Bamboo Countertops - Boat Interior fit-out begins - S03E38 | Building Wilda

In this video we are introducing you to a world of templates, a new material and what we think would be the start of another interesting boat job: making bamboo countertops!
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[@stephent1117]

Happy New Year . Where have you gone. Hope all is well.

[@buildingwilda]

Happy new year! We’ll get back into Boat building soon

[@MrJerobona]

Yes, Bamboo is often my first choice! Strong, resistant and grows in weeks vs years! Great choice!

[@buildingwilda]

Thanks 🙏 Yes, we think it will work out great. I normally love the carbonized look , but here we went with natural to keep the boat really light. More bamboo coming up.

[@cals4200]

Bamboo looks great, nice and light perfect shade inside the boat.

[@buildingwilda]

Thank you! Cheers! It turned out pretty good 😊

[@kevinmartin3859]

Well done with the bamboo very substantial plant In Thailand it is used as scaffolding poles and ladders the ladders have metal bars under some of the steps it's grows quite a bit and is very strong I have houses built from in the jungle love it 😊😊

[@clivestainlesssteelwomble7665]

Its also something of a natural fiber supercomposite....if treated correctly. They are experimenting with growing the giant form of it in the Algarve of Portugal.

[@buildingwilda]

We love Thailand! Looking forward to getting back, and bringing Wilda with us! We've both visited many times but there is so much more to see! You live there?

[@geoffwright7110]

The interior progressing very well. Sometimes a little help is called for, and looking just grand.

[@buildingwilda]

Thanks 🙏 Yes. If we were to do absolutely everything ourselves we'd never get done. It is sometimes difficult to get help though. Either hard to find someone who can come or hard to be able to define the job. Great when we can get good help! Thanks for watching!

[@licencetoswill]

it looks really nice, good wooden contrast with the rest of the boat.

[@buildingwilda]

Thanks 🙏 We think it turned out great! Looking forward to seeing it sealed.

[@DVolvoguy777-x7o]

Bamboo is a great choice for laminate. Going to look fantastic. Also, I saw an add for Norwegian brand catamaran called Vaan. They used cork decking. Looked really good and that might be a good choice for Wilda. Keep up the good work!

[@hansh8071]

Vaan is from Holland, cork is amazing 👍

[@DVolvoguy777-x7o]

@@hansh8071 thank you for the correction. Still a great looking boat they produce. They have a model that has the cork decking, it is beautiful, durable, and water resistant so it will last a long time.

[@buildingwilda]

Cork is amazing! We'll get back to cork later in the build. Many great properties. Anti slip, vibration/sound dampening, insulation, water resistant.. An excellent material. Even showing promise as a core material in frp sandwich panels. There is a roll of 6mm cork under the boat. Looking forward to getting into it. I'll have

[@radicalradiotech4944]

Keep at guys its a beautiful Boat . Amazing!

[@buildingwilda]

Thank you! Will do!

[@jbprospector3638]

Looking great guys.👍😎

[@buildingwilda]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@cameronurquhart1515]

Wow, that pop of color really brings the boat to life. What a difference it makes. You are doing a great job building this vessel. Let's hope you are in the water soon to enjoy it. cheers from Brisbane Queensland.

[@buildingwilda]

Thanks 🙏 Yes. Looking forward to adding more colour to the boat. The bamboo gives the interior some life. It'll be fun adding the soft stuff.

[@MarchTwentyfour-t8z]

It always impresses me how well you 2 work together, so very nice to see. Your work is always of the highest standard which makes your videos a joy to watch, like watching artists at work 😀 Bamboo is an interesting choice, specially with all the lightweight options available today. I know you did your homework very well on this, you always do. So now Im off to compare bamboo with other solutions. It looks great and excellently fitted, another source of pride no doubt! Well done guys! Yet again. Cheers 🍻🍻

[@buildingwilda]

Thanks 🙏 It's not all that light... But certainly lighter than say corian. And easier to get a hold of. There are many surfaces to choose from.. not that many that are DIY friendly.. I hope (and think) that the bamboo will hold up nicely with some maintenance. Light sand and seal every couple of years or so.

[@normancook4620]

Greetings, it's Norman in Rhode Island USA....Bamboo is a strong, pretty, durable , light wood choice However it is a GRASS linear straw grain so it's a STRAW s o it's a imperative e ALL End Grain cuts MUST be completely sealed to prevent ANY AND ALL SEALED to prevent water intrusion or the water will absorb up and in then stain the boards ..... be absolutely sure you apply multiple sealant coats to all exposed MEND S,CORNERS AND EDGES that possibly harbor water or all your efforts of cabinetry will spoil !

[@buildingwilda]

Thanks 🙏 Yes. Super important to seal it stupidly well. Also, it expands and contracts very linearly, with the grain, and needs to be super well glued down and sealed to be able to stay in place. So far so good 😊

[@49otterhound]

Very nice!

