Boat Decking: Hidden Under the King Plank -Episode 226 - Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat

Coming next week! A new shirt campaign, two weeks only, celebrating our collaboration with Bob Emser and The Art of Boatbuilding. Don't miss it! eepurl.com/hn3Qyv And don't miss Bob's videos: / theartofboatbuilding
Our wooden boatbuilding project is all about boat decking this week! King planks and covering boards are almost their own boat system within a boat system, if you were to take the whole boat deck and break it down into its parts and purposes. These important boat decking components both cover potentially sensitive or, perhaps better said, structurally important areas where hardware will be installed, and where water intrusion could mean trouble for everything just underneath it.
On this classic wooden sailboat, it will be so much easier to bolt in the custom bronze toe rail (or bulwark) supports before we lay the deck planking, Steve gets to welding up the beautiful brackets that Evan from MS Fabrication in Dorchester, Massachusetts made for us with his CNC waterjet cutter.
Cheers to Sam for coming to help here at Acorn to Arabella! We appreciate his talents, his expertise, and his good humor. We look forward to seeing him again this coming spring as we get closer to the water and when it'll be all hands on deck!
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Acorn to Arabella is a wooden boatbuilding project taking place in Granby, Massachusetts. Steve started as an amateur boat builder building a 38' wooden boat in his backyard: designer William Atkin's Ingrid with a Stormy Petrel's gaff rig. These videos follow the journey of this DIY wooden boat, from tree felling, to lumber milling, to lofting, to the lead keel pour and beyond-sharing details of the woodworking, carpentry, metal smithing, tool building, and tool maintenance that wooden boats command. This ultimate DIY project will continue well past launch, when he and the crew will travel and learn to cruise aboard the boat that they've built. Just kidding about all that, this channel is about a Siberian Laika named Akiva.
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[@DarkenSeyreth]

Great episode! I hope KZbin is still around and I will get a notification for this channel 25 years from now of a video called "I forgot I hid this under the King Plank" and the mystery will be revealed!

[@AcornToArabella]

😁😁😁

[@budschermerhorn6062]

Good Morning from Sandwich, MA

[@AcornToArabella]

Happy Friday, Bud!

[@kevinhoober1863]

Hearing the saw turn on at 12:29 while Steve had it upside down made me jump! My heart rate calmed back down once the video switched to Steve cutting the board (not his fingers)

[@yota4004]

that water jet work is exquisite.

[@AcornToArabella]

Even is the best!

[@neilschristensen9143]

Been watching since the pouring of the lead ballast.

[@samuelfox3997]

Very enjoyable

[@AcornToArabella]

Cheers!

[@reddogleader1968]

Well-designed, beautiful, and purposeful brass work from MS Fabrication. These are the types of accessories that pull it all together. Riveting them into place is so apropos.

[@AcornToArabella]

Huzzah for Evan!

[@jimclester4754]

Well I have watched another Friday episode. The boat is really starting to come together. watching you guys do this work has been the closest thing I have ever done to understand everything it takes to build such a boat. See you next week a follower from Northeast Arkansas.

[@AcornToArabella]

Thanks for watching, Jim! We’re glad you’re here!

[@Bruin4Life]

I have been enjoying watching since the beginning and am amazed at the number of hours it is taking to build this boat. Makes one wonder how the old Vikings, English, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch Navies, etc. built so many ships to sail the seas and fight wars way back in the 16th, 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries.

[@AcornToArabella]

Much larger crews and a lack of workers rights. 😉

[@Ayns.L14A]

Happy Friday Guys. Glad to see Steve taking a lil bit of time off, Hey everyone Don't forget to Like and subscribe !!!

[@AcornToArabella]

Thanks so much and happy Friday, Aynsley!

[@ThoughtfulWander]

Great episode! Brass work looks pretty sweet! Stay safe and keep rolling Arabella team!! 👍👍👊👊

[@AcornToArabella]

🙌🙌🙌

[@ThoughtfulWander]

@@AcornToArabella 👍👍

[@thomasarussellsr]

Wow, that is a lot of "toothpaste" squeeze out on those king planks. 😆😆😉 And yet another pair of signatures. If you get in the right position inside, those may be visable from inside the finished boat. I hope the "open me" suprise has a nice note rolled up inside it, for a good memory and laugh, with a link to this video.

[@markusschellenberg4684]

A joyful moment to finish my week! Great editing.

[@AcornToArabella]

Thank you, Markus!

