is going to be scrub-planed, then planed, then sanded, presumably. Any squeeze-out glue is going to be quite a long way from any finished surface.
OMG a Vise Video! :-D Dad would be over the moon, as am I. Thanks for showcasing it! FYI - that Vise almost surely came from the Boston Naval Shipyard when it was shut down in the 70s so you have a bit of history for real there too. so happy it's being used again :-D
Love the pattern makers vise, but two thoughts about it. First, having something that big, metal, and hard edged exposed in the highest traffic area of the boat is very dangerous at sea. Seems like a compound fracture waiting to happen. Second, any work project needing a vise that big is not going up and down your companionway easily. Making the vise/workbench removable and portable might be a good idea. Better light and ventilation on deck or dockside, too. Plus the saw dust you make is outside rather than inside.
Dear Paul F.
👍👌👏 Well thought/said!
Best regards, luck and health.
To continue on you idea, its not that easy to lug around, so portable might be a stretch. But you are definitely right, about a having a big metal vice, with sharp edges protruding into the cabin, will be dangerous. Maybe put it in some sort of steel, or wood if the construction is solid enough, drawer type device. So you will be able to store it, under the workbench/bunk/... It wouldn't take up that much space behind the cabinets, if you were to slide it in while turning it. And it might even only have to swing like 30 degrees, before it would be covered but the bench, instead of a full 45 degree turn. (Haven't done the math on that though)
Just my two cents. Love the build, and keep up the good work!
@@Chr.U.Cas1622 Also a volunteer needed to "Nickel Plater " the , entire VISE !
That lumber is going to make a hell of an interior. Beautiful stuff.
love the triangle marks to line up boards
I am sure Akiva would appreciate some fancy wooden panels on the dog house 😊
He's a discriminating gentleman.
@แดนนี่ ดั้มส้ I agree 100%. It should be criminal to lock up a social animal in a crappy small pen. People that do that should not be allowed to have dogs.
Good morning Akiva and Crew :-) ? it's nice to see him back in the videos a bit :-) I hope his dog house holds up until
his boat is finished being built ? :-) :-)
That vice is a fantastic addition to Arabella. I can't wait to see all those drawer fronts and the workbench top finished. It's going to be stunning! Everything about Arabella has turned out beautifully. See you next week! Happy Friday guys!
Thanks for the heads up regarding the t-shirt ……. So mine is ordered! Great video people. It’s coming along 👍
45 years of wear on the same hardwood slides with a ton of use. No issues. Lifts up and out perfectly.
Conceptual idea, building, 3d dimensions, Finding some amazing patterns in wood, bringing together into a final product. Incredible.
I second Pauls advice. At some point you are going to hit that vice hard. A smaller vice you can install when needed sounds safer and more practical.
Better use of space if it could be stowed until needed.
@@emislive That's true as I wouldn't permanently affix anything to the boat that would not be used daily. Plus I do not see the use in that very nice vice, that some clamps cannot do in it's place.
I have a vise that fits in a 2 inch receiver either in the work shop or the back of my truck. Maybe something like that could be fabricated.
Smart to plan on working while traveling. I did it and found my skills useful in a lot of places.
The lift up drawers are a simple elegant and practical solution, on my vessels they stood up to 70 knots of wind and the resulting sea state, we never did the full 360 roll over but I think that drawers coming out then would be well down the list of concerns. Another excellent video.
Thanks for sharing that experience, Roger!
Cedar is waytoo soft for a work bench top. Put a sheet of 1/4" hard board on top and it will resist dents, scratches and stains. It is also easy and cheap to replace.
Beautiful work! The book matched planks are gorgeous. When I started watching you (keel pour) I owned a garbage table saw and a Harbor Freight miter saw. Today, due to the inspiration of your work, Leo and some woodworking channels, I have a full blown woodworking shop and the knowledge of what to do with everything. THANK YOU!
Wow, David. That's so, so cool. Thanks for telling us about that. Keep makin'!
Very nice video and techniques! Steve is clearly loving this interior fit out.So pleasant.