[@buildingwilda]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@samijokinen6923]

Nice work!

[@buildingwilda]

Thanks! Kiitos paljon 🤣

[@c.a.mcneil7599]

Looks beautiful.

[@buildingwilda]

It does! Thank you! We love it.

[@themakingofmarram]

Looking good guys. See you when your back.. bbq day I recon ???

[@buildingwilda]

Would be awesome! We dont know when though .. Looking forward to seeing you soon

[@rolandtb3]

Good choice for the counter top surfaces. The lighter color adds contrast. Sury (Suri, Souri, Soury) expertise should help. New material, new processes, new learning curve and skills.

[@buildingwilda]

Thanks 🙏 We wanted some "softer" feel than paint. We went with natural bamboo to keep the surface light in color.

[@justinchapin99901]

The bamboo should wear very well over time. It is a great light in color and lightweight choice. It would look amazing as a flooring as well. Maybe with a contrasting wood inlay every 10-12 cm. It would look like a bamboo version of teak.

[@buildingwilda]

It would look great as flooring, but a bit on the slippery side for a boat. We'll be working on the flooring pretty soon I hope. Thanks again

[@thebermudaangle9958]

Keep bamboo away from wet areas...it gets VERY mouldy! 🎉 The boat is co ING along really nicely...well done! 🎉🎉🎉

[@buildingwilda]

Thanks 🙏 Yeah, they will be dry most of the time. But they are bench tops, and bound to get wet now and then. Sealing them properly will be key.

[@SVPearler]

A good tip I got from other boaties. Especially in northern Oz. Trichlor tablets for swimming pools, you know, the big ones that go in the floaty thing in a pool. Put one tablet in an open container, I use an ice cream container. Then, put in each hull and the saloon. This will keep mould at bay. But be careful when opening up the boat after a long period. It will have a strong choline smell. We go to the boat almost weekly, so it's not a problem, but the boat smells more neutral. Another one is a tea tree oil based product called Environmental Air Solutions. I don't know where you would get it down there.

[@vogs72]

I’ve had carbonised bamboo flooring for 20 years. It’s incredibly robust, and environmentally sound.

[@buildingwilda]

I love Bamboo flooring! Carbonized has a few advantages Vs natural. I love the look of both, in the end we went with the natural to keep the boat lighter. I'm sure it will hold up. With some care ofcourse.

[@bilbywalkabout2969]

Beautiful work

[@buildingwilda]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@pauld9530]

Looks great

[@stevenelston1316]

Nice!

[@buildingwilda]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@gregarnold5782]

Hi when you set up the backing timbers for your acrylic windows how wide did you go on my plans it says to go 40 mm onto salon walks then 40 mm for attaching windows so 80 mm wide whii think looks ugly on the boat was wondering what you did cheers Greg

[@buildingwilda]

We did the 80mm... From the inside it does look like a lot. For fastening, i think it is probably necessary with the 40mm... The acrylic can move quite a lot... I'm pretty sure you could get away with less overlap on the inside, but we followed the same plans.

[@gregarnold5782]

@@buildingwilda yep I ended up going the 80 mm wide now just organising packers to bring the 10 mm acrylic to be level with outside. How did you achieve the same cheers greg.

[@buildingwilda]

Haven't quite gotten to it, but using 9mm thick structural glazing tape. We have the materials, but haven't got to it. First thing we'll do when we get back. That and our new cockpit door

[@gregarnold5782]

What material and thickness did you use for your saloon windows. I can get either 6 mm or 10 mm shaped here in wa. Going to windows west tomorrow to get a look at my saloon door is yours still there cheers greg

[@buildingwilda]

The forward and side facing windows are cast acrylic. 10mm The windows to the cockpit are 6mm, same cast acrylic. Our door is still with windows west. Looking forward to fitting it! Should be getting closer to finished now. I'll actually send them a message..

[@gregarnold5782]

My rear windows are going to be glass same as rear door just got the quote back for the 6 saloon windows can’t believe how great the price is for them to be made in 10 mm uv acrylic.

[@buildingwilda]

I can't believe how expensive any boat parts are! 🤣 Insane. But I guess (hope) high quality and it is a pretty small market. I just heard our door is ready for powder coating. Not long now...

[@gregarnold5782]

I think they are making yours and mine together. No I meant how cheap the price to have my windows moulded and made for all 6 they are costing $1000 in uv stabilised 10 mm acrylic heated and vacuum shaped to the cut outs. .

[@buildingwilda]

That is a super good deal!

[@timothydunn5889]

Coasters, chopsticks? What, no toothpicks?

[@buildingwilda]

One or two maybe 🤔 But really... It was close. We got creative with some fine carpentry joints to keep them invisible.