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Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 88: Setting our First Homemade Rivets!
We made our own 1/4 inch square copper rivets to hang Arabella's planks and we are now to the point where we actually get to use them! This is such an exciting time for us as we have planned and worked so hard to make these. We finally get to see the fru...
Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 87: Epoxy Tests
After our glue failure on the scarf joints for the planks, we also had some glue failure on the graving pieces. This time though, it was with a new and good batch of Resorcinol. So, we were not quite sure what the problem was at first. We later realized ...
Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 86: Boring!
Need to drill a big hole?... BORING! That's right, we are final to the point of boring out the stern post for our prop shaft. We were very much looking forward to this set up and seeing how this works. We put together a setup that included a long boring ...
Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Bonus Content: SAILCARGO Invasion
We'd like your help! We've made some very good friends these past years via the project. A lot of which are doing some very cool things. At the last WoodenBoat Show at Mystic Seaport, we met up with a group of them and hatched a plan. Our friends at SAIL...
Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 85: Glue Failure
With a project like this, there are always going to be ups and downs. The key is trying to stay up beat and finding a way around the road bumps. We've been greatly slowed down this summer by the work of figuring out the prop shaft assembly which has requi...
Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 84: Lining Off and Diminishing Board
While we take a break from the prop shaft assembly to let Joe finish milling the Delrin liner and the other components, we get back to some planking. As soon as the prop shaft assembly is installed in the stern post, we will be able to hopefully get moving...
Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 83: Riveting Test and Prop Shaft Assembly
Sometimes, boatbuilding is all about big showy pieces coming together. But much of the time it is also working with small details. This week, we focus on some of these details that we are going to have to figure out before we move on from the prop shaft ...
Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 82: Working on Prop Shaft Fittings
We are getting farther up the hull with the planking and as we do so, we are nearing the point at the stern where the propeller shaft will go through. We need to get this hole bored before we plank past it because we are going to need to be able to align ...
Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 81: Sawn Frames and Cedar Rack
Completing Arabella's hull is something we are eagerly striving for. With this installment we cross a milestone in that goal. All of Arabella's frames that can currently go in, are finally installed. Once we have completed the planking process, the last...
Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 80: Sawn Frames and Bronze Floors
In last week's episode, we went into detail about how we are fabricating the forward sawn floors. From how we are taking measurements using tick sticks and a template to how we are cutting our rolling bevel down the frames without a ship's saw. In this ep...
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