Building the 23' V-Bottom Skiff - Episode 1 - Side planking

[@keithnoneya]

A little late on the comment but it looks like a Spud Peeler. It was used to peel the bark off logs before they were milled. Although they have machines to do it now a lot of log home builders use them because a machine would cost to much just to peel 130 logs to build a log home. Anyways, thanks for sharing. Best Wishes & Blessings. Keith Noneya

[@dozer1642]

Lou, I wish I could shake your hand and look you in the eye and thank you. Your videos mean so much to me. I know it’s not easy to put them out, and I’m sure there isn’t much reward for you right away, but your content is without a doubt my favorite content on KZbin. I can’t tell you how much I appreciate you passing on your knowledge. I am a full time firefighter and an amateur wood worker and at times I feel like I chose the wrong path in my life because my most favorite minutes out of my week are working with hand tools and wood. I just hope you know how much your content is appreciated by us dedicated Lou viewers. Thank you

[@manfredschmalbach9023]

This, what Lou (and a buncha other creators) really does, the transport of knowledge down the generations, is what KZbin is about - for me, at least. I know KZbin oppositely is seen as a well aimed marketing tool by big corporations tryna selling random crap or as unwanted as unnecessary "services", and abused as a way to generate "content revenue" for T&A channels, but that are just the silly byproducts one has to cope with searching for the real knowledge content in an utterly financialized society I reckon. Wouldn't it be great having something like KZbin under some sort of communal reign, no stupid ads, no mid-piece ads, no necessity to show T&A in the thumbnails, or the clips even, to generate clicks, but worthy knowledge, high technology and rich lifelong experience to pass on selfreliance down to the next generations? Anyway, I second the "thanks, Lou!" Dozer1642 brought up before wholeheartedly.

[@thomasarussellsr]

@@manfredschmalbach9023 well said. I concur wholeheartedly.

[@alangood8190]

@@manfredschmalbach9023 That's what Timothy John Berners-Lee had in mind when he invented the World Wide Web and gave it to the world for free.

[@nolanbridger2709]

instaBlaster.

[@snapperboat25]

Hurricane Sally just blew up my town. Just what I needed while waiting for roads to be cleared while listening to all the generators. Thanks Lou!!!!!!!!!

[@thomasarussellsr]

Time to get the chainsaw and trailer out and go help clear fallen trees and get the wood while your at it.

[@ingeebeltoft]

The most kind and learning voice on any Planet! ❤️

[@taboria]

His english is so clear and right - like he is a tv speaker (I am from Russia) Sounds a bit Bostonian with his "r" at the ends of words like "Cuba" - "cubar"

[@GypsyTinker2012]

The Bob Ross of Boat Building!

[@markpalmer5311]

And watching you do that makes my knees hurt!

[@silasmarner7586]

I use one of the foam pads for rose pruning or whatever in gardening for stuff like this. They make bigger ones too.

[@TOMPDUDE]

Amazing content and delivery. I have no intention of building or owning a boat yet I can't stop watching. As others have said ,the allure here is the pure mastery that is demonstrated and the joy it brings Lou and his audience. Thank you!

[@thomasarussellsr]

Whether building boats or anything else out of wood, there are lessons to learn here for working with long material and for fitting boards together. This channel will make any carpenter better for what they can learn can be done to better the fittment of their planks boats or otherwise.

[@johnburgess6572]

On his knees making things work... this man is an amazing artist !

[@billmaxfield7831]

In Warwick, we call it a framing slick Lou!

[@OneTwo-fv6nw]

Loh finally bought a belt! That "chisel" is a bark spud.

[@brianwigle]

Such a humble man ✌💛

[@ALayne08]

I’m watching your video to learn how a shipwright works. I’m writing a story that has two paragraphs about a shipwright that my character met. Thank you for the help.

[@michaelnaughton5308]

"In my early days of ship carpentry, the slick was part of a pair of tools. The slick was a chisel about 3 inches wide with a length in proportion; in the pair, the larger tool, about 4 inches wide, was called a 'slice.'" Pete Culler on Wooden Boats, p. 52

[@productsplusmore6947]

what wood is he using?