[@h2energynow]

As a viewer from the beginning. I am always impressed as this boat gets built, how many variety of skills is necessary to make that a reality. What a story this adventure is writing.

[@AcornToArabella]

Thank you, Sonya!

[@juanaq]

as marvellous is to see how A2A is making this dream real, i can´t stop thinking on how ancient boat builders built their wooden ships with only manual tools, and without books and internet to use as reference. just astonishing.

[@thomasarussellsr]

@@juanaq especially the first ones in a society who used their home building knowledge of timber framing and problem solved from there to make it water tight. Starting from small fishing boats and building ever larger to the mighty sea fairing vessels and tall ships of history with sails that could cover a grand cathedral. And timbers that could have burned for days without burning to the core. Yet, they managed to haul them, not only to the shipyards, but he's them to the shapes needed, notch them together, and get the finished vessels into the water without electric, deisel, or hydraulic powered lifts. Just more logs to roll them out on. Built on these logs, and making sure not to dislodge the chocks holding them in place the entire time the building was going on. Hoisting the ballast stones into the keel and everything. Using rope, block and tackle to lift the cannons onto the decks with muscle and strong backs. Just imagine how much stronger we would be as a civilization if we still worked that way today.

[@paulbaker6233]

Nice show.. thanks..

[@AcornToArabella]

And thanks for being here, Paul!

[@nostromo526]

What about getting someone to do a nice cosmetic TIG weld on the brackets to keep the water out of the joints?

[@Johnny-Too-Bad]

I'll got with Bull-Toe for the name on what you've got on for the rail.

[@garyfairbrother5532]

I leave little messages hidden in home improvement projects like sub-floors and inside new walls. Kinda fun in a seedling tree planting way. Lol.

[@AcornToArabella]

Very fun! Keep it up!

[@gritz1701]

On the toe rail brass, are they all 90 degrees? so all toe rails are perpendicular to the cover board? does that mean they follow the line of the planks above the deck (or are they outboard)?

[@rickrutledge7361]

Woohoo!!

[@josephpegram1]

What wire did you use for the welding? Silicon bronze?

[@AcornToArabella]

Yup!

[@Hwyl1]

I think that toerails are fastened to the covering boards, often with gaps for scuppers, whereas bulwarks are slightly above the covering boards leaving a continuous gap. Nice episode.

[@AcornToArabella]

And some consider it an issue of height, too. I think that as along as the we all understand where the thing is on the boat one’s talking about, then it’s the right word. 😉 -Anne

[@stevebutterworth1937]

Great vid as always!… I’ve not heard any mention of caulking bevels yet 🤷‍♂️as you start fastening down king planks etc? … or maybe I missed it!

[@AcornToArabella]

Oh yeah, we’ve got caulking bevels. We’ll be sure to show/mention in future.

[@gregoryheim9781]

KP's "tee-hee-hee". Too adorable... 😍

[@AcornToArabella]

😁♥️

[@rwjyoung1]

Watched you build this amazing project for years now and constantly surprised at the techniques and methods in a process I know nothing about. Why so many screws in the king plank? Seems overkill and providing more potential for water ingress?

[@AcornToArabella]

It’ll have the windlass over it. Needs the power for that 💪🏼

[@kathywrightjohnson6804]

Steve, you think of everything!

[@alexnagle575]

Screws are manufactured to fit the hole drilled by the tapered bit exactly, including the head. They will also be plugged on top. No concern at all, it is a standard practice.

[@WeSixKings]

@ 23:18... I thought it was a relaxation aid for you to use later that evening... 😳🚬

[@peehandshihtzu]

My soul can never rest now not knowing what was in the "open me" package, LOL. Actually not joking. :)

[@AcornToArabella]

Stay tuned… FOR TWENTY YEARS! 😉 thanks for watching!

[@peehandshihtzu]

@@AcornToArabella You know I will, LOL. ;)

[@rick91443]

Super...Too hot to eat or do just about anything...cheers..rr

[@AcornToArabella]

It’s a bit like that here too, Richard! Happy Friday!

[@davidwarren9204]

I can understand the attraction to casting all the bronze, but I'm really digging your approach with the tabbed plates for the floors, knees, toe-rail brackets etc. It's an elegant solution that I'm sure would have been very popular with the 'traditional' boat builders, had water jet cutters etc been available back in the day :)

[@AcornToArabella]

Cheers! Using what we have on hand, and also we’re lucky to have MS Fabrication within reach. Evan is awesome!

