Building Evelyn: A New Alden Schooner, EP1

[@oldetyme4289]

i could listen to Lou all day long about shipbuilding

[@altheliterate]

I live in the high desert of the U.S. I'm employed in the semiconductor industry, I own a hammer and a couple of screwdrivers. I'm in no way now or ever going to be a woodworker, but I am addicted to this channel. The information is incredible, his skill set is amazing, and it's just plain fun to watch.

[@Deftonesdsm]

Hey you got a hammer you can be a woodworker. Maybe not a journeyman (that takes years of dedication through apprenticing. Im 18years in of being a carpenter and i wouldnt call myself a woodworker) just do it. Trust me theres some dummies who are carpenters for a living. If you work in semiconductors im sure you are intelligent enough to learn and be safe becoming a woodworker. If you've never poured blood sweat and tears(literally) into construction of an object and felt the gratification of completing it TRY IT. Trust me its worth it

[@phillipthomson6200]

Just a amassing things you can learn on Utube I been maker for years I wish it was around 20 years ago , l got hooked on ingraveing by hand,way out of my comfort zones.

[@har234908234]

I'm not sure you need to pour blood sweat and tears into a project, though I've done all three! I'll add that some of my smallest projects have delivered the most satisfaction. If you can find someone or somewhere that can put some tools in your hand I guarantee you'll have a different connection. Ideally some access to sharp hand tools. Power tools are great, but there's a different something when you're making long whispy shavings with a hand plane or taking a mallet to a chisel that connects you to the hundreds if not thousands of years of woodwork.

[@davidhall1779]

so glad I stumbled onto this video series. gives me something entertaining and instructional to do while I am isolating with the damned covid.

[@keithtpullin]

I've only just discovered Bristol Shipwrights, we need to get it out there Lou hundreds of your supporters obviously aren't aware of it either looking at the subscription numbers. Come on you all spread the good news. Cheers Lou all the best, from the UK.

[@BristolShipwrights]

Thanks for your support Keith. Glad you found us.

[@zidanethalib]

Very true. Lost him for some time. The best boat building advise ever. Really missed you sir. Happy to see you back.

[@fenixfp40]

Another boat build to watch apart from "Acorn to Arabella" and "Sampson boat Co" Yippee!!

[@trygveskogsholm5963]

Let's see if he can manage to build a boat without implying that MLK style colorblindness is racist.

[@richardsiddon610]

Check out “The art of boatbuilding” too.

[@mm-hl7gh]

just in case, dont forget: six points wood works

[@fenixfp40]

@@mm-hl7gh Thanks, I'll give it a watch. Cheers

[@edwardchester1]

@Al Humphrey It's an absolutely sure fire bet Leo supports BLM too. He just knows better than to say as much.

[@alparker3771]

It has been such a pleasure to watch this series Lou. Many years ago I worked for about 7 years on Venus, hull #253-B, a 45 foot John Alden Schooner built in 1925. It was berthed in Pensacola Florida while I worked on her and after the owner died, it was sold and I think now is in St Augustine, FL, and is for sale. We had issues with the planking, as you can imagine, and ended up doing a very unique repairs. I would would love to share the process with you. Keep up the good work. You do yourself proud.

[@BristolShipwrights]

I need to look up the 253-B in the Alden book. I bet she's very similar to Evelyn. Thanks for watching and commenting.

[@ronwatson4902]

You're talking over my head again Lou. I love it!

[@jhealy3110]

Super exciting to have you back Lou. I tell everyone about your channel and mention I'm not really into boats, but you're my favorite youtube channel because you have such an amazing intuition about everything to do with wood.

[@kevinlytle6215]

Brilliant! Now this is a project that will last for along time. Switching between the smaller projects and this as well as the more complex furniture, internal systems and fitting out will be fantastic to see! I am very happy for this surprise!

[@nataliespentzos4486]

Great videos Dad! 😊

[@BristolShipwrights]

We welcome all comments, but especially comments like that.

[@lewerim]

This is such an interesting mix of traditional technique and modern materials. Intrigued into subscription. 😁

[@theogdirkdiggler]

Oh boy my new fav. Channel!

[@FrEdmundScott]

Just discovered where Lou has been! Subscribed. Great heads up from the friends of Tally Ho. I was watching Lou before any of the others and wondered what was happening. I hope to be starting a small Vivier design soon.