I had never seen a vise like this until this video. I was very impressed with your demonstration of what it can do. I enjoy woodworking and have enjoyed following your adventure in building Arabella. Surprizingly I found an auction in my home town last weekend that listed a vise just like yours. I was excited to go and see if I could bring it home to my workshop. I'm thrilled to say I did. Thank you so much for showing us this amazing vise. I'm looking forward to getting mine mounted on my workbench and put to work. Had it not been for this video, I likely would not have even gone to the auction to look at this vise.
Nice get, Al! Enjoy it!
Always enjoy seeing what Akiva is up too
I've got a t-shirt from an earlier campaign, and even though it cost a bit to get it in Oz, it was good value, even before taking into account helping out the project. They are deeeeelicious, strong recommend.
Awesome, Anthony, thanks for your support and for giving a bit of a review here!
I've never tried to eat a tee-shirt, so I will just have to take your word for it. 😁
The camerawork Anne is doing is awesome! Some really interesting and artistic shots without taking away from the actual content of the information. Great job on all of you!!!
Thank you, that’s very kind! -Anne
Great work guys, just a thought is to have some lighting above the work bench, as it may be useful in low light conditions. It will also make it easy to find what ever is being stored there, also if it is to be a berth, it will double as a reading light.
If they just leave out that last plank, they'd have some really nice work-light for the bench :P
Of course, more to come.
Great content guys.
Keep chipping away.
You’re doing a terrific job.🙂
Man that filming is AMAZING! ❤️❤️❤️
🥰
Build a box on deck with a lid and the wonder-vice attached. But You want to sit and sleep on the lee-side in the center of the boat. You don't want to be hanging on for dear life on a windward settee watching a work-bench with a iron thing lurking to break your bones. And the number of nautiques on a little sailing boat is limited. Your already have your oven as a spare anchor.
Well, you can always use that vice as a spare anchor :-)
Now Steve is gonna suffer from the Plumb Bob Terror nightmares XD
Sorry could not help my self when I heard the ending.
Great work on the interior!
I never expected to see an Emmert patternmaker's vise on a sailboat. Nice touch
I was hoping someone would identify that ever so versatile vise, thanks. BTW - isn't that Bob's last name from The Art of Boat Building?
@@johna1160 it's an Emmert Turtleback Patternmaker's vise. If you find one for purchase look it over carefully for damage - it's not uncommon.
Several of them on ebay going for $650-800 + expensive shipping.
@@ericcsuf yeah, they weigh a damned ton lol.
Funny watching you put together panels. Exactly how I build them. Clamps, bricks and cinder block. The beauty and terror of designing where an inch might as well be a mile.
When does Akiva get paroled? Locked up for Husky wanderlust? Jumping the delivery guys? Awwww...
Those Emmett pattern makers vices are beasts. Finding the old ones is hard and expensive. I’ve got one of the knockoffs but still pretty cool.
Just a couple of observations/questions:
~ You appear to have a perfectly serviceable jointer. Why would you hand plane your edges when a properly tuned jointer will easily give you an accurate glue joint?
~Carefully read the label on the titebond blue label glue. It’s “water resistant”, not waterproof. I’d suggest you start using the green label, as it’s type 1 waterproof.
~ Also, bear in mind, Accuride makes a readily available, all stainless full extension drawer slide that is rated to 100 lbs and 100,000 cycles. One needs only to keep a spare pair on hand for the rare chance of a failure.
Great work. As a veteran cabinetmaker and novice boat builder, I’m thoroughly enjoying this build series.👍
I have Accuride and they are well-made, too many Chinese clones around. Ultimate test, being subjected to the elements 24/7, on-land under covers is artificial.
Great measurement job for such a good first fit! 🤯🤯🤯
Great vise, and if you’ve got anymore of that Delrin hanging around, incorporate that for your drawer slide/glides. You only need top or bottom, but if not doing both use a narrow strip of stainless or bronze or brass rubrail or scrap. Slick and ruggedly bulletproof.
nice wood working guys! that vice is a beast!
Dear Arabellas Acorns.
👍👌👏 Very well done again and as always (video and work).
As always: Thanks a lot for making teaching explaining recording editing uploading and sharing.
Best regards luck and health to all of you.