[@mrsethatwood]

it warms my heart to have you back with tools in hand. love you.

[@ichigokurosaki6813]

I got some trousers that knee pads fit straight into. Work great for jobs like these.

[@brucemiller1120]

We call that tool a barking spud here in the north wood. Thank you for your videos

[@daviddickmeyer5231]

You’re knees must be on fire by now! I love the saw modification. I’m going to do the same to mine. Thanks for the great idea!

[@COPPER71]

my first ever boat was a planked row boat with a 3hp Elgin engine on the back.. the boat washed up at my parents place.. no one came to claim it so we used it for many many years even installing an inboard engine in it. love an miss that old boat

[@10lauset]

It's a bark or debark spud bar for taking the bark off of logs. Look for logging tools. Cheers

[@junkmail4613]

4:32 That is absolute genius. To you maybe routine but to us, it is absolutely GREAT. Thanks followed by 7:04 a perfect lengthwise cut and beautiful 9:02 Perfect clamping !!!

[@beyondthis7]

Louis ... you perfect the fit... adjust and adjust again.... it gets so close to perfect... and you say "good enough"... I would have said "good enough" five adjustments before that...lol ...you're the best!!!

[@kyrg]

Well, my joiner will get used even less now since watching this video. Great techniques Lou.

[@tombaker3794]

This young man has over 500 years experience in woodworking under his belt. The methods he employs to gain accuracy in his work are fantastic, any woodworker viewing his techniques will be better for the experience.

[@arkansas1336]

You taught many diy woodworkers a good lesson, well done!

[@bugnfront]

My knees are hurting just watching....

[@luftwerks6815]

Wonderful, Lou!! Great to see you back again!!!!

[@marktanska6331]

Well, I am pretending to be a woodworker, people say I'm talented. When I watch your videos, I'm not. Your skills just awe me. So yes, I watch your videos to embarrass myself. I love every one of them.

[@bugnfront]

I soooo always enjoy your channel...glad your back!

[@captain7767]

You are an amazing craftsman I grew up in Boston and if I was still living in Boston I would be liking to come visit your shop and help you if you needed help or just see how you work it’s just amazing all these little tips and tricks that you have to make this come out for you to playing that board and rip it with a Skil saw and get the fit that you have that’s a true craftsman I’m 67 years old I have a 500 ton license on the license captain are used to run thugs and a dinner cruise in Boston Harbor plus other boats but the last 15 years I have lived in Thailand because my career was in oil and gas the last 20 years of my career were all in Australia Africa and China so I ended up on the side of the world and here I am with the state of the United States right now I’ll never come back

[@baldyslapnut.]

Spud. Bark peeler. Keep on keeping on Lou and the team.

[@mturallo]

Holy crap, Lou! I'm surprised how much I needed this. Thank you.

[@JenkinsBoatWorks]

Good to see you on this new project Lou!

[@ghatch360]

I am just so pumped for this!

[@TheSalMaris]

Wow, that's one long shooting board!

[@gpurkeljc]

These videos are perfect for when I just want to relax. 😎

[@larry78cj7]

Really glad to see working wood again!

[@jimurrata6785]

Glad to have you back, Louis! Yes, it looks like a spud. A slick would be completely flat backed (socket off center) have a slightly crowned blade, and be longer. But your friend's turned you a socket slick handle. (Usually held under your forearm and pinched to your side with your elbow) You can get an amazing amount of power and control with one.

[@jeffreyclark1120]

Agreed on the distinctions in shape between a spud and a slick. We used a slick for trimming sawn oak frames. The spud had done its work before we got the lumber.

[@johndoward3275]

Love your vids, Louis!

[@dirkpieters]

Lovely to see you again

[@haroldschultz5864]

The flattening technique is absolutely and simply brilliant Lou . As a carpenter and jointer , I can find a lot of applications where this would be brilliant . You are a genius sir . Blessings

[@patriciamay638]

Thank you for your vlogs. We are building a 23 ft Redwing and your tips, techniques and tool use/adjustment are helping a great deal. The electric planer is adjusted properly, we arent breaking bits and your scribing technique is invaluable for our decking. Thanks.