[@badcat4707]

The Brass work done by the fellow Evan looks amazing !! and it'll all look stunning when it's finally polished up and installed - Wow !!

[@oleran4569]

Yes. That was an elegant solution!

[@badcat4707]

Good morning Akiva and Crew 😸😺 The Sail Cargo Crew still loves Acorn to Arabella as they showed an A2A sticker in their latest video yesterday (18:14) from when Steve and Alix went there to bring them a huge load of tools and equipment a couple of years back . 👍👍👍😸😸😸

[@lucky3662]

Yeah this was a nice detail! Love the progress they make :)

[@mathijs58]

That was nice to see, I almost missed it! here's the proper link to the relevant time point in the SailCargo video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qau6pXdjideXhtE

[@markschuman3615]

Wow that happened so quick I went back to yesterday's Sailing Cargo video Good eyes 👀 your post doesn't take you there only to A2A time stamp for today's video That's a Cool catch though 😎 👍

[@johngullotti]

Hi Steve I really like the tabbed details of the brackets. But you might want to check with an engineer regarding the strength of those welds. Although you put quite a bit of weld metal into those rectangular "plugs" the strength of those joints is equal to the shear area (depth of the "plug" times the perimeter of the tenon multiplied by the shear strength of the annealed metal which might be somewhere about 7,000 psi. I'm guessing that the weld depth of the large plugs was about 1/8 inch and the tab was maybe 1/2 inch by 2 inches. That means about 5/8 square inch. Do the math and you get about a two ton breaking strength. Are you certain that's enough? A small fillet weld tig welded on the exposed side will likely double the strength and get rid of the exposed crevice which will disguise any deficiency of those joints. You won't see any problem until the failure occurs. Just my $.02. But I did build submarines. See you when you get to Mystic. I live up the street from where Bob stored his boat.

[@AcornToArabella]

Two tons? Every few feet from one another? Yes. That’ll be great. Thanks for the info!

[@TheArtofBoatBuilding]

In 25 years, speaking from my experience, you'll be surprised! Steve you have become a master bronze welder. Fantastic design. Bob

[@Trebuchet48]

I do love Fridays! And today, entirely by chance, I'm wearing my bilge dragon shirt! Edit: As an engineer who spent a couple of decades designing steel weldments for marine environments, I'd be inclined to add a light weld bead around the top of that joint on the brackets to keep water out. I know it's bronze, but still.

[@AcornToArabella]

Huzzah! Thanks for your support!

[@mktrollop1093]

I agree, but it would look shite, maybe he could just braze it along the top to fill it?

[@abrahamtov364]

Sometimes I wonder what happened to Alex, and how is he doing. Love the bronze or brass for the kick plate very well made. I also wonder where my name went on Arabella, someone had to sign for me. Starting to plank the deck is awesome.

[@usmcforever7630]

Not the same since Alex left. Just different somehow

[@f12mnb]

I hope when the ship is finally launched that Alex can be there - that would put a great touch to the series.

[@alexnelson8]

I used to feel the same, but not anymore.

[@Gorbyrev]

That black locust kingplank is a masterpiece!

[@eb282]

I really enjoyed the music and pacing to the edit on this one. Well done 👍

[@Coconut620]

BEN ... YOUR EDITING IS AWESOME ... You make the "entertainment" side of this channel so easy and enjoyable to watch. Love the easy transitions, subtle music and or minimal narration. It all makes a difference! Thanks. And to Steve and Crew... Keep Calm and Carry On!

[@AcornToArabella]

Cheers, John!

[@mrvertigo23]

@@AcornToArabella Can't make good edits without great footage!

[@BigRedNZ1]

Sunny spring morning with my coffee and Arabella… thank you

[@TrzCharlie]

I have been watching you all for so long now I feel as if I know you personally. This project has become my Saturday morning have my coffee and relax video. Thank you for taking us with you.

[@AcornToArabella]

And thanks for coming along! That’s very kind, we’re glad to have you here.

[@rohanbullock6532]

Friday evening on the east coast of Australia! Gday everyone!

[@AcornToArabella]

G’day and happy Friday!

[@clarencehopkins7832]

Excellent stuff bro

[@philparmenter53]

Happy Friday from Plymouth UK

[@AcornToArabella]

Happy happy Friday, Phil!

