Acorn to Arabella - Journey of a Wooden Boat - Episode 28: Logging Round 2
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- Опубликовано: 4 окт 2024
- There are differing ideas out there on what time of year is best to harvest trees for lumber. In our case, winter was ideal. Due to the cold and the lack of heating in the boathouse, we aren't able to work with certain materials such as paint, epoxy, fairing and bedding compounds, etc. All of which we need now in order to fair and shape the keels in preparation to bolting them together. We therefore harvested a whole new load of trees!
Event information:
2018 Maine Boatbuilder's Show: March 23rd to 25th in Portland Maine, USA at the Portland Sports Complex (512 Warren Ave, Portland, ME 04103). Fri & Sat 10am to 6pm, Sun 10am to 4pm. We will be speaking from 2:45pm to 3:30pm right before closing.
The 8th annual Jamestown Distributors Spring Tent Sale! This one-day-only event will be held rain or shine from 8 AM to 3 PM on Saturday April 14th, at 17 Peckham Drive, Bristol RI.
Acorn to Arabella Open House and Birthday Extravaganza! Same as last year, we will be hosting an open house to show off our progress (keels should be bolted together by then!) and meet some of our fans. Plenty of good food and good people! The event will be from 12noon to 7pm on Saturday May 5th. See website for more information and address www.acorntoarab...
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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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I, for one, am in no way bored by seeing your process through step by step. Not only because the process will make the fruition that much more satisfying, but also because its nice watching you guys laboring out in the cold while I sit comfortably in my warm kitchen.
That’s my favorite part of these videos!
I think most people like to see the reality and grind of the project, not just the exciting bits. Thanks for the videos xx
Guys, this is your story and I think a lot of us followers want to see it all.
For me, I impressed and a bit in awe of this project, keep it up, I love it!
Your ability to look ahead and plan out your future needs is truly a gift that will pay off continuously. The cost of lumber that your saving is substantial.
I haven’t seen a video about your journey I haven’t enjoyed. Please keep up the great work.
Thanks! and we will!
Acorn to Arabella says it all. This is the journey from start to finish with all the labor and solid planing required to undertake a project of this size, and on a budget to boot. I'm in for the whole package. Keep the tapes coming.
Thanks for sharing and not just about boat building, which I really dig, but about making a plan and sticking to it.You are demonstrating the right way to do everything. Make plans, think them through, make adjustments as necessary and stick to it. You guys will be great parents when the time comes.
It is all in the tools (and knowing how to use them) that makes a job easier. But I like that you worked up from the small tractor to the skidder. Your community is stepping up to help you achieve your incredible project.
All the detail of where the lumber comes from, the process, the effort is why we watch your channel. Keep up the good work. This channel is like history in the making, we knew they built wooden boats in the past, we had no idea of how much work, and you guys have it easy with chainsaws, wood mills and skidders.
Damn right we have it easy! We are all far more able than we believe! Our ancestors were bad-ass and did things on a daily basis most of us would believe impossible, we just got soft.
I like that you are taking your time, not accepting shortcuts. People now of days want everything "instantly"! Craftsmanship takes time, especially when one is trying to learn a craft AND do a great job. Kudos to you guys!
Damn that shot of the tree falling while the GoPro was in it was super cool. Never seen that before
Im not even interested in boats, i subscribed because I dig the hell out of your craftsmanship. Just awesome.
I am here for the journey, and not the destination. You 2 make a great team, keep up the great work.
I'm glad it is a slow process. That means great videos for years to come.
Marty, do you think you could hollow out one of those logs and make it into a fishing kayak ?
Amazing story, I ran across Acorns to Arabella while following The Art of Boat Building of your tender Victoria. I watched the launch of Arabella and immediately began binge watching your channel. It is pure genius and amazed at the problem solving which to me is the highlight of your channel. So happy you are not changing the format, stay course a story told “build it and they will come”.
I met you both, and heard of your project, at your booth at the Maine Boatbuilder's Show. I just got caught up watching your videos from the beginning. Very interesting. I love how you take the opportunity to teach. I'll come back for more.
Awesome! Glad you are enjoying them!