Great Episode. Although poor Akiva's dog house looks so sad :( Please show the good ole boy some love. Thanks for sharing.
Beautiful joinery work gentlemen!
love the flaming spalting
Glad you took my t-shirt suggestion! :)
That pattern vise is fantastic and perfect for just about any kind of wood or machine work!
(Please excuse the below as I am sure you've already considered)
One thought on the drawers (and really any drawers or cabinet doors) is not only to consider the boat at anchorage or in a sea state, but also in the event of a knock down or (wishing not) a capsize (even momentary). Having seen damage caused more by the shifting contents of drawers/cabinets that open in knockdowns/rolls it is oft times overlooked... Potentially just a vertical captured board that can be inserted when the drawers are unused could be a potential simple solution as a suggestion...
Did just order the T-shirt! Awesome! Very much loving all of this!
With the bench sticking out a bit any drips coming down from above will get caught on the bench instead of dripping down to the deck. If anything it should be tucked in. Good stuff!
That's a beautiful vice, but you'll rapidly find it's impractical on a sub 40' sailing vessel. Almost all boat work is done in the cockpit or on deck to keep the mess out of the boat and to be working in the breeze. A 4 inch vice with a clamp-on feature will handle most of the jobs on a boat that size. It can be coated in grease, stored in a Ziplock bag to keep the rust at bay, and stored low in the boat in a locker. Also, as others have said, that massive chunk of iron will be a hazard when off shore. It's going to cost a fortune to ship that vice back home from a foreign land once you've realize the limitations of having it on board. Also, what are you planning on using for seating on the starboard side of the table?
I'm not a boat guy but I'd have to imagine the priorities of life on board a boat will be quite different than the priorities of life in a boat house.
He'll understand and probably change it once handplaning and sawing underdeck in some hot Caribbean hellhole was urgently asked for.
On the other hand, I often wished I had more workspace under deck when delivering/transferring yachts off-season in cold draughty rain.
@@manfredschmalbach9023 Hot Caribbean hellholes aren't really our jam. High latitudes are what we're preparing for. Big hints on that with the woodstove.
@@AcornToArabella Yes, You mentioned that already ... years ago, and the woodstove, of course ... while I would personally prefer having only diesel as burning reserve because it's easier to store and has more energy/weight (Refleks boat ovens), I am already envious about her stunning interior surrounding a woodburner keeping You warm and dry in scenically dramatic roadsteads when the fresh differing greens of moss and leaves are kept well hydrated by icy rain blown about in gusts .... I am already looking forward to where You will land with her, given Your choice of landscape to go to I saw in Your videos so far. And having that terrific vice handy underdeck will help building all sorts of crafty solutions which even can support You creating content for RUclips - given RUclips will last.
I have a little workbench with a Bavarian type double vice in the "RV" (Sprinter van) which is part of the secondary or "guest" bunk ..... and usually took a portable cast vice on a ply base plus two clamps for it with me on deliveries. So, I understand the concept and am sure You thought that through, like the rest of what I see You sharing here. Thanks for that sharing by the way! Cheers.
Robert is spot on in his comments. The scale of this bench and vise, permanently installed in the salon, is going to be a huge impediment to an all oceans, all weather cruising sailboat. The loss of a starboard settee/berth is a big issue for comfortable windward/leeward seating and sleeping options while underway. Having enough seating for guests aboard makes such a big difference to long term livability. Plus, dust, shavings, amd detritus in the bilge is a safety concern, and anathema to a happy cruising livaboard life. I can’t see this lasting in this form once on the water.
Emmert? Great vise...very practical in your application.
I agree with using UHMW or any ultra high density plastic for the drawer slides. Stable and they don’t wear out.
You can still use the space under the vice for storage. You can build a general purpose toolbox that fits exactly in that slot and holds a bunch of the tools that you use most frequently. That way you aren't losing that storage space, and if you do need to pivot the vice you will probably already have that box out of the way anyway.
I got about 6 months behind on updates, due to family circumstances, and am attempting to catch up now... slowly.