[@dnomyarnostaw]

Now, THIS project is bringing traditional boatbuilding into the twentieth century. Fantastic thinking and design creativity. Thanks for the great explanation and story. I'll be following this one.

[@TyphoonVstrom]

Good to see you on this project Lou. Your long absense from videos had me worried you may have had health problems, and I was right. You have boatbuilder's sickness! You just have to keep building and repairing them.

[@peterhendry2154]

Good to see you back. And even better to see you helping wooden boat building to evolve.

[@hughoneill9861]

Looks like this build is going to employ some innovative materials and techniques, which I am all in favor of. Of course I also appreciate the pure traditional builds that utilize traditional materials and techniques, but I love innovation even more. Will be a regular on this channel.

[@johnnyknap]

What a legend! Bought some ‘Tips from A shipwright ‘woodworking pencils for my 60 th birthday to use in retirement projects So far so good & working well Love Your work Louis, from a wet and wintery day in the UK

[@70ss8]

I am so very much looking forward to watching Evelyn's construction with you Lou. So glad I found this channel. I will be sure to forward this link to all I know that would appreciate watching it.

[@Deftonesdsm]

Wait wtf how have i not heard about this project? I need to see more. More videos more info more Lou. Being a journeyman carpenter (in large scale commercial const.), ex home builder, and ex A.S.E. cert. mechanic i feel such a calling to traditional boats. Sadly there is very little opportunity to make a living wage while building/restoring old/new wooden boats. At least not even CLOSE to my current wages and i get satisfaction from building huge structures. So till i can afford it or i get my own boat i gotta live vicariously through Lou, Leo, and Stephen/Alix

[@erikwilliams7009]

Oh, no! geez, another boat build channel I gotta subscribe to. Dang! Thanks, I love it! This is Different!.

[@adam8642]

This is awesome, marrying new materials with a traditional design. Wood, by definition, is a composite too.

[@BristolShipwrights]

Thanks very much for subscribing. A great point about the material we love.

[@LectroSaw]

Adam8642 So, why not just build a composite boat? This seems like an unnecessary hybrid in the evolution from wood to composite?

[@1911wood]

Great another place to see Lou.

[@sdcofer52]

Louis, I'm with you. I like the idea of tweaking the traditional build with newer solutions to areas that have caused problems through the years. Looking forward to the build.

[@wendycole567]

I’ve turned in a boat build addict .....excellent vid ..

[@gordonquickstad]

Love the brainstorming you do to advance the art of boatbuilding.

[@JeffreyDRein]

Lou! So glad I found you again!

[@TotalBoat]

We're excited to see a new series on this boat build, keep up the good work.

[@jhendry12]

Lou! Why didn't you mention this channel?! Can't believe I've been missing content from you. I'm only subscribed to tips from a shipwright.

[@uberDoward]

Same! Just stumbled on here, and you bet I'm subscribed now!

[@Logjam5]

Good stuff Lou.

[@roblescurbappealconcrete]

I'm glad y'all decided to start filming the build. I believe with the lifetime experience you have in boat building you know what will work. Looking forward to this build, I know it'll be just awesome. Thank you Sir

[@582tird]

Looks like it's gonna be a great channel, Louis. Thanks

[@mojo6524]

love watching anything you work on! I've learned several things that apply to my woodworking and I have a new dream to build a boat now.

[@ExploringCabinsandMines]

Wow next level craftsmanship, new and old tech , so glad you're willing to share your experience and knowledge!! SUBSCRIBED!

[@SteelDoesMyWill]

Wow Louis, this is amazing and something I've really wanted to see; a 'mostly' wooden boat, classic design, but intelligent use of composites at critical areas. Outstanding!

[@dwaynekoblitz6032]

Chuck over at Jenkins boat works mention this channel to me. Lou! So happy to see you busy at work on yet another boat! Looking forward to getting caught up on the episodes and watching how you build a “ composite” boat. I just think that’s such a great idea.

[@Lanxe]

Lou this looks fascinating - the material usage is very interesting. I feel like this build is all my various interests wrapped into one.

[@bobmerrington]

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[@scottdowney4318]

Very nicely done, love the composite construction. Especially love those plastic frames for their characteristics, every word of it is true, perfect material to work with for frames like that, flex and no break, no rot, no screw pull out. Now tell us where you buy UHMW framing plastic?

[@roadie3124]

I've just found this and I'm excited.

