How to Bag Steam and Install the Sheer Clamps, S2-E37

[@horatiohornblower868]

Hi, Bob! I would like to express my thanks for the inimitable way in which you explain things and the exceptional precision with which you work. You are a shining example for all those who also want to make something, but who unfortunately will never reach your level. Like me, for example. But realizing that doesn't discourage me! I look forward to the launch of your beautiful boat in 2021.

[@TheArtofBoatBuilding]

Wow, thanks!

[@seattleboatguy]

"Not all of us are Lou." Oh, so true. He is one of a kind, and delightful to watch in action. Looks like your project is coming along nicely. Thanks for bringing us along.

[@TheArtofBoatBuilding]

Lou is an inspiration! Thanks for watching! Cheers

[@echuck66]

Oh what I’d give to own a clamp store in a town full of boat builders! Lol Another great video.

[@keithbrowning3899]

You can never have too many clamps.

[@TheArtofBoatBuilding]

Oh so true! Thanks for watching! Cheers,

[@charles.neuman18]

I love the music in these latest episodes!

[@donthompson4912]

Nice steam bending bag. Nice boat too!

[@ΦΩΤΗΣΡΑΛΛΗΣ-τ8β]

Congrats on the boats you make! I would like if you could come to Greece and learn how to build such boats...!!! Congratulations!!! Greetings from GREECE!!!

[@paulgomm3157]

It’s fantastic to see that you are so adept at explaining how you work that my kids actually listen and learn although I am also in the industry of boat restoration and building they only seem to listen to others so thank you so very much for such awesome content

[@glengullickson6538]

Great idea, the steam bag.

[@loonatticat]

The modified bracket block @9:51 is an elegant way to resolve both dimensional limitations and the termination of the clamp. The fact that no one will ever see it makes me appreciate it more for some reason.

[@TheArtofBoatBuilding]

Thanks!

[@mehmetcetin4883]

I just bought a wooden boat a Golant Gaffer 19 feet. I see problems all around my boat when I think about the level of attention and precision you are giving to your work and compare it to what I have on my hand. Thanks for all those great videos!, thanks to you I am dreaming of building a wooden boat from scratch one day.

[@TheArtofBoatBuilding]

Thanks! Building a boat is very rewarding. Let me know what boat you decide on building. Best wishs on it! Happy New Year and thanks for watching. Cheers, Bob

[@DavidJones-xz2dn]

It's not that we only see the building of a boat. We get to enjoy a man who wants perfection and an artistic creation.

[@thomasvelure6237]

Great bracket at the transom, really makes a nice tight fit with little room for error. I will definitely be using that trick.

[@TheArtofBoatBuilding]

Glad you like it! Thanks for watching! Cheers

[@wesleywillard]

Great instructions thanks man

[@immortallu5590]

She's going to be a real beauty Bob.

[@tomtruesdale6901]

She is coming along very nicely. Steam bending is one of those time when it is hurry up but go slow and I hope I have enough clamps. In your final shot the "jog" in the shear clamp on the starboard side is very obvious, bet that was fun doing. I wish I had known about the steam in place bag system when I built my jon boat a few years back, I used wet towels I heated in a microwave then wrapped em around the shear. Yours are much more elegant then mine are. I let em run wild above the shear then planned em down to the line.

[@marinervalley1588]

Your such a nice calm person. Because of your skill, I'm using that to help build my boat (still in planing). Stay safe!

[@TheArtofBoatBuilding]

Thanks, That's great Love to hear what your planning on building. Cheers,

[@marinervalley1588]

A "21' Skua Particulars" So far.

[@glencrandall7051]

Following the progress. Not a builder but have done a bit of sailing. Impressed by your attention to detail. Thank you for sharing. Have a great New Year and stay healthy.

[@owiela]

This is amazing Bob! The time and patience shows in the work you do. I remember building my plywood boat - I had very little knowledge of what I was doing and I broke my sheer clamp trying to put it in. Mainly cause I was too impatient to steam it. The work you are doing is inspiring me to build a proper vessel, and hopefully the love and care you are demonstrating will rub off on me :] Thanks for your videos. Happy New Year!