I wasn't diligent in checking the previous episodes... but I noticed with the "clicking as steve moves the vice" that these were "actual captions" and not "auto captions". I generally have captions on, on anything I watch... and I really appreciate people going to the effort of a) enabling captions... but particularly b) "real actual captions' to their youtube videos
so, thank you, very much... even if it was only this episode.
We try to get to those, but it’s hard with the small crew we have here (Ben and I working on the videos). We are striving to find a way to improve captions on every video. Thanks so much for watching! -Anne
A bench, on a yacht of that size? In that orientation? Perfect! How to prove every other yacht builder ever was doing it all wrong.
Greased strips of leather is what you want as drawer runners. Replaceable. Slick enough.
anyone else noticed the shocked looking pole at 20:16 :D that's funny as hell :D
I would not affix anything I do not plan to use everyday, especially that huge chunk of Iron. Since bar clamps would probably work in most circumstances, I cannot see what you would use it for. Holding a Board in order to shape it into a plank? Tear down and work on your diesel engine? Repair a broken mast? Since you are bare-bones as far as other things, I really don't see a reason for a workbench at all. Unless it will also be used in Hobbies and Crafts. As far as tools go, I would only fill up a 5 gallon bucket, and forego all the rest. Remember the crucial comforts like TV, Internet, Radio, Games and other amusements for those long trips during still winds.
I don't know every good work shop needs a bench vice its that extra hand you always wish you had
@@bryonensminger7462 Why? Is Steve going to sail on a mill pond? How could you ever get anything you are working to be level to the Horizon? If Steve wants to sail to other Marinas and work on boats, he needs a Barge into to take his large and heavy tools.
I know you’re nearly done with the big planner but I don’t see why a simple temp switch that is set to 180 can’t be wired into a light to aid in drawing attention to the overheating. Just a thought.
Instead of turning on a light.. why not have the switch shut the engine off?
@@paulbaker6233 that’s a better idea.
Or even just drop the throttle some, so that the board being planed is not ruined?
Yeah, that is one awesome vise. I'd like to have it in my garage.
I love the new intro music each week - I always used to skip that bit
Neat! Thanks for that feedback!
Make your drawers like flat bottom trays
Make the drawer cabinet like cubbies with a full width lip on the front to retain the drawers the bottom front of the drawer can de rabbeted to accommodate the cubby lips to create a nice detail the drawer pulls slots or holes are your options
Keep up the good work
JIM
"I mean, is there even any reason it needs to be parallel to this?"
_Because we will know, Steve! Because we know!_
and HE will know!
As the sage Mark Twain once said, it's mind over matter. If you don't mind, it doesn't matter.
Removing material from such a useful surface, for the purpose of very little aesthetic gain doesn’t sound truly beautiful.
@@gritnix I thought it was Samuel L. Clemens who said that.
😉
@@AcornToArabella But... but... but... My OCD.
I am so very jealous of that big planer! I would only need about once a decade for real work but I can easily see myself slipping out on a nice weekend just to run rough wood through it and getting pretty wood out of it. I know that makes me more than a little strange.
Thanks. Just looked at the site. They now offer more colors than they did this morning. I'll ask them if I can change it. Thanks for the reply
Jim
That's the coolest vise I think I've ever seen.
I believe it's a pattern makers vice you probably would be hard pressed to find one new but you could probably find a used one on line , but you don't want one I looked and ebay had one just like it for only $ 800 dollars used
I had to laugh at the first 5 minutes being a Steve monologue, describing his wish list in detail.
You watched that? I skip that stuff, and go straight to the woodwork.
Thanks for my weekly Friday fix! It occurs to me you may want to leave a little clearance here and there between bulkheads and tabletops, etc. The panels will tend to swell sometimes, and believe me there's nothing more annoying than a boat's interior fit-out squeaking in a seaway. It can make the difference between sleep and none.
There’s more space there in the final fit. Great tip!
It’d be cool to put a polycarbonate “plank” in where that one is missing! Lots of light then!
Hey Steve. The engine for the planer may need the valves adjusted to regain power, start and run smoother.
That's an amazing vice!
That vice is amazing!
I would build my life around that vise, LOL. Coolest thing ever! :)
You guys should take a look at how some older (80s - 90s) campers' cabinets were built. There are small Teflon pads that were used for wooden drawers to slide on to prevent excess wear. They're smaller than a dime. Also, older campers use the "every space is valuable" motto just like boats do.