Greetings from Lunenburg from a Granby guy born and raised. Say hello to my brother Al if you see him around town. Keep up the good work, guys.
It is a small world!
Thanks and will do!
I cant believe people are moaning about the lead, with all the natural resources that you use with hardly no footprint, ignore them you are both inspiring to a lot of people including me. Good luck to you both.
They are just concerned citizens, lead is a big buzz word right now because of the issues with old plumbing in some areas.
The best part about the way you are documenting this is that we get to experience the entire process that goes into building a boat - not just the final stages. I'd be disappointed if you cut out any element of it!
I have heaps of respect for the work you are doing and your dedication to the task over such a long period of time. You are an inspiration.
Speaking for myself it is great seeing you doing all the projects related to the boat. Building it includes all this other stuff you are doing (including the fund raising etc etc)
Being able to mill your own lumber opens up a lot of possibilities and saves up so much time, but it is also a ton of work.
This was a terribly exciting video for someone from America’s north coast! Thanks for the upload
WOW! That cribbing for the whole logs looks GREAT!
Thanks, it's gotta hold a lot of weight!
Your videos highlighting the myriad steps needed outside of boat assembly are perhaps the most interesting. While I’ve seen footage of logging before, seeing it done in a non-commercial setting, where you know exactly what the trees will eventually become, is so much more compelling. Maybe it’s because I’m usually a very details oriented person, but the entire soup to nuts process is absolutely fascinating. As a northerner, I feel your pain over this winter’s refusal to leave. Spring will finally show up at some point, and I look forward to watching your progress when it does.
Glad you are enjoying it! For us it's amazing to look at a boat part and know which tree donated that part! Few know their vessel as intimately as we do.
This summer will be amazing! We will finally get to start to see all the hard work pay off. It will be so rewarding to see her start to take shape.
as an olde boatwright I've always referred to boatbuilding as "slow magic" - you guys are doing it! It's great to watch!!
Thanks! It is a very slow process and it's always great to hear from folks who recognize that. People are used to seeing a house get built in matter of weeks or months, they don't understand why a wooden boat takes so much longer, after all it's much smaller! ha!
i dont care if it takes ten years to finish...... cut trees, dig holes, shave each others heads, lol..... it takes what it takes, i am so glad you guys are doing this and including the whole enchilada !!!
Great episode. Don’t sweat the “non-boat building” aspects, still very interning and informative to witness your ingenuity.
Thanks!
Yeah, the first Tree to do Go Pro! Great shot, great editing, and all due great thanks to the Tree Nation! Building a boat is but an hour in the time scale of the Trees, who by some mysterious magic, transform Sunlight and Water and Earth into wood. Once, this was done by axes, saws, and horse or ox. Gotta go cut some firewood now, ciao!
Just keep doing what you are doing.These video's are a great tribute to the american boat building industry., and to your love of boat building. There is no better feeling than being able to say that " I Built It"
There is indeed no better feeling!
Lucky for you guys, logging and milling is a big thing on YT. You've probably got lots of crossover subscribers. Keep doing it.
This was hopefully the last real round of it. We might do a smidge more in the spring but will likely just be a few more locust logs.
I think it's fantastic that you show all the steps, including non-boat building. I'm learning so much from it, and it's informing my future projects, so please don't stop!
I'm a southern hemisphere viewer so one thing I have to look forward to this winter will be your summer projects. You guys are doing a great job of vlogging your journey.
this channel reminds me of primitive technologies. long wait between episodes, but well worth the wait.
Welcome to Providence. I was wearing my Arabella shirt yesterday.
Just started watching your channel. I noticed it while watching the Today show. I discovered the Tally Ho and I have really enjoyed watching it. The Tally Ho was the first thing in my life I have ever binged watched. I have two to watch now but I am only on this episode. I will not skip ahead. I am enjoying you "armatures".
Thanks for watching!
Love the ride this far and look forward to the rest of the adventure. Thanks for taking us with you.
You guys don’t need worry about this subscriber. I am thoroughly enjoying every bit of this process. I would love to come and help even if it’s just to buck lumber for firewood. Thanks for the videos!
