I Built a Wooden Boat By Myself

[@ShaylinHess]

Awesome job babe!! I can’t wait to take the boat out when the weather gets nice!

[@hesswoodwork]

Thank you! Yes!

[@corvus1238]

Lovely project and lovely video. No distracting music. Extra points for that!

[@hesswoodwork]

Thank you!

[@jbj27406]

Even if she's a bit angular, her seamanship and craftsmanship are magnificent. She's easily driven and rides perfectly to the eye. Nicely done.

[@bradnutter41]

I have probably watched every wooden boat build there is, and I agree with other comments, this is way under viewed, I have seen about every technique and you showed some very simplified but high quality techniques I have never seen, your hull flipping is maybe the best I have seen hands down, geat video, you definitely have skills, love the length of video , but the quantity and quality of what you showed! A+

[@joe-hd3uv]

This is criminally under viewed. Incredible work as always.

[@hesswoodwork]

Thank you!

[@alexandertedesco8809]

Hard to believe he did such amazing work in only 34 mins!

[@olevaiti4302]

Seldom do I watch everything from the start to the end... now I couldn't waste one second of it. Thank you. 👍👍👍

[@hesswoodwork]

Thank you so much for watching!

[@tanyatucjer]

You should be very proud, that is a very quality job for your very first boat build! You should be proud of yourself! 👍😊👍

[@richardbedard1245]

I'm not a boater, too busy doing other things. One of my projects is building my own 600 sq ft cabin. I enjoy working with wood and with hand tools. I really enjoyed watching you build that boat That was incredible! Thank you for sharing!

[@mstargate12]

A pleasure to watch a proper bloke make a proper boat.

[@hesswoodwork]

Thank you!

[@felixcat9318]

As befits a professional, the meticulously precise craftsmanship and attention to detail were of the highest order. It was a pleasure to see your boat come to life and she looks beautiful on the water and the trailer. I was very pleased to find your superb channel and to subscribe. Thank you for taking the care and the time to put together such a well made video, it was absolutely first rate.

[@hesswoodwork]

Thank you!

[@thelostone6981]

Only few minutes in and I love the use of wax paper. It is good as a protective layer when using epoxies that I’m surprised more people don’t use it.

[@Wood-bw5kq]

Amazing work. Throughly enjoyed the whole video. Thanks for sharing.

[@hesswoodwork]

Thank you!

[@RowallanSimpson]

That's a very good looking boat, well done ✅

[@WalterJohnson-er7bt]

Well done all the way around and the product speaks for itself. There is a satisfaction in creating something unique and useful!

[@sfcmathews32]

I've built a couple of boats and watched a bunch of boat building videos and yours is, by far, the best one I've seen. Well done not just on the boat but on the video quality and content as well.

[@hesswoodwork]

Thank you!

[@jaw44]

From one boat builder to another. You knocked this out of the park! Nicely done!

[@hesswoodwork]

Thank you!

[@andymedina3358]

I lived and worked in Dar on 1999 till 2004 and back on 2006. I loved Dar. People are so friendly, and the foods are really mouth watering. I was employed by Dar es Salaam Glass in Mikocheni My projects were the PPF Tower, PPF Parking Bldg, Holiday Inn, Aga Khan Hospital, Mafuta House, BOT Bldg, NSSF Mbeya, Bunge Bldg Dodoma and some CRDB building.

[@user-uf1cm3to7m]

Brings back childhood memories. That is a beautiful boat!!! Wish I could do it.

[@wbaldwinflippingmad]

Beautiful work.

[@daddymidwest4111]

BEAUTIFUL

[@mrclaus859]

Well done. Thanks for posting

[@tombaker2523]

Thank you for the video, took me back to when my grandfather built a boat like that when I was a kid 😊

[@hesswoodwork]

You're welcome! Awesome!

[@rafagalvez4615]

Debes estar muy orgulloso del buen trabajo realizado. Enhorabuena 👏🏼

[@dutchman7777]

Great Job Hesser!!!