Going to be such a cool home. I wish i could go wood but my plan is like steves go on adventures finding work where needed. Im an ex ASE mechanic and now journeyman carpenter so i can work on about anything. I also build computers and repair appliances
Get out there any which way you can!
As someone who has lived on a boat I would say that this might not be a good Idea.
Most work I did was on deck simply because of the space and working on bigger stuff is an absolute pain.
It would be easier to make the chart table slightly bigger and make some space there to work on things.
Having a big vice in the cabin is also kind of useless since you would probably don't want to haul big workpieces inside either.
I said the same thing on tally ho, he is trying to account for circumstances that probably will not happen or happen only infrequently but if you want to live on a boat you better make more space just to store your stuff and have some comfort because fully loaded you will be begging you had more space.
Also I know that everyone has built some quirk in their boat at some time but try to keep space as a priority because that is the issue you are going to get most
Well, we’ll change it if we don’t like it, that’s the best thing about being a maker. Seemed a good thing to take a flat area (berth) and imagine it as a work area, and we shall see! Thanks for watching.
This is good add vice advice, thanks!
That vise is amazing! Idea: for when the bench is used as a bunk, make a sideboard that fits neatly into it to retain the mattress/occupant. (No, I don't know where you'd keep it the rest of the time!)
Or better yet... use a lee cloth... then storage is super easy-peasy.
Multi purpose is critical when space is at a premium as it is on a sailboat. Will be interesting to see how this plays out once the boat is in use.
A flat space (a berth) put to a height that's good for working. Multi-purpose!
That is one sick vise.
Before you started explaining I was thinking, you might want to make a dual purpose navigation area and workbench. Don't know why, but that was what came to my mind.
Some people have done that for sure.
Great work on the maple top it fit and looks amazing. Mark Dutka
Got a grey one! Well done lads
Thanks for your support!
Self closing/soft close drawer slides, enough said. :)
20:01 very surprised, slightly concerned 2x4 watching on.
Morning guys hope you all have a great weekend.
Happy Friday, Aynsley!
Hi Stephen ! I really like the pattern makers vise too, but wonder if down below is a good place for it's usability ? You'll be space constrained enough as it is... what about making it attachable or mountable along cockpit or deck to a suitably OPEN area that is sturdy enough to be backing up that monster ? Maybe have it attach to a samson post or mounted onto a heavy post wedge mounted between both winches spanning the cockpit ? if the vise were attached to a suitably thick sturdy post, it could be affixed in many places as well as being portable ( like on a sawhorse ) if the need to take it ashore or on another boat arises. Another advantage is the cleanup will be easier, no messy shavings or dust down below in living spaces.
You measured it? now you will know... and now the whole world knows. In a refinish of my kitchen, I let 1/2" over 10' slide on parallel lines. Being you need the space for work, I would average the bulkheads for and aft, making sure you don't see the difference looking down the length of the table top. Love the work. Thanks for more content.
The thing is, if it’s a useful thing, why reduce its usefulness, even by a bit, for a set of parallel lines that won’t be registered in a small space full of curves and cubbies and gear and friends? Thanks for watching!
This question just occurred to me Steve, how many acres of woods does your grandpa own? So many board feet of lumber in this jewel!
For the drawers: Use teflon slides. Super slick, durable, non-corrosive, and easily replaceable. If not full slides, you can use angled drawer guides. Again, almost eliminates wear on the drawers and easily replaceable.
Yes, it should be parallel!
Where do I get one of those vices ?? Its nuts !! Love the project to bits ,and I am not even a boat man .But am learning a whole lot from it , and the most important ones are Patience and Team work and knowing the hell what and how to do things !" Thank you .
It’s an Emmert patternmaker’s vise. We got it from a very generous subscriber but they’re out there somewhere. There’s probably a bit of a run on them on eBay though 😉
"So what's the decision here Steve?" - "Burn it. Burn it all."
I died. 😁
A 3D printed version of that vise (slightly smaller) would end up in many home workshops.
Neat idea!