We always welcome visitors, just shoot us a email and we can sort out a visit.
Anyone frustrated about the pace of the process needs to understand that you are not making a Big Mac sandwich. Thanks for filming even the less exciting days.
HAHA
Thanks!
We are trying to share the journey and the journey is long and slow and winding =) Glad you seem to be enjoying them all with us!
I am enjoying it quite a bit. Your video on casting the keel showed up in my suggestion list because of all the blacksmithing and metal workers I follow. After that amazing episode I had to know what I had found. Its an incredible story, thank you again for sharing it.
I absolutely Love your project and the information that you share along your journey!
I admire what you all of done and the way that you detail out the process.
From Oklahoma, USA 👍
What a tremendous shop you guys are pulling! Go on and on and we stay watching you part for part.
It's all part of the process and great to see all the hard work you guys put into your dream. Keep them coming.
well done guys
For me who does not a slight clue about traditional boat building I am learning a lot from your master craftsmanship
Thanks for watching!
Enjoying every minute of it. Now if you were in Portland, Oregon this weekend there might be a chance. Seriously, have fun guys, we find it very educational. Side not my dad was born in 34, and for 12 Years was a shipwright for Stephens marine in 'Stockton Ca, until they went to Aluminium and Fiber hulls.
You sell yourselves short. I am fascinated by every step of your journey. Your thought processes and planning and ingenious ways to workaround or solve problems are inspiring and really light a fire in my brain. I lost a whole day catching up on your journey sofar and i'm looking forward to seeing it all play out! Look forward to the finished product!
Thanks!
Others believe we are ignorant morons who have no idea of what we are doing. Gotta love all the variable feedback and opinions =)
Glad to hear we get your gears going, we hope we can inspire a few folks to go tackle some dream of theirs, whatever that dream may be.
Seeing these guys so dedicated to this project is really inspiring. Keep it up guys!
It’s good to see the process - it’s great!! Cutting is just as important as building... keep the vid’s coming!! Be safe Gents!!😎⛵️
Thanks and will do!
That shot was great
A long journey to go but when you look back you will have achieved so much I know I have done it. Well done guys enjoy your videos.
That is how we feel! Launch day will be one of the proudest and happiest days we have had yet!
I do not understand the apology, we are human, this is life, not a tutorial on boat building, per se, but your adventure, to the end that a boat is produced. Thank you for your efforts.
Great videos. I know nothing about boat building, and will never build or buy one. I love watching at the end of the day. ALIX, your editing skills has definitely improved. Well done.
The skidded really helped with your logging operation. The skidded winch and cable/chain system was a great way to put the logs in a nice tight pile.
The skidder was a game changer! Kind of like only owning a bicycle and then someone loans you a car. Both will get you there but one will be faster and easier!
It's awesome that you got that log skidder.
This has to be one of the most unique video series on building a wooden boat. It would be the video series that they would have made 300 years ago if they had our video technology! Keep up the great work gentlemen.
Thanks!
You know what would be cool, a time lapse of the boat house over the next couple years, like one or two photos a day. Would be such an awesomel video at the end of the build!
We have talked about this and now that we are going to start assembling we really should figure out how to easily accomplish that.
Please do!! I would love to watch it!
Warmest greetings from 2 yachties in New Zealand. Just had a great day watching all your videos and we love it all. You are truly inspirational. We look forward to following you dream. Don & Janet Barker. Whangarei
Thanks!
Awesome job guys. You're doing a wonderful job of building a great "how to" for the generation behind you.
Doug-you and your crew have done a great job of the same for those wanting to build in steel or other materials. Keep up your good too.
These kind of videos are great too!
Ran a skidder for years as a teen. I'm sure it made your life much easier. We used to just deck the logs with the blade, drive right up on the pile and stack them up. Never had to use cribbing under them though, as they usually got loaded on the truck within a day or two. Good job on using the winch!
Thanks!
It was a game changer! Just like the big mill that recently came and the Volvo skid steer with the grapple bucket my buddy lent us. Big machines make heavy work much lighter!