[@rick91443]

So interesting, I think I'm too awake to take my nap...cheers...rr(can't wait for next week)

[@mattevans-koch9353]

Thank you Bob for great Boxing Day video. Nice trick on the tube welding. Not all of us have the tough skin that Lou had on the ends of his finger so your method fits much better. Thank you for a wonderful year of boatbuilding videos. The project has helped many of us get through this last year with hope, education, inspiration and entertainment. Take care, stay well and Happy New Year to you.

[@TheArtofBoatBuilding]

Hi Matt, Glad you are enjoying the build. Thanks for watching! Cheers Bob

[@thomasarussellsr]

Pretty cool, steam cooker bending. I've seen Louis do it and Steve and the guys over at Acorn to Arrabella too. Sure would have been nice to have another hand or two getting that bending done while the rail was at its optimal heat, but you got it in there all the same. Great job. Hopefully, there wont be any visable knife marks from cutting the bag back open. I know you will likely be sanding again, but the utility knife can sink pretty deep into the fir if its still wet from the steam. I'm sure you were more careful than it looked on camers, though. The craft is coming along beautifully. I saw that there is another video posted after this since I've had time to watch, so I'm going to go watch that one now and get caught up. Thanks again for bringing us along on your journey in building this boat. I love watching quality crafts-persons at work.

[@beniank9091]

Bob the details you are giving during this build are so appreciated. I'm following Acorn to Arabella, Tally Ho, Louis Sauzedde and many others and watched you helping Steve and find your skills exceptional. Thank you for the work you are doing putting out great videos. Looking forward to starting my own boat build soon. I just haven't decided on which boat.

[@sprintphoto]

Check out Tally Ho

[@TheArtofBoatBuilding]

Hi Benian, So glad you're enjoying the build. Best wishes to you on your boat. Let me know what boat you decide on! Cheers,

[@wesleywillard]

Incredible work 🙌 I have to mark the angles on my frames to trim as well as soon as I flip mine.

[@markmorgen6248]

I've used the in place bagging to steam gunnels on a canoe. Uline actually sells plastic tubes for shipping that are the perfect size. A friend gave me several dozen feet of this. Works great

[@svlamancha9877]

Great progress Bob. See you next year. 👍

[@williamwinter2638]

Merry Christmas, another great video. I li e watching how meticulously you work and yet explain it so simply. See you next year.

[@TheArtofBoatBuilding]

Thanks William, I hope your Christmas holiday was a merry one as well. On to 2021! Thanks for watching.

[@daviddickmeyer5231]

Beating Lou at his own bag making game! Naughty, but it sure worked well! 😀

[@rick91443]

After Christmas(leftovers lunch) over but will put off nap to watch this...happy holidays...rr Normandy, Fra.

[@fonhollohan2908]

NIce work Bob on installing that sheer clamp Have a merry christmas Bob and a wonderful new year God bless.

[@TheArtofBoatBuilding]

Same to you. Thanks for watching! Cheers

[@richardsiddon610]

Hoping you’re enjoying the holiday Bob and best wishes for 2021!

[@darrenbulger3097]

Hello Bob, I stumbled upon your channel about a week ago and I’ve binge watched most of it by now! Love your work and admiring your expertise. I recently acquired an old 12 ft oak frame cedar plank sailing dinghy and ha e begun refurbishing her. I have to build the mast and spar so I’m looking forward to watching your channel for insight. Cheers!!

[@TheArtofBoatBuilding]

Welcome aboard! I will be making the mast and spars. Hopefully sooner than later. Cheers,

[@rogerdeves1511]

As always Bob great video. Ingat kuya

[@TotalBoat]

Awesome video! The boat is coming along so beautifully 😍

[@TheArtofBoatBuilding]

Thanks

[@nordyfamily]

Great work. Belated Merry Christmas and best wishes in the new year. Thanks and stay healthy

[@plakor6133]

Thanks for another beautiful video, and Happy New Year!

[@TheArtofBoatBuilding]

Same to you! Thanks for watching! Cheers

[@adamchambers5599]

Just wanted to say home much I enjoy your videos. I use a lot of the techniques to make 1/4 scale rc scale gliders which are often oval fuselages , all planked. Ive been considering building a boat as I live a few miles from the sea near Southampton in the UK and I may just start with a stitch and glue kit.

