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Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 112: Back to Oak and Other Odd Jobs
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Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 112: Back to Oak and Other Odd Jobs

In this episode we hit the lowest point yet on the build and remove the cedar planks we worked so hard to install onto Arabella. The oak pile got sorted and inventoried to see if we even have enough oak to plank Arabella with it. The replacement planks ...
  • May 22, 2020
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:22:05
A2A- Journey of a Wooden Boat – Bonus Content: Exploring in the Canoe, No Boat Building!
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A2A- Journey of a Wooden Boat – Bonus Content: Exploring in the Canoe, No Boat Building!

No boat building in this video! Since the Open House got canceled and a birthday party could not occur, Steve spent his 35th birthday doing a little exploring via canoe. There is not even a glimpse of the boatyard or Arabella, just a quiet ride down a tiny...
  • May 22, 2020
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:36:43
Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 111: Putting Cedar to the Test
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Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 111: Putting Cedar to the Test

This round we dive into some plank repair on the hull and fix the cedar that exploded on us. Talk briefly about a new plank fastener we are using in preparation for installing what Atkin calls the bilge ceiling. We steam in the cedar plank after repair ...
  • May 15, 2020
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:24:09
Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 110: Will Our Boat be Water Tight?
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Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 110: Will Our Boat be Water Tight?

In this installment we continue fitting and hanging some cedar, we discuss why we are planking from the keel to the sheer as well as what we expect the oak to do as it swells after launch. We wrap up with extending the planking rabbet and fastening anothe...
  • May 08, 2020
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:23:17
Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 109: Cedar Planks and Butt Blocks
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Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 109: Cedar Planks and Butt Blocks

In this installment we have a riveting good time attaching a cedar plank to the hull. We then install a pair of black locust butt blocks in Arabella to support the nib ends of the oak stealers. Another cedar plank gets sliced out of the raw board and it...
  • May 01, 2020
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:23:53
Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 108: The First Cedar on the Boat
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Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 108: The First Cedar on the Boat

In this installment we continue the battle with the brittle cedar planking and finally manage to get one fastened to the hull. Aaron tries his hand at fitting the stern of a cedar plank while Steve tackles the stem end and preps some black locust for butt...
  • Apr 24, 2020
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:22:55
Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 107: Trouble with Cedar Planking
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Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 107: Trouble with Cedar Planking

The best laid schemes o' mice an' men... Well, we had quite the plans for the planking party and though we did get some accomplished, in the end they did go 'awry'. Our plan was to continue planking as we were and hoped that we could have a team scarfing ...
  • Apr 17, 2020
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:28:46
Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 106: Stealers and Planking Crew
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Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 106: Stealers and Planking Crew

As many of you may have deduced, our planned planking party did not go as planned at all. This was for many reasons but mainly due to the outbreak of COVID19 right as people were on their way here. We had planned to take three weeks and get this great cr...
  • Apr 10, 2020
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:31:54
A2A – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 105: A Visit From Louis Sauzedde (Tips From a Shipwright)
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A2A – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 105: A Visit From Louis Sauzedde (Tips From a Shipwright)

One of the things we appreciate so much about boatbuilding is that there are so many different ways to do things and so many things to learn. We have worked really hard to teach ourselves what we need to know in order to build Arabella. From studying in ...
  • Apr 03, 2020
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:21:55
Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 104: The Last Oak Plank!
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Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 104: The Last Oak Plank!

Steve made the last oak plank! Yes, we know, we've said it before (and might say it again... haha). But we are planning for this to be the last full length oak plank we put on the hull. After setting up our new planer with Joe and Grandpa, while I was...
  • Mar 27, 2020
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:31:20
Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 103: Blacksmithing in Costa Rica: Part 2
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Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 103: Blacksmithing in Costa Rica: Part 2

We put on this basic blacksmithing course in Costa Rica with the help of our friends and in conjunction with El Astillero Verde with the hopes of making a difference in the community down there. It was a very rewarding trip on many different levels. In t...
  • Mar 20, 2020
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:23:38
A2A- Journey of a Wooden Boat – Bonus Content: Limited Edition Planking Party T-shirt 2020
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A2A- Journey of a Wooden Boat – Bonus Content: Limited Edition Planking Party T-shirt 2020