Ours had to sit for months so it was worth putting them on cribbing. They do pile pretty well on the ground with just the blade if the logs are decently straight. We cut and twitched 20 cord or so worth of firewood when we had it and I just push piled those logs into a big pile for later use.
Slow is good. Frankly to get from tree to boat is an astonishing achievement and it is heartening to witness your courage doing this what you have at hand. Well done. Now subscribed and looking forward to each instalment.
Thanks!
Glad you are enjoying following our journey!
Really enjoying ya vids guys, take the time you need to make it right. We will follow, I think I can speak for most when I say we would rather see you make Arabella right.
Thanks so much for showing the "non boat" aspects of a boat build, I am loving seeing the entire process you are having to go through. My hats off to you for your commitment to this and all the best.
Guys, I have a great amount of respect for your entire project and how you are going about it!
Thanks!
Anyone complaining doesn't get it. Don't feel anything for those people. It's a long journey and one I intend to make it through with you guys. Been a fun watch so far and will continue to be. Keep it up guys!
As a rule of thumb on a lot of wood projects, gather what you think you need then double it. Works for boats, buildings and fires for heat.
To those of us who truly love working, and enjoy building things, it's all interesting. Provided you keep filming and showing us the work being performed. when you stop doing that and just start telling us what you're going to do next, that's when it becomes boring and people will stop watching.
For example I used to really enjoy watching SV Seeker. ever since he had all these extra people helping do the work, he just talks about what they're going to do, and doesn't show as much of the Hands-On work. therefore it's it become boring for me and I don't care if I watch or not. keep up the good work, you guys are doing great ,you make me wish I was 20 again.
Sometimes you have to sharpen the axe, before you go to cutting. Love that you show all of the process! Been benge watching all of the episode since I found you all via SV Seeker!
Thanks!
There certainly was a lot of prep work to do!
Great video as always!
That was a wild ride to the ground, thanks!
Really enjoying the videos so far, don't worry about anyone who complains that it is taking too long
A masterpiece is never completed in a day.... just seeing the attention to detail you guys put in, that says you are not taking too long.
Should add. Some of us are not here for exciting, we are here for interesting, which you guys showing everything that goes into actually building a boat, is way interesting.
It is Acorn to Arabella, after all. lol
Greetings from the UK. Keep on going it's amazing
Great video - take your time guys :-)
take your time guys and do it right. we will all be here
We love all the videos, tree falling, milling, etc.... its all part of it and makes it real... keep up the great work
great to hear and we will!
Well I for one love all the related details of your boat build. Back in the "old days" I built a couple of log houses... We raised our family in a log house we built ourselves with a chain saw and an Alaskan Mill. So the logging and tree cutting are a joy for me to watch. Keep those awesome videos coming.
I love seeing the preparation and planning and jigging that goes into your boat building project. Wood working is such a fascinating and fun endeavor! And thank you for the ride on that big hemlock tree :-)
Awesome job, guys ! Great to hear you have a new, generous friend in Peter ! I'm way too old now to even do a tenth of your journey but you sure keep me dreaming of younger years. I admire your long term focus and confidence.
Merci à vous deux et svp, attention aux blessures. Kudos.
Marc de Varennes, Québec.
I love how slowly this is all coming together. It's really interesting to watch how all the small details become a big boat!
Hey Guys,
I forgot to mention when we met at Boat Show this afternoon.
I have 60 Acres of Land up in Enfield, NH.
It has some really wide, straight & tall trees.
Your welcoming to go take whatever you need for the project as a donation.
You two inspire so many people with your hard work and total dedication to a project!
Logging, milling is interesting and enjoyable too. Can't wait to see the bigger sawmill in action! Great videos as usual!
You guys are an inspiration! For my part you don't need to worry about the fact that there are a million seemingly inconsequential details involved in the process. Every one of them is important and vital to the program. I want to watch each one. My little 16' skiff took a year and a half. I had to re-do one of the seat risers six times to get it right. The key to such a long project is to treat it like a million little projects and to take the time and focus on each one to get every detail right. To do that you have to forget about the end goal and focus on the here and now. So when you build your mast focus only on that. When you cut firewood, focus only on that. Eventually the whole thing will get done bit by bit.
