Building ORCA - Episode 9: Back to the sawmill for the stern post, horn timber and framing stock

[@alifeoncechris]

As a fellow New Englander, (originally from Cranston) I appreciate the necco wafer comment.

[@dakotamax2]

I could have watched another hour of this. Very interested in following the rest of the project!

[@uberDoward]

You aren't wrong - Louis is a man of immense skill and craftsmanship!

[@TipsfromaShipwrightvideos]

More videos on the way!

[@donwilliams3626]

Its educational to just be able to follow Lou around the log yard looking at these grand timbers and hear the explanation about the tree and the types of boat pieces he would fashion from them.

[@warrenneeves7103]

What a pleasure it is, to listen to a man speaking with passion about what he knows. Lou is one of the rare breed who can explain the technical to the uninitiated, with such clarity that you can't help but join in. Even if, just to be a devoted viewer. The artist is a treat to watch no matter what the piece is. Thanks for allowing us to look over your shoulder Lou.

[@TipsfromaShipwrightvideos]

Thank you Warren, what a pleasure reading your comment, we're just getting going!

[@P943044S]

I listen to these old craftsmen talking about all kinds of things and just marvel at the knowledge they possess...

[@TipsfromaShipwrightvideos]

passing it down

[@pfalzgraf7527]

I love the episodes from the lumberyard! It is beautiful, and I can learn something from it! But as always: It is great to hear Lou talk when he is excited about something (and luckily, he often is)!

[@PatHaskell]

Like a kid in a candy store! His enthusiasm is contagious and his knowledge is vast!

[@andypayne998]

Louis, my grandfather and my step father worked with you. I am sure that you remember Ken Payne and Robert stern. I love your videos.

[@davidclarke3643]

I could listen to Lou say bellend all day haha great video, nice to see Duke looking so well.

[@TipsfromaShipwrightvideos]

Bell end!

[@dannyjones3840]

I love watching you work, I love restoring boats, and you are such a wealth of knowledge. If I ever build a cold molded sportfisher, it'll be because I've learned from you!

[@mattevans-koch9353]

Thank you Lou for the continuing education in selecting wood for building boats. You can read a lot about what is good, but seeing someone with Lou's skill and experience showing and explaining what to look at is priceless.

[@TipsfromaShipwrightvideos]

Thanks Matt

[@darrylmcleman6456]

Hello Mr. S. That 150year old log is older than you and me put together,BUT not by much!!! CHEERS from Southern Vancouver Island!

[@TipsfromaShipwrightvideos]

Thank you Darryl, I'm not older than that log yet!

[@darrylmcleman6456]

@@TipsfromaShipwrightvideos That is for sure,and neither am I but your 70ish and my 70ish years added together = close!!!

[@cd87104]

luv a morning hearing uncle lou talk wood.

[@scottcates]

It's sure is nice just kicking around the saw mill with Lou. Thank you.

[@yopage]

I love to make things straight from a log. It's fun just to cut up and collect different wood types. I agree with Lou, there's nothing like the smell of a sawmill.

[@muchmorecoffee]

Awesome Lou. I met you at the Newport boat show and told you I enjoyed the sawmill videos very much. You promised me there would be more coming and you lived up to it for sure! Thanks, love all of your videos and work. Cheers!

[@TipsfromaShipwrightvideos]

Great to hear from you, we'll be there this year too!

[@sasquatchvalet9278]

I can hardly wait for the next episode! Love your passion, Lou.

[@markperrault5678]

This is the type of man that would be right at home with the northmen

[@thechickensaladsandwichman9171]

I have desperately been waiting for this next video! Even more so the rest to follow! My father was a master cabinet maker and a self-proclaimed boatbuilder he built a snipe in our driveway when I was a little kid years later when my parents split he left Buffalo moved to Maryland and lived on several different sailboats year-round for almost 10 years until my mom passed away.. he always wanted to build another boat or buy one and refit it to travel the world after I graduated high school unfortunately due to money issues that dream of his never happened sadly he passed away last June. I lost my mentor my father and my best friend! His wish was to have his ashes spread in the Chesapeake Bay. So I've decided to build a boat here in Buffalo and Sail it to Maryland. So that his remains will forever be with my mother's in the Chesapeake Bay where they spent their honeymoon sailing so many years ago! Lou you remind me so much of my father I look forward to your videos! My old man used to say the difference between a good Craftsman and a master is that a master Craftsman does not worry about making mistakes because he has already made them all and knows how to make them disappear !keep up the good work and thank you

[@SirPrancelot1]

Wish you all the best with the build and your journey to Chesapeake Bay.