[@johna1160]

Eagerly looking forward to "fourth school" techniques and materials. Pretty sure I'll never build a boat, but watching Leo and the gang, Steve and Alix, Bob in Peoria,and now Lou (again), is just so damn captivating. BTW, I know there are many more YT boat builders, but four's my max.

[@lancedaniels]

Thanks for posting and sharing. Very interesting ideas!

[@robertschooner1812]

That is amazing! Wow!

[@larry78cj7]

Glad I happened across this. Perhaps you guys should mention it on TFAS.

[@robertwilson7778]

I like the idea for the fibre glass floor timber’s, no matter what the boat does wether it twists or whatever those floor timber’s will always try to go back to the exact shape their in sitting on the shop floor beside you.

[@billomaticles]

Maestro: Great job to you and the crew. Direction is spot on as usual and the usefulness of your teaching continues to unfold. That uhmw, if it can be readily molded and particularly if the uhmw is even higher density capable then that resulting material might make pretty serviceable FLOORS. no worries of electrolysis or rot. Alternatively outside the box, the Floor Dimensions fabricated in high density spring steel, with pre-drilled apertures for fasteners, finishing with a thick casing of uhmw enveloping all. if this uhmw encasement scheme works the bolts/fasteners can be included. thinking about sailing outside of the box. thx.

[@suckerfree23]

Wow! Louis! I am so happy to see you're on this project. I wish I could order a boat like this from you. Thanks for sharing!

[@daleskidmore1685]

Hi Lou, Chuck Jenkins sent me over. She has some beautiful lines. I liked how you have used the Plastic for the ribs, made me smile when I noticed. I knew you must have been busy, even if not on YT. Going to be following this with great interest. Atb.

[@kevinlytle6215]

Sorry forgot to echo the others. This is a "new" channel remember to subscribe to this as well and share!

[@garygoldstein6023]

Amazing wealth of experience!!

[@jonpratt1343]

Back in the early 70’s, Dad bought Privateer, a ‘29 Alden schooner. 43’ on deck. Looks exactly as the one pictured here. She carried a Marconi main with gaff fore though. Sailed that boat as a young teen with dad from Bimini to Bar Harbor. We took her home to Gamage Shipyard one summer. Fast boat!

[@BristolShipwrights]

There's a very good chance she was a 270. Evelyn will be rigged the same way, Marconi main with a gaff fore. Gamage built quite a few of them. Good to hear she was fast. Thanks for subscribing.

[@alanroy5629]

Awesome! Can't wait for the episodes

[@andrewchalsma]

Genius at work

[@tonypellegrin4659]

Awesome Lou this is gonna be very exciting i’ve been following you for a long time.

[@rl53]

Awesome to see an older design being made with newer techniques, I love wooden boats they look much nicer than production boats esp from the 1980's, newer are getting better imho.

[@AquaMarine1000]

That's no BS, modern thinking on an old theme. The fiberglass irons are a great idea. Cheers

[@arthurfleck1554]

Love it!

[@PillSharks]

Shipshape and Bristol fashion!

[@MrBoarder3]

What is the name of that beautiful schooner at 1:15?

[@werner134897]

How is expansion of the strips absorbed when they are glued? Across the whole hull it adds up to an inch of expansion perhaps?

[@mr.e7022]

Just subscribed. I was wondering where you went. I am intrigued with the use of fiberglass for the floors. I follow Leo from Tally Ho where he cast them in bronze. They are beautiful but extremely expensive. Hope you go over the engineering calculations that were used to determine the layup schedule of the fiberglass floors.

[@BristolShipwrights]

We only have about 2 floors left to make, but we're going to try and cover that on an upcoming video. Thanks for subscribing.

[@wckoek]

I know Daniel Bombigher's Shpountz are build by a cedar core, two diagonal layers of mahogany and an outer planking of iroko; so it looks like carvel from the outside. I guess you intend to do something similar? If this is Malabar II I would be interested in hearing how you change the scantling, if you intend to mix internal+external ballast as design? Never sail one personally but the ones I've seen sailing had been quite tender.

[@cnc75adventures49]

Sounds exciting 👍👍

[@Nomadboatbuilding]

Holy cripes Lou, how many different hats are planning to wear here?

[@simonburns3151]

Hi Louis. Can that plastic framing material be heated and bent to shape for the frames or are they cut to shape from larger pieces?

