This just popped up on my page after watching today's episode. It's great to see how far you have come

This entire series is freaking art; from the music, story, narration, cinematography, people/craftsman, the drive and determination, it's pure Documentary. Anyone who thumbs down this doesn't know wtf they're down thumbing. This is pure art.

I watched the launch today, then this popped up on my feed. Had to watch the spine get connected again.

You guys are making history - a video record to keep alive a tradition that goes back centuries. 55 years ago I spent a year working for a boat yard, batch building half a dozen little 26 ft sloops each year. There were still dozens of similar yards operating around the Solent (UK) but down from hundreds, 50 years before that. Not one survives. This gives your work a significance and importance that goes beyond your own satisfaction. I commend you with all my heart.

@stubs1227

5 жыл бұрын

Mick Cane you should watch Sampson boat co. Leo is rebuilding a sailboat all by himself. He's a young boat builder from Britain rebuilding the boat in the Pacific northwest.

@q.e.d.9112

5 жыл бұрын

STUBS 1960 Thanks. Another great guy. Think my pension can afford to Patreon both these projects. Not much, but every little helps.👌🏼

@swaags

5 жыл бұрын

i feel this so hard

@AcornToArabella

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks a bunch! Leo sure is doing some great work!

What I love about your channel is the creative thinking that has gone into your boat build. You have improvised your shop, tools and construction methods to suit your resources, human and financial. I have worked my entire life with my hands and I can really appreciate what goes into something like this. I think you are doing a fine job, and this small detail of making your own fin head bolts is a good example of the ingenuity and creative thinking that has gone into this build. Thank you for this series.

@AcornToArabella

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the lovely comment!

Like others in the comments, the boat launch and Winter Sailing popped up in my feed and now I’m binge watching. As a sailor and wood working enthusiast, This is exactly what I needed. What an incredible story and beautiful journey.

I just received my Acorn Arabella T shirt. I can't believe how many people come and say there also watching your boat build along with others who are now interested. Cheers

the number of people watching and wanted to help just goes to show that men have an urge to explore and create. hopefully more and more people realize this and start acting on it- I think it would make us much happier and more fulfilled over all.

@AcornToArabella

5 жыл бұрын

We agree!

This just came back up on my feed. You've got a great crew now, but I really miss Alix. He better be there at the launch.

Love the sound of that LOOOOONG bolt being seated. Just a like a piton being seated in rock, the pitch of the ringing gets higher and higher until you KNOW; that thing is SOLID!

I love watching every hammer blow, every turn of the drill, and I watched every piece of lead being added to the keel. Awesome skills, and thank you for sharing your gifts, dreams, and spirit with us all. I put together a GB 42 Classic a few years ago, and there was nothing like what you are doing available yet online. You are helping to inspire, and educate other prospectives to fulfill their dreams as well. Thank you.

How can we not be in awe of those who built ships that make this look tiny with no electricity? Congratulations for not only doing this, but for sharing also!

Ive watched all your previous videos , many back to back, over this summer, and am now up to date and waiting in anticipation for all your next vids... Its pretty awesome now to feel im watching you guys closest to real time on your fantastic adventure!!!!

@alexnelson8

2 жыл бұрын

Still watching weekly with the rest of us?

Got to admire you two, over two years and at last it’s beginning to look like a boat. If I’d been a few years younger would have seriously took time out and spent it with you guys. It’s been a lot of hard work but the end result will be a beautiful handbuilt boat. Well done so far and keep up the good work.

Best video yet guys! Do you realize how many of us are planning to come to her christening? Keep up the good work.

@AcornToArabella

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks! No clue but we hope to have a bunch and throw a really fun party!

That aft deadwood timber work from last vid was amazing!!!

Thanks for letting us watch this beautiful boat come together.

At last..... the leviathan starts to take shape. Keep up the good work guys.

Thank you once again boys. My girls seem calm down their screaming when your videos are on. Who knows? 18 years time they'll be building their own boat!

Every time I watch one of your video's I learn something new. What a treat! Thank you.

@AcornToArabella

5 жыл бұрын

Good to hear!

