In the last episode, we broke a plank. No big deal though, as with everything we've come up on in the project, the key is just finding a way forward. So we ...

It's not every day you get the chance to fire up a coal-fired steam engine! I filmed the whole process, from the striking of a single match, to 40 tons of tug ...

One of the great parts of boatbuilding (or maybe the hardest part about learning boatbuilding?!) is that there are many different ways to do things. And they ...

We're moving right along with our silicon bronze floor timbers. We tacked most of the floor pieces together in preparation for welding them in batches. ...

As we steam in Arabella's frames we have now reached the aft section of the build and need to cut the rabbet up the sides of the stern posts to determine where ...

In the last video we showed a bit of the process for steaming in Arabella's frames but it's such an important part of the build that we wanted to do a full ...

We had a lot to do in order to get ready for the steaming of the frames. We cut the frame sockets as well as milled up all the framing stock, and just in ...

Need an explanation of bent frame construction? Here's the first part. We've been working fast now and after assembling the backbone, it was time to install ...

Short film about the steam engine Bittern. Built in the 30's,she crosses for the first time into cornwall over the Royal Albert bridge.

A meditative start to a beautiful day at Crescent Lake, near Rockaway Beach on the Oregon coast. Cool dewdrops on lakeside leaves twinkle as the air starts to ...