Having tried to do boat repairs using a Mole (Vise) Grip to hold the work to the companionway steps I think that a vice in a boat is an excellent idea.
And, when the workbench is a bunk, you can clamp a lee-board in to it...
I don't think that you need as big a slot as you think, if you are prepared to wind the vice all the way open before switching from horizontal to vertical?
Many friends we admire who have done long distance cruising have added a vise to their boats not long after their first big adventure.
@@AcornToArabella Aye, my experience was in the middle of crossing the Pacific on the Clipper race.
@@andypughtube Hello from a fellow Clipper alumnus! Which year and boat?
@@merseyviking 11/12 Derry Londonderry
@@andypughtube Old school! I was 19/20 Visit Sanya.
Sweet tee just ordered can't wait to get it. I love your videos. That vice is a beast. A thought on the drawer latches. Look up Acorn Pigtail Bar Latch. They may work for you.
Cool new episode!! Looking amazing as always! I keep saying you guys are not going to want to sail her and put her in a museum :)
Wooden drawer runners - 👍 definitely! But they need to be a dense interlocking grained hardwood to minimise swelling in the perennially damp atmosphere of a boat, as they can’t be sealed. Dunno what your American maple is like but in England I’d use English elm if I could get it. Failing that a tropical hardwood. Spalting - certainly can be very attractive, but is of course a potential source of rot, so needs to be very well sealed and only used in a well ventilated area. And not for structural work! Some of those glue joints will inevitably open eventually (again, the atmosphere in a boat it much more variable than in your drawing room!) so I’m assuming you’ll put some cross cleats on? I love that vice - I want one!! Cheers.
Nice work, nice voice. Keep on keeping on
I'm liking the trimmed beard Steve :)
When is Alix coming back? I know it's not his boat but his quality of videography is far superior than what has been churned out recently.
What would you like to see changed? Thanks for watching.
I'm late(mowing down fields before rain,) so today's a late lunch...cheers rr Normandy, Fra.
The cabinets in my kitchen built in the 50's have short dowel rods cut and put in a channel that the drawer sits on. Just an idea for your slides.
My experience with my drawers in a 4WD tourer was that the 'lift to open' approach was that every acceleration or braking caused the drawers to clunk. This might be an irritating issue when Arabella is rolling. I also found that timber on timber slides work well with side rails and slots on the sides of the drawers (about ⅜"). I used wax to lubricate and it works almost as well as teflon strips and seems to be lasting well. My last design had the edge of the drawer bottoms on timber slides but that seemed to have more friction, be more inclined to wobble and be more prone to wear.
Thanks for sharing your experience. Seems like not all of the lift-and-pull mechanisms/arrangements aren’t equal… we’ve had a few people comment here that they like theirs and have found them to be long-lasting and effective. Wonder what caused extra play in yours that resulted in noise?
@@AcornToArabella possible the stop / start motion I got in the car was rougher than a boat rolling. I thought it was a great idea when I used it but had to replace it with latches for silent running
Regarding the drawers, I have see someone suggesting using a different type of wood for the runners, basically, using a softer wood, that will be wearing and needs to be replaced after some years, but will preserve the harder wood of the drawer sides.
Also, the drawer that you have to lift to unlatch may have a problem if the things inside get shacked and end up packing vertically, making it quite difficult to lift. A latch on the front may be a safer solution (like for the carts in air planes).
As a retiree, I'm more into building furniture, et al, and aircraft as well, with a WWI 1:1 project well underway, as well as a more modern high performance, primarily Sitka spruce aircraft. Nevertheless, with woodworking as the primary skill, many similar paths are readily apparent and I always enjoy seeing the various challenges and solutions you guys are dealing with.
Bought a bilge dragon tee for me and for my daughter who lives on the other side of the planet in SE Asia!
Curious what specie of cedar you're using, and whether it came from the property. It's certainly much different than eastern red so common in the Carolinas!
Northern white cedar. And thank you so much for your support! Love it when people think to give a2a things as gifts. Would love to see a picture of the shirt being worn in a far-flung place. If you post about your project somewhere let us know, we’d love to get updates.
you could make slide system with delrin. slides nice wont rust or change shape with humidity