Bonjour, Quel plaisir de voir enfin ces énormes morceaux de bois s'assembler ensemble pour créer le premier élément de la coque. Et avec quelle facilité apparente ils s'emboîtent les uns aux autres BRAVO ! J'attends la suite avec impatience, Amicalement, Raphaël

Hey gents, I'm a discjockey on a big station here in Alaska, Classic Country 100.9. My son and I have enjoyed watching your build so far. I mentioned your project and youtube channel on the air today. Hope to see the Arabella someday, maybe in Prince William Sound?

@AcornToArabella

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Alaska and BC are on the hit list but we have a few more hours of building to do and a few sea miles to cover between now and then so it may be a while!

@chascain1

5 жыл бұрын

I follow Ran sailing the second video of thier alaska cruise should be out friday..first was incredible!

That counter bore bit is brilliant.

those counterbores with the shaft are really slick - perfect alignment every time.

@svchineeljunk-riggedschoon4038

4 жыл бұрын

True, but also they could have planned ahead and did a pilot hole that fits the guide screw of a normal counterbore bit, then drilled the main hole after.

Oooh, a bit of a teaser at the end there. Wonderful joinery, looking forward to the next episode.

@remonsijrier9132

5 жыл бұрын

There are more teasers to be found that surpasses the teaser at the end there :)

Great video love the assembly after two years watching, good work guys.

Just got my T-Shirt today.... very nice!! Thank you!!!!!

Whoa! „I just walk you through the process.“ I love you for that. Such a clear, complete description, presented in such a calm, friendly tone. I am absolutely impressed by how well you guys think everything through. „Flying before the plane“ that is what a good pilot needs to do. Know where the plane is supposed to go / where it will go. That is exactly what you are doing. If you do not know, you prototype your process (as with the lead processing). With such a great approach to planning and doing, what could possibly go wrong? All the best!

You two work really well together. The speed-up, slow-down sound editing on the stem bolts is a nice detail, subtle and effective. Well done.

I rebuilt 3 sailboats single handed in my day, a 14 a 28 and a 36. Big job on all of them but nothing like this. I'm happy to see there are still craftsmen-sailors out there. Best of luck on your build. It is a passion, It is awesome. Respect!

@AcornToArabella

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

I'm just rewatching some of my favorite milestones. I remember watching this video when it was posted. I thought, " WOW!! She is starting to look like a boat." Now seeing her almost ready to launch, I am blown away!! See you June 17th, 2023😊

@AcornToArabella

Жыл бұрын

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Yall have come a long way from felling trees! I wont tell you what i thought first time i watched...i am a believer in arrabella today...congrats to you both!

@johmstrom3523

5 жыл бұрын

yup

@AcornToArabella

5 жыл бұрын

Hahaha We are sure there are many, maybe most who doubted us at the beginning. It's been super fun seeing the reactions change! =)

Congratulations on the milestone gentlemen. I've loved everything so far and cannot wait for the next big milestone.

Fantastic. Brilliant to see the shape of her coming together

I've been keeping up with progress from south MS. All is looking great! Hope to see you some day! Best! AE

That thread cutter is a thing of beauty

Guys, Less is not more! More, more more! The more the better, especially details. More of everything please!

The sheer amount of prep work you did to get ready for this build was crazy. Glad it's finally starting to look like a boat, so you can see what your hard work is turning into.

Love to see it all come together, great work guys. Greetings from Holland

I am so impressed . This is an art form of shape, wood products, precision, and passion. Love watching it men.

Does everyone following the progress of this awesome build have a smile on their face while watching every video.. or is it just me..? :D It's really starting to look like a thing now guys.. great work all round :)

@abnurtharn2927

5 жыл бұрын

It`s not just you :-D

@jonbush7467

5 жыл бұрын

Yes sir! Absolutely!

@davidnafziger1934

5 жыл бұрын

Gene Lomas 7

It really starts to look like a boat! Love it!

Wow so many teasers of things to come. Thanks for sharing and congratulations on the progress you've made so far

Amazing how pieces of wood come to shape, great job guy's

Awesome, awesome, loving the work guys. Cheers From OZ

Inspiring stuff. Cant wait to see it launch, i congratulate you both on your perseverance and passion. Cheers from Australia

Go guys go it is so nice to see it take shape after following you for so long thumbs up.