[@bruceperry6315]

Thanks, I always learn something new watching your videos.

[@02oxygenman]

I wonder how the boards will be joined? Tongue and groove or just glued and clamped? I’m planning on building a 20’ flat bottom Jon boat from poplar planks. I’ve been a wood worker for many years but never attempted boat construction. It’s so nice to see a master at work. Lou could teach so much more than any book ever could. A true gem of knowledge.

[@randallrice6314]

I am glad you are making videos again! I missed you.

[@richardbohlingsr3490]

I would call it a bark spud. Used along with a broad axe for debarking green logs.

[@Pete-z6e]

Great to see you again Louis, looking forward with eager anticipation.

[@cholulahotsauce6166]

Look at that slick!

[@DouglasASean]

So glad this channel is back

[@boultang68]

Twybil, great videos . I'm building wooden paddleboards. getting some good ideas.

[@mattevans-koch9353]

The trick for making the planks fit so well is a real gem Lou. I can even see using it on the seams fo boards in cedar chests and other large glued up panels. Thank you for that. Take care and stay well.

[@Siskiyous6]

Great techniques, thank you for sharing Lou.

[@Nomadboatbuilding]

I use a very similar technique using a router and fence but I love your technique Lou, and especially love your saw modifications.

[@Captain_FredBeard]

Love the videos and happy to see the 25'er coming along! the tool looks like a barking spud used in log house building.

[@michaeljohnson309]

I make my own timbers/boards using antique tools. I use the adze mostly, then the slick to flatten.

[@mikehagemyer859]

Lou, thanks for sharing your methods. I am an amateur boat builder myself and have learned many useful techniques directly from your videos. This edge planning technique is very useful and not just on the very long beautiful boards that you use. I use a version of this to fit long curved plywood plank seams. First I pattern the plank shape and then cut them out leaving the line. I use scrap MDF to support and space the planks. Then I plane them to the line. The result is a clean square edge. Again thanks for sharing. You are a true inspiration and I always look forward to seeing more.

[@rfcarlson1]

The tool is called a Slick. There's several forms of them for different craftsmen. I have a bark slick I picked up at a rural antique shop that was used to strip bark of of felled trees. The builder's/framer's slick has a slightly offset handle so the slick can par against the wood without the handle hitting.

[@wrightharris4365]

Have been eagerly waiting for this v bottom build for so long. I guess since you first showed us the model of it that you built years ago. Your skills and knowledge just blows my mind. Great vids and best of luck in your new digs

[@boathousejoed9005]

I've always known the sound of water on wood is good,now I'll add the sound of a plane on wood! ⛵

[@padraigfarrell6549]

Could be a "bark spud" used for removing bark from a fallen tree. 🌲

[@nidhas1881]

Scarf slick. 👌

[@PeterWMeek]

I don't know any other word for what you have there other than a slick. It's a neat tool and you're lucky to have a nice one. As for some of the other suggestions: A twybil is a sort of mortising hatchet. It has two blades (twi bil - two bills) of different shapes. A firmer is thick (from front to back), like a mortising chisel, but with straight sides rather than narrowing back from the cutting edge.

[@stephendean7657]

Great channel keep up the amazing work and education for others to enjoy this is a time for a world of education not hate thank you

[@raytheron]

Yay! Another Lou treat! Thanks for the enjoyment.

[@sabatoleo29]

That tool is a debarker, it was used to remove the bark from logs before sawing.

[@markrutlidge5427]

I'm so going to enjoy this,

[@floridasaltlife]

Super ready, been waiting with baited breath !!! Good to have you back Lou !!!

[@billstevens3796]

@doug That's "bated breath"

[@robertalexander9931]

Great tip! Will use it in the future. Thanks for all your tips.

[@brian.7966]

Good to see you back, I have been looking forward to this,,

[@neilfrisby5688]

A Boaters Slick.