[@hesswoodwork]

Thank you!

[@JamesMuri-ni2pv]

Beautiful build!

[@peterparsons7141]

Beautiful boat really fine work with top grade materials. That’s a boat that will provide generations of enjoyment!

[@UguysRnuts]

Top grade steel screws? This boat will be toast in five years.

[@CourtneyKing-ln7kq]

Great video, great craftsmanship, i'll be by early satuday morning for lake fishing,thanks.

[@fosterkennel649]

She's beautiful and looks rugged great job young man

[@foreignflava9666]

Thoroughly enjoyed it..extremely proficient, paid attention to every tiny detail bringing the boat to life job well done👍👍💯

[@hesswoodwork]

Thank you!

[@67hughman]

Wow! Inspiring video! Now I must plan to make one.

[@patrickrooney5130]

This is this the first time I've seen you're chanel. and very interesting. and all on your own brilliant job buddy. First class. I hope to see more.

[@timeconomu7395]

sweet electric boat. Love that it rows nicely too!

[@MrLoreto99]

Great. Watching from the islands of the South Pacific

[@squiremc]

I have found a silicon kitchen spatula is an excellent tool for glue ups being a versatile spreader and so easy to clean due to silicons resistance to adhesion.

[@hesswoodwork]

Thanks for the tip!

[@PeterRattfeldt]

Beatiful boat and a nice video. Thanks. :)

[@chopsjazz1]

Nice work, fun project and great result. But, dangerous tables kickback at 28:00

[@jamesmoore6479]

Not many videos hold me to the end. So satisfying to watch his skills. I learned a few things.

[@hesswoodwork]

Thank you for watching!

[@LostinRestoration39]

It's fascinating, just think about the things we can build and create,as like this amazing wood boat, you can go outside and look at a forest of trees and see normal plants and trees, but if you think openly, you can create anything in your mind and build it,as this is a boat now because of the creativity of the human mind and able turn things around us, into a tool to use or entertainment and enjoyment, Nice job, the boat looks great 👍🏼

[@GordonBrame-t3k]

Love watching this

[@CaptainZG]

Great job. Watched till the end 😊

[@2pugman]

I somehow never got to build the small boat of my dreams. 83 now, and time is up.

[@CaptainZG]

I am 68+ and so far I renovated and/or saved many boats from 16' to 30+'....now I am working on two boats, 20' sailboat and 28' woodie motor boat....and I still hope to build at least one wooden boat before I go to "other side"....if you are mobile and have means & place to build, go for it....if nothing else a small punt or garvey can be put together fairly easy in old fashion way....no epoxy and no expensive fittings....wish you the best 🥂

[@jonklestadt3061]

Maybe not an experienced boatbuilder but a very accomplished wood worker. Odd design to my eye but very well put together with very nice materials. The electric outboard was a vey nice touch, and something of a surprise. My only comment would be that IMO there were way too many mechanical fastenings (screws) where such a well known and regarded epoxy was used in the main structure; like by a factor of at least 10. There were probably twice as many as would be used for a traditional build without glue! I suppose it means that the joints are indestructible, but unnecessarily so, IMO.

[@donaldcunningham7683]

Nice job ! Very nice boat because of your attention to detail and high quality work.

[@hesswoodwork]

Thank you!

[@Noone-rt6pw]

Where the dovetails are, should be a wide board laid across them and bound tight. It ain’t too late! A 1x12 would fit well, 2x12 it’d surely hold better! If any place can break it’d seem to be that. But it’s yore business!

[@aerialrescuesolutions3277]

Most excellent.

[@lukeramtonic1900]

Excellent workmanship... viewing from Papua New Guinea 🇵🇬

[@hesswoodwork]

Thank you!

[@renegadehierarchy]

So awesome! Amazing job!

[@hesswoodwork]

Thank you!

[@heyreddin2.0s10]

Well done sir. Nice flip.