Simply mesmerizing , I really enjoy your fascination at what you's are doing , GREAT JOB BOYS

Without doubt the best channel on KZread.... You guys are awesome ... Fantastic. ..👍👍

glad I just discovered this series and so good to see you building the boat...amazing how you made the bolts...

Just want to say what you young men are doing is a true meaning of setting your site on a goal and achieving it. Stumbled onto this and will follow closely every step of the way. if I am ever in your neck of the would I would like to give you a hand if your need one.

@AcornToArabella

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

As a mere watcher, I can only imagine your excitement and proudness, finally assembling all your hard worked parts together ! Félicitations, les garçons !

WOW is all I can say Guys... What a relief getting completed to this point 💪👍😌

Beautiful Craftmanship!!!.....Go Guys!!!!!

Hot dog!! Man that came together well, great job guys it looks beautiful like a piece of fine furniture. Great foundation for what's to come next. Congrats to you all.

Hi Guys, she's really starting to come together, I can only imagine the feeling of accomplishment you are feeling, I smiled all through this episode well done. Thank you once again for bringing us all along with you. I'll see you next time. best wishes from the uk

So i started following this when i was very sick and stumbled acrossed your project randomly on youtube. I dont know anything about boats. Nor did i have any intereat in building. But ive ended up watching all of the videos of this. The quality is awesome and the project is turning out to be very interesting. Keep it up!

That must feel great.Lot's of working together.Thanks for sharing.

great idea with the hammering (and editing). keep on going . love it

I'm actually speechless here seeing you guys forging your own long bolts. Incredible ingenuity and resourcefulness. I never gave a single thought to how these ships were built when I admired pictures of them in books growing up in Alberta Canada. I wouldn't have had a clue how to begin building one! And here in 2018 America you guys are emulating these ship-builders forgotten skills and their building stock so well. Incredible! Hoping you find a filmmaker interested in documenting the creation of Arabella. Pehaps you could contact the producers of This Old House for some contacts and advice? All the best!

@AcornToArabella

5 жыл бұрын

Glad ya'll are enjoying following the journey! We certainly are enjoying being on it and sharing it!

Yeaaaah!! We got the backbone now! Congratulations!!!

Is it only me that feels sad for the wood shavings coming out of the drill bit? That wood was part of the boat, going to go on global adventures maybe for the next century, and right at the 11th hour, having gone from trunk, to plank, to laminate to being part of the boat’s structural heart, they then end up as sawdust on the boat shop floor . . . Another great video lads!

I love it that you made your own bolts! Awesome!!!

Long forgotten skills need to be re learned. Excellent video

back before there was a www, it became apparent to a few, (certainly not to me) that, there could be a www, and that people such as yourselves, would be able to share knowledge, and experience, to a degree, and although they never imagined the extent that the www would be used to propagate delusion, I'm sure the quality, integrity, clarity, grit and pain that comes through on your channel must surprise them. I would hope young people, all over the world, are encouraged by your story, to QUESTION CONVENTIONAL THINKING, and ask themselves, "wouldn't I be more help, to the world, and to my community, and to myself, if I tried to learn to think for myself?" You know, since, imagination is limitless? BTW, fun to see the shotgun bore swab used to apply anti-foul.

@howardfortyfive9676

5 жыл бұрын

Oh dear me "think for ourselves" you say?? What would our betters in government think? What would they say? Perhaps they'd hear of men forging barrels & locks & working curly maple. Casting lead balls mixing powder and cutting pillow ticking 4 patches? I'd bet they'd pee their britches and scurry into the woodwork away from the hard men that built nations away from prying eyes seeking to tax everyone....

Fantastic job guys! It's great to see the high level of ingenuity and precision you two guys (and help) are pouring into this project. Hard work does payoff in the end. Wish I could be there.

I am totally pumped for you gentlemen. This has been a great ride and I’m blessed to have watched you from the start. The feeling of getting to a point where it begins to take shape must be totally awesome for you two. Thank you for sharing the experience.

Wow., wow great job !! Overwhelming to me....

Congratulations! Wow, just wow! Such an awesome project! So cool to follow along and see the awesome progress. Great job on all the videos. Thank you for sharing your journey.