[@TheArtofBoatBuilding]

Hi Adam, Thanks! I've build lots and lots of balsa airplane models. There is a nice connect with boat building. Have a great new year and best wishes on your stitch and glue project! Cheers, Bob

[@adamchambers5599]

@@TheArtofBoatBuilding Ah that explains the wing sculpture which looks like its from a spitfire. The aircraft was designed and built 5 miles from me . take care and stay safe

[@MCsCreations]

Beautiful work, Bob! Really interesting process!!! 😃 Merry Christmas and happy new year! Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

[@TheArtofBoatBuilding]

Happy new year Thanks for watching and your continued support. Cheers,

[@aluminium83510]

Parfait from France

[@goodguy555]

You can buy poly tubes and a heat sealer to close the ends. It would save you an immense amount of time!

[@jimjenkins673]

Beautiful

[@thomaswilhelmsen4935]

Hi Bob, nice job and Merry Christmas. Just would like to add that you can buy plastic already sealed in 50’ lengths or more. I know they come in 8”and 12” wide made for food vacuum machines. Get it online cheap about $15.

[@Pete-z6e]

Wish I had read the comments before repeating your comment above!

[@TheArtofBoatBuilding]

Hi Thomas, Yes, one can purchase bags. In my application a 4" bag was important. The idea of the bag is to have as small of steam chambers as possible to concentrate the steaming of the wood. I felt it was important to show how one can make bags with local materials. Thanks for watching! Cheers,

[@Pete-z6e]

It occurs to me that vacuum food sealing bags would be useful for steaming planks, the bags have sealed edges and open ends, can be supplied in various widths and lengths, just a thought!

[@H60Blackhawkmtp]

I had the same thought (Seal-a-meal).

[@eugeniomarins2936]

Dear Sir, Another great video, thanks! Just a few silly questions. At 23:55 it appears you are trimming the end of the sheer clamp, so that it fits to the bracket you show @9:50. After the steam, do the sheer clamps contract? If so, how do you account for this contraction, so that the end of the sheer clamp fits tightly to the bracket? Cheers from Brazil!

[@TheArtofBoatBuilding]

Hi Eugenio, Wood doesn't shrink in length as much as it does in width. The sheer clamp will be covered by the deck and covering boards so a really tight fit is not needed. Thanks for watching! Cheers,

[@marka2746]

Bob, why do you use a folding ruler instead of a regular tape measure? Thanks

[@Zibs]

Hi Bob! I'm from Brazil, and I have learned a lot with your videos. Now I'm constructing my own sailboat. Please, can you tell me the comercial name of the plastic roll tube to steam bend wood inside it? Thanks, Eugênio.

[@OregonOldTimer]

At 18:04, four thousandths of an inch, not four millimeters. But you know that.

[@АлександрРыбаков-д2ы]

Для отпаривания древесины использую кухонный рукав для запекания в духовке. Он уже готовый и не нужно ничего паять.

[@dennisdownes9319]

Great video Bob! Beautiful boat......beautiful idea not to use your fingers to seal hot plastic!!!! DD

[@TheArtofBoatBuilding]

Glad you liked it!

[@malakiblunt]

why not use poly tube ?

[@grandmajosephine383]

Why bed with 5200 instead of epoxy?

[@Jorgeramirez72032]

Hola medidas de eslora y manga?

[@MilenkoTrbovic]

With undisguised impatience and diligence, I follow your series about the birth of a ship. Honestly, I'm a little surprised by the sequence of actions, which is not logical for me. The installation of sheer clamps and auxiliary ribs after painting confuses me. Is there any reason for that that escapes my notion of shipbuilding. And finally what was needed at the very beginning: Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, to you and everyone who follows this interesting series

[@TheArtofBoatBuilding]

Hi Milenko, Small boat building is a much different process than Ship building. Small boats are built on molds upside down, therefore it is impossible to install some of the frames and sheer clamp until the boat is flipped. One gets a better paint job by applying the first coat while bottoms up. The few screw heads will be filled with fairing compound and painted with the final coats of paint. The sequence of actions is well documented in Greg Rössel's book "Building Small Boats" ( my main reference book) www.woodenboatstore.com/products/building-small-boats?variant=16904410857562&currency=USD&gclid=Cj0KCQiAoab_BRCxARIsANMx4S4YLeLSCzL8d4X87FdbcSPxJhMY6WgnPOC-a5Rq6KfneaUbymggb04aAgQUEALw_wcB Thanks for watching! Cheers,

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