[@ryan_mcme]

Good morning and happy Friday from midcoast Maine! ☕

[@AcornToArabella]

Happy Friday from great spruce head island in Penobscot Bay, where I’m anchored! 😁 -Anne

[@dennisdownes9319]

As a fellow New Englander......."You can take the person out of Maine.....but not for long!" Good Luck Sam! DD

[@voodoo273]

So whats in the open me bag

[@AcornToArabella]

¯\_(ツ)_/¯ can’t say.

[@voodoo273]

@@AcornToArabella thats just cruel lol

[@AcornToArabella]

😁

[@sveinungchr]

Happy new episode day. Best day of the week every week.. greetings from Norway..

[@AcornToArabella]

Happy Friday to you!

[@amicidavinci]

You should maybe do a pull test on one of those stanchions. Sometimes a tab-in-hole weld from the back side is not as strong as one might think... plus water can get in and sit in the joint on top.

[@AcornToArabella]

Someone did a calculation for us. With the thickness and angles known, it’s assumed that the strength is at least a couple thousand pounds. We don’t have a machine to measure or apply that force, and so here we’ve simply overbuilt them for their purpose as we have many things on Arabella.

[@amicidavinci]

@@AcornToArabella P.S., fantastic stuff, can't wait to see you launching!!

[@AcornToArabella]

Cheers!

[@steampunkskunk3638]

Interesting to see there are so many ways to build a boat. Leo did his deck planks, then covering boards, then king planks. Here you did covering boards, king planks, then I'm guessing deck planks last.

[@AcornToArabella]

There ARE many approaches to building boats. Variations can be due to material availability, crew size, budget, preference… all kinds of reasons.

[@DubsDarbo]

I liked the visitors from Wisconsin.

[@joelhaynie5056]

Everyone knows someone from Wisconsin!

[@claudehopper9813]

That shows real determination to put on a full welding suit and start welding on a 90 degree day . Steve you got what it takes keep up the good work the boat is a masterpiece of American know how .

[@nicolasc7222]

It took me two weeks but I have finally caught up. it has been an amazing progress till now. You al did amazing work. If al goes to plan I will be there for the launch next year all the way from the Netherlands. Are there any other people from Europe planning to go to the launch?

[@AcornToArabella]

We’re pretty sure there are! We hope to see you there! Thanks so much for watching!

[@burgle66]

Are you planning to knock down the edges on those bronze brackets? Those look like they'd be savage on your toes if you ever needed to brace underway. Awesome video as always, thanks for making my Friday morning 🙂

[@AcornToArabella]

There’s more work to do on them, yes.

[@Inthewildjayandlynn]

mycket bra worksman/womenship..your team is amazing. Kaylin P. - special thumbs up; for your inspiring works.... greetz from sweden. #inthewild

[@AcornToArabella]

Tack!

[@bin_chicken80]

Nice work everyone :) Great progress. Thanks!

[@prereed]

A very quick 26 minutes. Well done Ben.

[@xullarbor5993]

Sign something need a date, else worthless, put a date on the board

[@RobertFay]

*- [ question, Steve ] Am I wrong to assume **7:28** that you will hollow the frame side {damn, i can't remember the correct shipwright terminology for that} of the Sampson Post KING PLANK so it mates snugly with the framing below, and then when ready fair the crown of its deck surface?* *- Or, it is the KING PLANK to be anchored Only to the Stem Post?* *- As you can see, I am well out of my depth on this.* *- Oh, I guess I got my answer at **20:13** .*

[@atmm89]

hope they dated their signature, for prosperity.

[@FlyNineVictor]

Hi Steve, I want to let you know that I am quitting KZbin due to their excessive ads. I'm unsubscribing from all my channels to hopefully send KZbin a message. Best of luck to you

[@AcornToArabella]

KZbin is one of the few places where creators have a stake in what they work so hard to make. Veritasium (a channel here on KZbin) did a great video about it. Without paying, and mind you we get that your time is some sort of payment, many people have access to things like Acorn to Arabella free of charge and we make at least a little bit in this space. For example, Facebook would charge us, if we’d let them, just to have a few more people look at the things we make. Thanks for following, we hope you stay in touch. Maybe you can see a bit of our progress through our newsletter-a signup link is in the description. Cheers for following along and we hope to see you again sometime.

[@robertgoodwin9426]

I've had the privilege of woodworking with quality hand tools in the past and miss it terribly. As I approach my 80th birthday it's clear that I won't be doing that again. Thanks to your videos, I get to enjoy that past pleasure once again.

[@AcornToArabella]

Thanks for watching, Robert!