So happy for you guys!! Awesome job so far, keep up the hard work.

Thank you for the upload been waiting and its a big one. Props from newcastle australia

@Ayns.L14A

5 жыл бұрын

Dude I'm in Newcastle also,.......... well, Newcastle Upon Tyne in the UK all the best!!

Attention to detail is amazing. Fun to watch.

This is fantastic, guys. I've been watching for a while, and to see the various bits come together in this way is delightful.

Another GREAT video !!! Love the work you guys are doing. Keep it up guys.

I've been driving back roads around Fl. for he last week or so. I got the notification that the video was up but waited till I got back to my full sized screen to watch. Great job gitting er done!

Fellas, this is just art, a pleasure to watch and learn, thanks for posting ..!

Oh and "Thank you Joe!" (That counter sink bit is one awesome custom tool!)

This brings back a lot of memories. My father built a similar sized boat but he had no help and worked a full-time job. It took him 30 years to complete it. He started his boat on large lofting platform where he laid out the keel. He then built a jig that supported the keel in the air and upside down. After the framework was built and mounted to the keel, he threw a large party. About 40 men at the party picked up the boat frame & keel, walked it off the platform and set in the yard. They then turned the whole thing over, picked it back up, and reset back onto the platform. Every piece of wood on used on his boat was first placed into a large homemade trough and soaked for 48 hours in Coppo wood preservative. He passed away at 77 from cancer. I still wonder if it was exposure to Coppo all those years that caused his cancer. The smell of Coppo is forever ingrained into my brain.

Haven’t watched it yet but can’t wait to! You guys do amazing work! Keep it up!

Just as enjoyable to re-watch these old episodes as it is to watch the new ones. The boathouse looks so weird in these. WHERE DID ARABELLA GO?! Oh, she’s not there yet. Man you guys have really come a long way!!

Awesome Progress!! Glad to see you made it through the drilling of the keel and assembly of it's components. She's coming together beautifully! Bravo Gentlemen!

Fantastic to see her starting to take shape

Wow I had to go back and watch the early videos Again to remind myself of the Process u guys developed for building this Boat from raw materials and TBH you have done a lot in 3 years it blows my mind when I go watch early videos again thanks from Sean in Vermont

Very interesting video about work of shipbuilders! Good Luck To You!

Nice touch with the cool editing of the hammering of the bolts looks cool

You Guys Rock. Blown Away by the Top Quality Craftsmanship, I look forward for your new videos like a kid at X-Mas time. THANK YOU For Sharing Your Story‼️👍👍⛵️ Vinny 🇺🇸

Man it's got to feel good to have that together after all this time!

The attention to detail and love you guys are building this project with is just incredible. Fair play. Keep up the good work, you have viewers all over the globe :-))

Thanks for the playlist guys, and nice bolts :)

What a great milestone! I can see her in my mind for the first time! I am sure you guys could see her the whole time, but for me, this is the first time. Beautiful! Thanks for the videos, keep at it!

@monikatrevors9914

3 жыл бұрын

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What a milestone. Beautiful. Well done guys, from all your friends in Australia.

I love following this adventure. Great work!

You guys are freaking AMAZING! Loving all your creative solutions and beautiful craftsmanship!

!!! A new video!!! I've been watching your videos, and its nice to see someone building an old style boat! Hope to see many more videos!

I want to come up when u guys start polishing and buffing all that comes off the old boat. Please keep us up to date when u are going to start a certain task. Big fan of the channel 👍👍🍀🍀

@AcornToArabella

5 жыл бұрын

We will, when the time comes we will need many polishers and varnish strippers!

Wooohoooooo! Love your work! Love your videos! Keep going!

Beautiful pieces of assembled timbers. Wow she is looking good now. If it were possible I'd be there for the steam bending. Love this stuff.

It is funny to go back and see where it had come from. God, I’m getting old.

Darn..watching in 2022…I have been following Arabella for 4 years now! Still happily waiting for Friday and see more of theis magnificent project.

@AcornToArabella

Жыл бұрын

Cheers! Thanks for being on the journey with us!

Thanks guys for taking all the time to share the fantastic journey : )…..