[@jackbao1231]

Hi sir, I'm wondering if you sell smaller boat plans, I'm looking for a lapstrake 16 feet sailboat plan, thanks and have a nice weekend!

[@CalculatedMistakes]

I want to know more about these plastic ribs. Where do you get them? Are they good for any size boat? I also want to know more about the fiberglass parts. Are they special order?

[@oconnaugh]

Louis doled out smaller bits of wisdom in his early videos causing me to assume he was a personality more than a shipwright. As a 30 year tradesman working with the tools myself, I have come to the conclusion now that he is not only very experienced and knowledgeable in his trade(s), well above average general intelligence ( ability to learn how the world works and how to use its' workings), but also genius level designing and engineering solutions. I don't use that word often. I'm not a shipwright, but talent is talent. We are lucky to have his extraordinary tuteledge.

[@danacoyle1826]

The picture you showed looks like the" Blackbird" was owned by a "Captain Redmain" of Kittery point me. back in the 60s she was a Alden design

[@jimblazer4484]

Wood is a great composite. The plywood fighters.

[@jordanlewis3790]

thank god the algorithm brought me to you

[@Ravedave5]

I love that the young guys are doing the old stuff and the old guy is doing the new stuff. I'm really interested to see this new stuff. Those floors have to be soooo much cheaper labor wise than other floors.

[@BristolShipwrights]

Thanks for subscribing. To be honest the floors were pretty labor intensive. Each floor including the tang was laid-up by hand with epoxy and 14 layers of 1708 fiberglass. They were roughed out on a bandsaw with a caborundum blade, but at some point there was no avoiding the grinder. Not pleasant. But we think the long term benefits made it all worth it.

[@Steve-ul8qb]

Great to find you Lou! Have you got your rope belt back on?

[@Dsoginventor]

When I watched Leo and his incredibly expensive bronze floors, I wondered if anyone could make them out of HDPE. Now I know!!

[@mk-jf1ux]

bronze.

[@stevendunn2290]

I find it really fascinating that the young guys like Leo (Tally Ho) and Stephen (Acorn to Arabella) go for traditional materials and you Lou go for more modern experimental materials

[@sailingavocet]

agreed

[@popsoldboats3406]

Small shop? I could put a few of my projects beside that scooner and still have room to work on both haha. Maybe use my deck to stand on for the first few rows of planking.

[@brianmccutchan9513]

Very few people ever reach this level.

[@elgordo6883]

If Lou is making a sandwich, I want to watch it! Another Sub!

[@thomasarussellsr]

A larger boat with plastic frames and strip planking... this should be fun..... I mean, you're the pro here Lou, but fiberglass floors? Really? Okay, if you say so, I'll take your word for it. I can't wait to hear the reasoning behind why not bronze. I understand why not iron, but fiberglass seems aweful week in 1/2 inch thickness if the boat should run aground or strike a rock or floating cargo container. I can't wait until you discuss it to hear you reasoning behind this one. But until then, I'll just take your word for it. You're the shipright, I'm just an armchair pre-apprentice with only house building experience and an electrical engineering degree. Structural engineering is not in my education. You da man when it comes to boats and ships, I'll bow to your expertise.

[@thomasarussellsr]

P.S. Gotta Spread the word, another channel to learn from Lou on. Share and let our other boating channels know guys and gals.

[@sysfx]

UHMWPE = Ultra High Molecular Weight PolyEthylene = "Spectra" = "Dyneema".

[@theogdirkdiggler]

Laminate will only come apart if you do it wrong, or dont use alphatic resin.

[@pauleohl]

Fiberglass floors are a natural use of glass, because the keel and the frames form the mold.

[@petrichor649]

I could listen forever

[@jporterfield]

I guess this means I'll have to buy another hat. Can't keep wearing Tips from a Shipbuilder!!!

[@cesarmuttio506]

very glad to not see shiny floor timbers

[@bakters]

How to build a wooden boat out of fiberglass and plastic. ;-) (I'm not judging! I actually fully approve.)

[@pakde8002]

There's a guy who looks and sounds just like this guy on KZbin and get this! He builds wooden boats too! Crazy right?

[@Boca-do-rio]

So Mahony it is...

[@SarcasmEnjoyer]

Wait a second... this isn’t the Tally-Ho! 🤔

[@bobmerrington]

Ē.

[@poche660]

You got the monogram right...BS.

[@pakde8002]

Ouch. Who pissed on your cornflakes?

[@bobmerrington]

Ē.