[@camielkotte]

KP, I love your attitude towards the future. Very decisive he'll be happy when, in 25 years, he needs to work on the king plank. 🤗

[@AcornToArabella]

😁

[@sourignooutsama7098]

Don't forget to chamfer the holes for your lashing on the toe rail brackets. Maybe even chamfer the exposed edges of the entire bracket. Lots of sharp edges there. They look like good toe slicers.

[@AcornToArabella]

Yup, lots more finish work to do there.

[@danielpeters2675]

Was that a joint in the wrapper? 😃

[@AcornToArabella]

Ha!

[@nicclark9791]

No way, not next year 2 to 3 more for sure. You would need allot more help or maybe if you could pull a rabbit out of your hat. LOL HMMMM its not my pic but yours, but I would have taken the hard edge off that bronze and polished a bit before welding. Definitely has a potential to hit your bare feet on. All good its your call. You usually really think things thru.

[@AcornToArabella]

We’re knocking the edges back during the process of cleaning up the welds… so we have thought that through. Thanks for watching!

[@ZigZagMarquis]

@ 25:15 I think you used enough goop. 👍👍

[@benh59]

You would make a great project manager.

[@morbiouslenoir]

I have some concerns about the actual strength of the brackets. Do you have enough to test one? Putting a fillet around the angles on the front side would give you a huge boost in strength. Do you really think you got good penetration by adding material in the pocket? Just concerned.

[@AcornToArabella]

When one tests something, they need to know how much force they were applying when it breaks. Basically, similar but much smaller brackets made with care are quite strong and proven, these should perform similarly or better.

[@unclespongehead]

The closing credit for Steve each week is different, and hilarious. This week, "Not Kidding Around", as Steve drives a dozen brass screws with a brace and bit.

[@AcornToArabella]

😁

[@aschwally]

Call 'em BULTOES! :) Toewarks?

[@AcornToArabella]

Hahhah NICE

[@thomasbuzzi3234]

That bronze toerail machining must have cost a fortune. It is beautiful!

[@AcornToArabella]

Evan at MS Fabrication charges a fair rate for quick and precise work, and yeah it’s very beautiful! Tune in tomorrow for more on these as the welds and everything else get a good scrubbing and sanding.

[@Mojica50]

I've heard multiple names for the brass fitting method. Tab and keyway or broached hole and key. Really depends on the method of creating the hole. A reamer is used for finishing a round hole and a broach is used for a square hole in metal working. With the tolerance level of plasma or water tables, it probably wasn't finished out with a broach. Cool stuff either way. I agree about sealing that top seam though for moisture.

[@MrMichaelcurran]

Sorry to hear Steve is heading north for the Summer. But Spring will be here soon. I thought for a moment ya hired a new crew with camera's and then realized they were quest. I'm watching your vid at 0530 West Coat Time. I gotta stop doing that! All the best in preping for deck laying.

[@b.y.2460]

Bulwarks are defensive structures sailors and marines can hide behind in a battle. Other 'rails' are simple rails or toe rails.

[@AcornToArabella]

In the case of boat parts, bulwarks are sometimes floated over the deck and toe rails have scuppers, bulwarks are supported by frames that continue through the deck, and size comes into play, as does regional understanding. Bulwarks, the defensive structures, are certainly a thing as well… but this is a case similar to the word “ceiling”. In a house, it’s above your head, in a boat, it’s planking along the interior of the hull, sandwiching the frames. Floors are structural beams, and you walk on the sole, not the floors, of a boat. Words are fun. As a writer, specifically about boats, I’ve never been a fan of hair-splitting on this front. If we all understand what’s meant, it’s probably best if we pick a word and move on. I think Arabella’s going to have small bulwarks, personally. I’ll know what someone means when they say toe rail. Thanks for watching! -Anne

[@rexmayn3171]

Why isn’t Akita allowed in the boat house anymore? What happened to the other guy who started out on this build?

[@AcornToArabella]

Check out episode 200 for words about past crew, and Akiva’s boat house pen needed to be dismantled for some important things (whiskey plank, big crew coming and going, and a few others) but we’re getting it back together soon. Without gates and fences, his Siberian Laika tendencies will have him in the road or out in the woods and in potential danger. We look forward to having him back in the shed!

[@carmamd]

I’ve been watching this channel for years now, and enjoying every minute! It is wonderful almost beyond words to see the full shape of it coming together plus the planks and the decking going on. I’ve done enough woodworking myself, and shop work, (my father made guitars, among other things) that I recognize good craftsmanship and yours is superb!👍💕🙏

[@AcornToArabella]

Thank you so much for being on the journey with us, Curtis!