[@Mike-cc2eu]

Nice to see a wooden boat she is a beautiful piece of work thanks for sharing

[@billbubnis3128]

Very jealous, nice job, just wish I had a place to build one. You may think of putting a skeg on the bottom for more accurate tracking/steering. Great video too, no stupid music!

[@billofrightsamend4]

That is beautiful.

[@Baby53t]

Great job man ❤❤❤ can u please list details on materials?

[@Handirifle]

This is obviously not your average DIY'r. He has the tools and knows how to use them. Nice work. My dad used to draw his own blueprints and build his own cabin cruisers out of plywood. A skill I did not fully inherit.

[@hesswoodwork]

Thank you!

[@Poppy_love59]

Great perspective, I got a chance to see someone else's idea on how to deal with the chine log. Thanks for that!

[@hesswoodwork]

Thank you!

[@108hindu]

I wonder, before you installed the bottom plywood, did you use a string line from the bow to the center of the stern? That would confirm the symmetry of the sides. My dad was a self employed boat builder back in the 50’s and early sixties. In the early days he would have loved to have had total boat epoxy for splicing the plywood sides. Later on I remember he was very pleased when a local plywood mill let him order plywood sheets up to 24 ft long. That is a very stout boat you built!

[@gracegood3661]

Wonderful video, thanks very much.

[@hesswoodwork]

Thank you!

[@n.br32]

Great job. Lovely.

[@alanwareham7391]

“Envy” a beautiful job my friend well done

[@hanshollander3745]

Hallo from Germany from Kakenstorf Hans and Oci... topp job ❤❤❤👍👍👍❤❤❤

[@VasantDesai-i9h]

Fantastic workman ship..superb..amazing..

[@eduardopecchio6872]

Parabéns ficou lindo seu projeto, uma mesa totalmente diferente, linda

[@chopperhehehe]

That was great to see nice skills . Stunning boat 😊 👍😁🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿✌️

[@dm3stone]

Gorgeous build.

[@ClaptrapsHero]

That's a really cool Buoyancy Operated Aquatic Transport you built there. Good Work.

[@svenerikhansen]

Really nice👍👍👍

[@mikeschultz5125]

I'd never seen dovetailed panel scarfs. How do they compare to beveled joints? They certainly seem easier than trying to get a smooth edge bevel on thin panels.

[@hesswoodwork]

I don't know. I was trying something new, and it worked good for me.

[@UguysRnuts]

This is not a "scarf" joint. Scarfing is when you bevel the edges down to a shallow angle to create more contact area for the glue instead of just a butt joint.

[@labtrainer09]

Thank you for the effort and time it took to share this project with us. Did you design this skiff yourself, or did you purchase existing plans? Just curious, Chris

[@ВладимирНемов-ы9е]

Very good! Very good!!!

[@hesswoodwork]

Thank you!

[@adow7382]

Awesome

[@WatZ-In-Ur-Head]

Outstanding

[@armandofermill5768]

You’re an AMAZING BOAT MAKER,,UNBELIEVABLE

[@hesswoodwork]

Thank you!

[@josephkee1298]

That is one butyful boat 👍👍😍😊

[@peacetaro8007]

Very Cyber Truck of a boat. So cool🎉

[@jackknack4263]

Excellent video!

[@danwaller5312]

Beautiful work

[@craigmonteforte6111]

just a FYI I’m not busting on you because it works but if you want to invest in way better Countersinks Bits look into Fuller Sets they are fully adjustable easy to sharpen and they even have Carbide Tipped ones they have been the number One Choice for Wooden Boat Builders and Ship Builders for over 100 years I’m a retired Professional Woodworker and I actually have some in my Tool Boxesthat are 30 plus years old and I used them Daily to install Cabinetry. I’ve also Restored a couple of A tique Wooden Boats Iveused Fuller Products on

[@richardanderson4916]

Great job. Wonderful craftsmanship! I'm curious why you didn't lay the fiberglass around the seams instead of making the sides and bottom separate glass sheets?

[@quebramarf4492]

Congratulations!!! 👏👏👏

[@hesswoodwork]

Thank you!