[@budnotu]

Lou you are a piece of work and a national treasure.

[@scottwooster4102]

I worked in a Lumber yard when I was a young man. I loved it, especially the smell. When I go to a yard it brings back good memories. But I don't I have never seen anyone as excited about lumber as you Lou! I really enjoyed this video.

[@TipsfromaShipwrightvideos]

That is awesome, thanks Scott, we should make cologne :)

[@SteifWood]

Just love watching and listening to a guy who knows his stuff.

[@TipsfromaShipwrightvideos]

Thanks!

[@johnnyb362]

The different sized rings indicate precipitation levels and temperatures. Scientists are creating a database of tree ring sizes throughout history so when they discover something like a shipwreck they can take a sample of the lumber and know exactly when and where the ship was built. Thanks for listening to my TED talk

[@64Pete]

Cheers Louis. I grew up in a village called Millfield. Named that way for the sawmills. Still a couple going today. ✌🇦🇺

[@ronwatson4902]

Interesting but I don't know much about lumber. Lou does so I'll just watch him! Thanks

[@PaulKilpin]

Love your work Lou.

[@robertrennie9454]

Kid in a candy store !Love this guy!

[@TipsfromaShipwrightvideos]

We do too!

[@shawnhooper-qx4go]

Each episode is an learning event, inspiring me to start my own project….maybe not on the scale of Orca😊

[@steventriplow5378]

I love this guy, even I'm getting excited about the log.

[@paulvandal4444]

I really enjoy these lumber yard videos. Your like a kid on Christmas morning. Valuable information is recorded here. Thank you!

[@TipsfromaShipwrightvideos]

That's right

[@vferrante6436]

that timber yard is a place I would pay to visit..

[@markperrault5678]

My lord is this GREAT

[@twentypdrparrott694]

My brother and I had a property on the Yazoo River. There 12 large old growth cotton wood trees. We had them harvested. they were 6 foot at the butt 60 foot to the first limb. 3 bucks to a truck load. The local mill couldn't cut them. They went straight on a ship to China.

[@TipsfromaShipwrightvideos]

Wow

[@trythinking6676]

Nice to see Duke again.

[@TipsfromaShipwrightvideos]

Same for us!!

[@DaveLarremore]

Great content! Can't wait to watch this one come together Lou!

[@TipsfromaShipwrightvideos]

We're picking up speed, lots of great stuff ahead!

[@raytheron]

What a pleasure to visit a sawmill with you, Lou! Thanks for the video!

[@TipsfromaShipwrightvideos]

Thanks RAY!

[@kennethtaylor5655]

Another exciting build! Thanks for the inspiration, Louis. I'm getting ready for a 16-foot flat-bottom cargo skiff build in April, using American Chestnut and Douglas Fir. I'll send a pic of the model and the mock-up on another platform. - Ken Taylor, Taylor Soil and Gravel, Hamilton - Ontario.

[@TipsfromaShipwrightvideos]

Sounds great Kenneth, we're just finishing up plans for our Flat Bottom Fishing Skiff, keep your eye out!

[@GUCR44]

Thank you so much for all your videos man.. I always learn so much from them. Have a great day today. Peace Rolfie

[@acraftman2823]

Thanks for posting Lou. I have also heard that old growth oak doesn't have the tensile strength that the younger has.

[@TipsfromaShipwrightvideos]

Right on!

[@ridgwalkerg]

Missing your work on this project

[@martyhill6609]

Brilliant tour Lou. Thnx for sharing.

[@TipsfromaShipwrightvideos]

Thx Marty

[@scottporter7437]

The big part of the ring is summer wood the hard looking part is winter wood from Slam Bang fishing lodge west coast of Vancouver island Kyuquot sound we specialize in good times if you have time

[@TipsfromaShipwrightvideos]

Sounds cool!

[@williamolsmit4659]

Giant Necco wafers 😁👍

[@PoulsboHoodlum]

I’ve seen Western red cedar bigger in diameter than those. Never seen a hard wood that big! You should see the redwoods now those are Some Big girls

[@RanouttaTalent]

So cool

[@kenfowle2164]

I like seeing Lou’s sledge hammer handle was the proper length.Then again,it would be.