It is a great blessing that you have the wood, the space, and the freedom of your time to be able to devote yourselves to this thing.
I'm curious about one aspect of your plan. You have oak for the major framing timber; keel, deadwood, frames, deck beams, etc. Are you planning to use pine for planking the sides? What about the decks? Pine too? Spars will be spruce? I think that the laminated hollow mast is a very good idea. It will probably be stronger than a single solid log and it will surely be lighter for similar strength.
It's like eating a elephant, you just take one bite at a time.
Oak for the backbone, pine deck, spruce spars, we need to buy cedar for the planking and we have pine, mahogany (from Victoria), maple, black walnut, cherry, butternut... to use on the interior. We are also trying to round up black locust for some cleats, deadeyes, rub rails and anything else that needs to be tough as iron.
love the vids and the journey we all get to be apart of!
Fun episode! No need to apologize!
I find the whole process very interesting. The main attraction of your channel, to me, is the fact you are going from growing trees to (one day) a usable boat. Good luck with it and stay safe.
Nice to know that we all get to watch this for a few more years! Good stuff guys!
I am thoroughly enjoying watching the ENTIRE process!!
Keep it up Gents. Good work!
My first thought is that you guys are insane for taking on this much hard and dangerous labor but at the same time I applaud you for doing so you definitely have my utmost respect as a teenager I worked an ancient frick sawmill and the whole process of loading onto the carriage and doggin the logs and removing slabs was all manually done so I know how your backs feel at the end of a long day Also seeing someone donate the use of large and expense equipment out of the blue without asking anything in return restores a small part of my faith that humanity and people in general stay safe guys
I graduated from Ibuprofen to Flexural or Tramadol. Boy oh boy, heaven sent. :) When I was logging, and the word got around that I was available, and being called for ever larger jobs, my saws reached their capacity. That is when I was extend the courtesy of a donated 60 inch bar and a bit later a FarmAll H tractor. There are good people willing to help you succeed. Ya just gotta bring something to the table and show some dedication to your project. I bet you already know that.
It is a ton of work!
I think if you are willing to bust your hump for something people respect that and will help you out. Peter knew we were going to move the logs one way or another and I think part of him loaning the machine was so we did not kill ourselves trying to move them with the tractor! haha
That was a cool go pro shot coming down with the tree!
Thanks! We were so relieved the camera survived!
Keep goin buds!! I can’t wait to see your next one.
Holy shit! it was a massive stockpile of Lumber to "log in and log out on" he he, good work folk's.
haha
Yes it is!
Good Luck boys ! All work interesting and most enjoyable, Best wishes from Scotland 🏴
Great videos. Two of my favorite hobbies, logging, forestry and boat building. Just a thought for more boat stuff, you could cut a tree down for one videos and than maybe next video build a frame or some structural part. This way you get the lumber you need and progress on the boat. Keep up the good work and videos.
It's great to see all the very hard work you guys do, it will be worth it in the end. Our instant society forgets what it means to build something by hand... Great job!!
Perfect setup on the hemlock drop!
Thanks!
Well! I’m up to this vid. I am bingeing on the vids. You guys are unreal! the amount of work is incredible. But! I envy you.I love boats,did own one but I’m now too old to bother . But! It is lovely to see your dedication On this project. Well, here I go binging on the next lot of vids. Great job guys.
i love "the journey" videos - makes it all more real and interesting :)
A great deal of time is spent on prep work. This also is of interest. I think it also shows what actually is needed to undertake this size of task. Great for anyone who thinks building something is like a jigsaw puzzle. It makes it really real to them what is involved and also how much can actually be learned from such an experience. Well done on the stacking of the logs and the firewood for the next few years. Next please !!
Woke up this morning and had the nice surprise of this new video show up in my in box...love how Alex can be 80' up in a giant Oak tree and say "this is going to be fun!" The N'oreasters have been causing a bunch of delays for you guys, but at least you don't have Hurricanes to contend with...that would wreak havoc on the boathouse...gotta try and get up there this fall...great video...
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You peeps are awesome. Happy to come along for the journey no matter how mundane the task is. Keep the videos coming.