[@TriPcr189]

Wonderful video of an incredible project, a personal bucket list item. You're level of craftsmanship comes through in this format! Since nothing is ever perfect in the creator's eyes, what would you do differently or what would you change if you were to build another one?

[@siphanhong8929]

well done❤❤❤❤

[@tightflight24]

Simply wow!

[@hesswoodwork]

Thank you!

[@darrelw.johnston2154]

Great job! I hit subscribe when you flipped the boat with the straps!

[@hesswoodwork]

Thank you! I was hoping the straps would work!

[@perrymurphy4100]

Great job! Now, take the time to use it😊

[@hesswoodwork]

Thank you! Yes!

[@lesliewatts7537]

Beautiful work......................congrats.

[@mikiethebikie]

Nice work but it needs some form of keel

[@hesswoodwork]

Thank you. It was my first boat, and I made up my own plans. I should have made a little different.

[@billroderick2028]

You can always add one when you haul out. But otherwise, excellent job.

[@Pianosa77]

Every boat builder finishes up a project and thinks "I could have done that a little different" but your boat is wonderful. There are some advantages to not having a keel but like the other poster says it's also never too late.

[@felixribeiro3764]

Qual tecido você usou para finalizar?

[@therealcomment1811]

Excellent work my friend...

[@hesswoodwork]

Thank you!

[@isaiahfritz]

Nice!!!! Congrats Jason

[@hesswoodwork]

Thank you!

[@jaimef2674]

🙌👏👍❤awesomely job 🙋Jaime 🇲🇽📸👍greetings from Houston Texas

[@bobbg9041]

You built a boat. My dad built several, in the basement on a 1960s sears craftsmen bench top table saw, and very limited set of hand tools. His drill looked like an egg beater, He also had a brace and a few bits. Only the table saw as a power tool. His last boat was in 1969 he made a pontoon boat in the basement It was 11/2 the size of a 4x8 sheet of plywood. The pontoons were soaking in hot water in the bathtub for months to bend into the shape he needed. It took almost a year to make. The boat was pretty big. We went to move it out of the basement side door, it was only 1/2 A stair case up. But the boat was to large to turn. So my dad cut it into 2 parts then put it in the back yard to mend and finnish, it was a sail boat. He used the center pole from our 10 men tent as the mask. It was in the back yard for months. Then came the day he would take it on the ohio river from Dayton to Cincinnati with him went my older sister, a few day camping trip with his oldest daughter down the ohio River. The ohio river is smooth like glass no strong currents. It was smooth sailing no doubt. An easy trip. They launched with tents, food and other camping gear. An hour later we get a phone call to come pick them up > < here. We packed up the station wagon Got there and on the river bank was my sister dripping wet head to toe and all the gear. The boat sank. Now thinking back almost 60 years later it was very funny. My dad left the boat his buddies would recover the boat and all the plywood. My dad had made a lot of boats One came apart in 2 places each fitting into the other so you could put it in the trunk. Later a aluminum comercialy made boat was made like it. My dad always seemed to give them away. The pontoon was the last boat he ever made. Morel to the story if it don't float don't give up. And make sure you can get it out of The basement.

[@lorenzm.worden1500]

Beautiful boat and excellent video.

[@hesswoodwork]

Thank you!

[@massimozughetti3782]

Complimenti ha fatto un capolavoro

[@patrickmial9113]

Nice job!

[@hesswoodwork]

Thank you!

[@tommyv8559]

Very Nice craftsmanship

[@hesswoodwork]

Thank you!

[@foivosapostolos1211]

Beautiful boat. Bravo 😁😁

[@hesswoodwork]

Thank you!

[@RolandoBatalla-d9l]

WOW. 😊

[@michaeladams5369]

I'd like to see the plans for this build. My wife would love this

[@erwinvanherle469]

Awesome job now i want to build one

[@hesswoodwork]

Thanks! It was a long process, but fun!

[@josephleister9198]

Just awesome...

[@hesswoodwork]

Thank you!

[@chappost]

Holy cow that is so nice