[@PiazzaWoodWorks]

I use these tricks for table tops myself, works everytime

[@SMKreitzer1968]

Not sure Lou, but it looks like it could scrape a log or beam. Thanks for the fitting tricks! Stay safe.

[@debluetailfly]

From what I can see, it look like a bark spud. I have a newer model that is narrower. Works well for peeling bark from logs.

[@thomhofferber310]

Did some research on your tool. It is part of the "edge tool" family which includes chisels, gouges, and slicks. All are considered edge tools.I would go with the slick in this case as it is not a gouge or a chisel.

[@nordyfamily]

Great work as usual. Great to see you building again

[@cliveclapham6451]

I'm sure that's called an "l want one" 🤷 Anyway great work glad your back 🤸🤸🤸

[@pakde8002]

Timber framing slick

[@erikhemmingsson1188]

The videos you make are an absolute treasure!

[@georgestarling9367]

I am glad you are back, or, I have found you again. Whichever.

[@HandymanMark]

Can we get a detailed look ,,on how you set up your circular saw

[@thomhofferber310]

By the way I love all of your videos and your knowledge!

[@ericbooth398]

Looks like bark spud, for debarking timber!

[@bigrussell11]

I’m going to call it a “shaving shovel!”

[@idaholarch]

So what was the right name? Doesn't look like a bark spud to me. Spuds typically have a curve to them so you can use them on a ground level log while standing.

[@guymaudlin4055]

timber framer slick chisel is also known as a firmer.

[@MrFoamheart]

The tool is a slick. A type of slice. Its used by shipwrights for framing.

[@Psimon83]

A ship's slice. Nice!

[@gerardlaverty3730]

As usual great video. Wonderful to watch an expert with hand tools.

[@Z-Bart]

Framing slick.

[@darinmbicknell]

WOW GREAT SOUND!

[@mikewillis2934]

Thanks I learned a lot. Such an efficient method! Great video Mike

[@rpavlik1]

Oh man you need to replace the cord on your Skil saw, that was terrifying. The rest of the video was great 😁

[@juz4kix]

@Fon Hollohan That saw wouldn't last long on my worksite. My side cutters would make sure of that.

[@fargley001]

19:03 - Louis, I think that be a barking spud.

[@chippysteve4524]

It's a slick. Looks exactly like my 4" slick. Used for cleaning up big mortices and tenons in traditional framing and ship(not boat!) building. Steel is approx 1/2" thick at the (always cranked)socket end and maybe 3/8" at the sharp end,which is usually ground with a slight curve to further enhance the slicing action. There is no way that it wd ever be used for de-barking.Can you imagine how long it would take to resharpen something that thick(with oilstones!!!). A barking spud,or the ones I've seen,are basically a small,narrow sharpened garden spade with a short T-end handle.Probably less tha half the weight and nearly twice the width of a slick,concave instead of flat and much,much thinner so they are lighter and quicker to resharpen every time you hit an inclusion or big knot in the bark.

[@fargley001]

@@chippysteve4524 I bet you're right, and I must stand corrected. I'm familiar with framing slicks, but not in the ship building context. A 2" slick being the widest I've seen, and with a much shorter handle, use for log framing homes. That long handle made me think of a spud, which is used for leverage, when removing/prying bark. Seems it may instead be suited instead for getting very deep into mortises on large ships/timbers... Thanks for keeping me correct.

[@ronwatson4902]

Great video. You must have good knees.

[@steventanner1428]

One of the things I have heard them called is a joint jigger. As in, hand me the one and a half inch jigger. I have heard them called a firmer. I remember them being called a paring chisel too. This is part of the fun of tools. Most tools have more than one name.

[@mikefrey5937]

Timber slick

[@brentlue9690]

is it a debarking tool removigng bark off the log?

[@tombrown6464]

Bark spud, for removing the bark from logs.

[@khakany]

Hi, great work. Can you please tell me where can buy the boat plan from?

[@rogerbeard9647]

Its a bark peeling Spud, used to peel bark off of logs.

[@bradbortner6982]

I agree with spud or debarking spud.