[@ricmora4482]

Hmm. Not getting notifications, and I have the bell icon activated.

[@AcornToArabella]

We’ve been hearing that. Bummer! We started a newsletter a year ago to address that, link in the description!

[@bobqzzi]

Another awesome video. Those bronze brackets are very cool. I would, however, be worried that water would seep into the slots and never have a chance to dry thus accelerating corrosion. May be worth welding around the perimeter just to seal them

[@AcornToArabella]

Corrosion, or in the case of bronze patina, is actually very protective to the metal. We don’t intend to shine everything, but rather let them have their patina.

[@erictakakjian6021]

Love the bronze brackets!!

[@jonasmichaelmoir9378]

Evan rocks!) Modern legend!)

[@AcornToArabella]

We’re so thankful to know him and support him!

[@Buck1954]

Every screw lovingly applied with a hand brace

[@AcornToArabella]

It’s the best thing for the fasteners, and not really an aesthetic choice, but oh yeah, the love is there. 😁

[@gaborszegedi127]

will you continue the vids once it is on water ? Maybe monthly vlogs etc ?

[@AcornToArabella]

Yes, we’ll be an adventure and sailing channel.

[@haroldmclean3755]

Solid as a Rock 👍 Nice one

[@JK-zx3go]

I wish I had that level of confidence with a rip saw :)

[@groundspeed3954]

It may be the powers of crowds . . . or Steve MIGHT be a Vulcan master of three dimensional chess. I'm constantly amazed at his planning and foresight. Passion, baby, passion.

[@gwpcs]

10:20 whoever the singer was, you have a beautiful voice.

[@marccohen5477]

Why do you still use flat head screws when there are so many new and better head designs?

[@wbix2298]

Addressed in a previous video (don't recall which). The flat head is common and least prone to becoming unusable. Easiest to cut a new groove into if required, and if needing work done in a small yard on a remote island, most likely to have the tools and replacement screws on hand for repair. It was acknowledged there are better fasteners available for building but questionable that they are better for repair. Future repairs were given priority in the decision. Again, sorry I don't recall which video that was presented in.

[@tjtobin86]

Good solid woodworking content right there! Very enjoyable to watch!

[@RussellParker]

...is the queen plank.

[@jamesboardman609]

As always Steve and KP, great work!✔️ One Of theses days, I plan to make a trip to visit.

[@AcornToArabella]

When you do, here’s the info you need. www.acorntoarabella.com/visitor-welcome

[@hangingwiththehunters149]

WHAT'S IN THE LETTER!!?? I GOSTA KNOW!!

[@AcornToArabella]

😁😊

[@geoffhalstead1811]

13.00 No better way to saw/cut👍👏 I have all of my metalworking hacksaw’s blades set to cut pulling towards me, and no more skew cuts now, phew‼️😅 24.27 Those chest braces really make those screwing jobs so easy👍👏 I have my Father’s one that he used early 50s and no idea how old it is, whether new or second hand.

[@charlesmoore456]

Happy #a2acoffeeclub day! Another "time flies when you're having fun" episode with so many interesting new things. Amazing!

[@AcornToArabella]

Cheers, Charles! Happy Friday!

[@Tomhohenadel]

Happy Friday. Looks like someone put too much vanilla icing under the king plank when Steve was screwing it down. Another amazing Friday. Thanks gang, keep up the good work

[@AcornToArabella]

DELICIOUS BOAT ICING!

[@AcornToArabella]

Happy Friday! 🎉

[@mcc19606]

Congratulations on the King Plank!

[@davidc6510]

Great episode and super excited about the installation of the king planks. Thanks for sharing!

[@druidetrebor]

Please keep in mind, that wide boards swell/shrink more than thinner boards and that black locust shrinks/swells 50% more than teak. The caulking needs to be able to compensate for that.

[@lucvandecasteele7696]

cute easter egg, loving the eye for detail and nicely fitting woodworking. glad my margens of my woodwork projects have a lot more tolerence. keep up the good work, hope to see is sail in person one day.

[@hughcallery7540]

Really enjoyed the bonus video. Brought back a lot of memories. This project never ceases to amaze. It blows my mind that each individual piece of wood (of which there are thousands) is custom-fitted. What an amazing feat of dedication, perseverance and skills. Profound thanks to you and your crew.

[@forthwithtx5852]

That green welder arc and spatter footage was cool.