[@ErnieNoa3]

Great videos!

[@TipsfromaShipwrightvideos]

Thanks!

[@sethbarnes7608]

When might we get another Orca episode?

[@edwardsmith6609]

Love the Channel, always interesting ! Side note....hey, from an old episode showing your method of tuning your electric plane...you mentioned an old Porter Cable and referee to it as "THE most dangerous electric tool EVER sold", lol. Any chance you could revisit the invitation to show it to us ?? From the ship saws and other tools to the lumberyard and of course watching the builds...top notch stuff, Thank You !

[@TipsfromaShipwrightvideos]

Hi Edward, yes I have we show it some exclusive patreon content shortly! Stay tuned!

[@BAD_CONSUMER]

Does the much tighter rings not make up for the fact that they are at an angle compared to the fast growing tree that had a more favorable cut?

[@andrewmantle7627]

Very fun.

[@TipsfromaShipwrightvideos]

It was!

[@SirPrancelot1]

Great content, thank you.

[@TipsfromaShipwrightvideos]

Glad it was helpful!

[@billthurlow690]

When are you going to finish the keel for Ken's boat?

[@clevelandmortician3887]

Lower the boom and pull the truck forward. No snapped chain

[@clevelandmortician3887]

@@rd-ch1on he said they have to lower the machine at exactly the same time that the log falls off the truck to avoid snapping the chain, that is difficult with a machine of that size, I was just offering an easier option.

[@billywhizz6483]

It's like being in a candy(sweet) store!

[@SunlightSomeDay]

Like a kid in a candy shop 🤣

[@ZacVaper]

The slow growing tree are denser and weigh more so they are really a higher quality.

[@TipsfromaShipwrightvideos]

Each to their own ;)

[@aserta]

Kid on Christmas morning. Nuff said. :))

[@TipsfromaShipwrightvideos]

You got that right!

[@kenshaw4337]

Big rings shows the wet years... If it has all big rings, its because it grew in demp or low land.. Slow grow tight rings is strong but shaders.. Even big rings , seem to flex well.. From my exp..

[@danacoyle1826]

I like how it's continually said she was built in Nova Scotia .the boat was built in Plymouth Massachusetts by a guy whose name was "Hog" Breen from Plymouth Massachusetts the boat originally was called the "Warlock" renamed to "Orca" for the movie "Jaws"

[@rd-ch1on]

He never said that Orca was built in Nova Scotia but that it is a Nova Scotian design

[@bizim_eller]

👍👍🙂

[@fonhollohan2908]

In Canada that log would cost about $14oo.oo that's how expensive things are up here, nowadays.

[@TipsfromaShipwrightvideos]

Good guess but it's even more down here!

[@johnfritz7497]

He looks at white oak logs with the same emotion I look at Jessica Simpson with.

[@Grandi007]

😎

[@lossless4129]

Live in Ohio, amazing lumber if you don’t buy at the box store ;)

[@lacleman9394]

It's as if you'd found Aladin's cave, Lou...

[@TipsfromaShipwrightvideos]

My happy place!

[@bradpendleton5675]

Your knowledge of lumber is almost as impressive as your carpentry skills. I'm from the South, so we deal primarily with pine lumber.

[@nzs316]

What would a piece like that be worth?

[@TipsfromaShipwrightvideos]

It wasn't cheap ;)

[@nzs316]

@@TipsfromaShipwrightvideos Still a mystery!

[@liktbukl]

hey, this is beyond awsome, I love everything you build and say. But I have to say at this pace the orca will be finished in about 500 years.? I think you should get some help :)

[@TipsfromaShipwrightvideos]

We appreciate the push but I think you'll see things pick up pretty quickly as we get going...I don't have 500 years left ;)

[@spartakmayakovski]

When someone take a glove to shake your hand out of respect take your glove as as well

[@Severomorskyi_Hermit]

Hello bearded men. Here you can learn a lot. But, it's a pity, Google translator does not know how to accurately convey the meaning. God bless you and thank you)). Sincerely.

[@oldwillie313]

I wonder how they got the logs on the trucks?

[@TipsfromaShipwrightvideos]

Check out our instagram page!

[@oldwillie313]

For what? Nothing different/new there?

[@hrxy1]

tooooo much description don't get puffed up with too much self importance

[@TipsfromaShipwrightvideos]

You got it!