As promised, we are starting our planking party today and to celebrate that we are putting out our favorite limited edition tshirt to date! If you enjoy the videos and would like to support in a way where you also get a great gift for yourself or someone ...
  • Mar 16, 2020
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:02:05
Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 102: Blacksmithing in Costa Rica! Part 1
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Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 102: Blacksmithing in Costa Rica! Part 1

Well, it's finally that time! Our trip to Costa Rica has come. We've been planning on this for a long time. Unfortunately, things didn't pan out for both of us to go. So Steve stayed back to get us ready for our planking party and I travelled down with...
  • Mar 13, 2020
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:23:47
A2A – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 101: Pairing an 1800s Thicknesser and a Chrysler Flathead 6
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A2A – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 101: Pairing an 1800s Thicknesser and a Chrysler Flathead 6

Sometimes, pairing vintage machines, is just cool! When we got the 27 inch thicknesser from Ganon and Benjamin a couple months ago, we knew we were going to have to figure out how to pair it with a bomber power source. In the end, everything came togethe...
  • Mar 06, 2020
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:27:59
Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Bonus Content: Acorn to Arabella 2020 Recap – Part 2
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Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Bonus Content: Acorn to Arabella 2020 Recap – Part 2

Part 2 of our recap video! We have gone through so much since the last recap video that we couldn't fit it all into one episode. From figuring out how to build bronze floor timbers, to saying goodbye to Victoria. A new engine to making sawn frames. And...
  • Feb 28, 2020
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:21:03
Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Bonus Content: Acorn to Arabella 2020 Recap – Part 1
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Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Bonus Content: Acorn to Arabella 2020 Recap – Part 1

Progress is being made on Arabella every day, but that last time we checked in on what we have done up to now was about two and a half years ago. We felt that a recap of the last couple of years, to see all the work that has been done, would be a really f...
  • Feb 21, 2020
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:20:28
Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 100: Reroofing the Boathouse
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Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 100: Reroofing the Boathouse

In the last episode, we started to work on getting ready to change the roof on the boathouse. After a visit from the local building inspector a little while ago, we were told that we needed to replace the plastic we have with a membrane that is at least f...
  • Feb 14, 2020
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:21:57
Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 99: Getting Ready for a New Roof
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Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 99: Getting Ready for a New Roof

We have had a lot going on here at the boatyard. With having to revamp the roof due to the new building inspector in town, to getting the new thicknesser up and running, to getting the last oak planks on the boat before we leave for Costa Rica. We manage...
  • Feb 07, 2020
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:21:13
Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 98: Antique Thicknesser
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Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 98: Antique Thicknesser

We are still pushing to get work done while we deal with figuring out what needs to be done to revamp the boathouse. We got another set of boards milled up for the last oak plank on the port side. As we are getting down to the last of the oak planking st...
  • Jan 31, 2020
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:22:24
Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 97: Finishing the Grown Oak Knees
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Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 97: Finishing the Grown Oak Knees

Gathering the grown knees has ended up being quite the adventure. But in this episode, Steve tackles the biggest stump of them all. This one yielded quite a few good specimens that will be perfect in Arabella. Once all the knees were freed and once side...
  • Jan 24, 2020
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:21:51
Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 96: What Are Grown Knees For?
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Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 96: What Are Grown Knees For?

We've been busting stump to get the knees freed but that doesn't mean the battle is over. We still have many more to go and once they are freed, they still need to be sized and thicknessed. The good news is, we only need to rough them out right now so th...
  • Jan 17, 2020
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:25:01
Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 95: Harvesting White Oak Knees
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Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 95: Harvesting White Oak Knees

Harvesting knees for Arabella turned out to be MUCH more work than we ever thought it would be. In the last episode we gathered a couple of stumps but we still needed a little more and then it was time to tackle the job of cleaning them... not to mention ...
  • Jan 10, 2020
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:21:13
Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 94: Gathering Oak Rootstock
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Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 94: Gathering Oak Rootstock

Welcome back and Happy New Year! We've been working on Arabella for four years now. We cut the first tree in January of 2016 and it has been a wild ride since then! There have been plenty of challenges along the way. We look forward to solving these cha...
  • Jan 03, 2020
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:21:08
Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 93: A Little Bit Behind the Scenes
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Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 93: A Little Bit Behind the Scenes

We have been working on sending tools down to SAILCARGO for a while now and we finally are getting to the point of actually shipping things! With everything we gathered, we had to figure out how to get it down there and not lose anything in the process......
  • Dec 20, 2019
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:25:21
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