Making Spars for a Haven 12 1/2, The Jib Club & Gaff, Part 1, S2-E62

[@billywhizz6483]

That spar-maker's gauge is ingenious... simple but very effective!

[@dwel2928]

I've seen a similar device with a single pencil used for finding the center line, but this will come in handy when I'm turning hardwood pieces for vases, mallets, etc. (Pretty hard on lathe & tools if you try to round off a square piece of hickory or oak.) The goal of course is equal width faces, but the projection on one face I've just been using trial & error. It will be nice to get it right the first time. The right way seems obvious when Bob does it!

[@drop_dtuned6167]

7-10-7 ratio developed and applied with an ingenious tool. Boat/ ship building was a technology driver throughout the ages.

[@glencrandall7051]

I've been working with wood for along time but just learned a thing or two about tapering. 👍Thank you for sharing. Have a great day and stay safe.🙂

[@michaelwilkinson2928]

Having watched this from the beginning, I am struck by two facts: it seems easy when you know what you are doing and it helps enormously to have the right tools!

[@michaelc.3812]

I’m a master electrician, and one of my regular comments is: It’s all about having the right tools!”

[@MCsCreations]

Fantastic, Bob! Really beautiful work! 😃 Looking forward to the next step! Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

[@thomasarussellsr]

Round and tapered... Great tips from a master artist. Thanks.

[@DavidParker]

I’ve made long large dowels in a very similar way to that a few times in the past, recently for oars and my own spars! But I did not know that 7:10:7 rule!! That is going to be very useful, I’ve always drawn a circle on the end and eyeballed it!

[@tomtruesdale6901]

Those apars come out beautifully. Nice to see you explain the tools you use and how to use them.

[@TheArtofBoatBuilding]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@danoyes1]

Very interesting comparing the rig of this bbbb yacht by Hereschoff to the rigging techniques used in the 1890's era working man's racing dories sailed at Marblehead and Salem by the Alpha and Beachcomber Dory clubs. Thanks for sharing!👍

[@michaelc.3812]

Excellent episode Bob, and I (all of us) look forward to the next time we meet.

[@mattevans-koch9353]

Thank you sir for another very relaxing and informative video. Always fun to see you making more tools. Those spars look fantastic. I too would like to know how much they weigh in their final finish. Take care and have a great week ahead.

[@Edivision]

Yet more exquisite craftsmanship. Kudos.

[@thesoupin8or673]

I'm so excited for the next one! Really cool to start seeing more of the parts that move. I realize the centerboard and rudder/tiller do that, but something about spars really scratches that itch. Beautiful work as always!

[@davidc6510]

Another great episode. Thanks for sharing!

[@TotalBoat]

It looks beautiful, Bob! Another fantastic episode 👏👏

[@stephenvictor1913]

Watching you work is very satisfying. Thanks for the video!

[@robertbamford8266]

Tapering techniques and tools 👍. Forgot to ask why the ends of each spar tapers differently? Especially since the difference seems so small. Thanks for the ideas - and the video.

[@barneygoogle4003]

Tedious work for most people, but maybe less so for an artist experienced with the general challenges and concepts of the non-linear shaping of materials? Starting with the smallest spars to hone the required techniques seems like a great idea since they're the easiest to handle and the cheapest to replace if you mess up.

[@danoyes1]

Dang I'm about to start making spars for a 1890's style racing class sloop and planning on using traditional materials and techniques, no sandpaper of course but you can also get excellent surfaces with a custom shaped card scraper perfectly sized for building light spars. 😀

[@joelbrown4110]

Another great episode. I am a little surprised you didn't epoxy the gaff bridle stops to the gaff spar.

[@mission1125]

The sound of a well tuned block plane is as good as any music.

[@stanmoderate4460]

Wonderful work and so relaxing to watch.

[@keithkrause3386]

Another awesome wood mastering video, make a guy want to buy tools and start building. Lol 😆

[@danielsondavidf]

Excellent attention to detail (lesson).

[@thepigwillfly5869]

Another great episode! I always enjoy your videos.

[@112Haribo]

I noticed you only attached the stops using glue at 26:00 . Will this be strong enough to handle the load when sailing?

[@propulsar]

Always a pleasure Bob.

[@fonhollohan2908]

Hey Bob I've got a question, with the Gaff jaw, when you used the drill press to drill out that slot, for the bronze lever shouldn't the slot be drilled out completely? will it be a water trap for collecting water if it's not drilled out all the way?

[@TheArtofBoatBuilding]

Good question. I built per the plans. It's very small and if by chance moisture did get in it would evaporate quickly. I did seal the inside of the slot.

[@horatiohornblower868]

Are all the round pieces on sailing vessels made by hand the way you did it? Or do they use lathes, if any exist?

[@daleskidmore1685]

There is a water mill near me, built over 200 year ago using some salvage timber from wooden ships including some spars as pillars. You can clearly see where they have octagonal facets that are faded at the ends into round stock. I can't imagine they would ever have been turned on a lathe. There are vids of people hand rounding large baulks like Bob has done.

[@cbrusharmy]

That was very educational. Thank you

[@scottthomas5999]

Nice job!!!

[@larrysykes8583]

with the gaff and the jib club being quarter sawn when installing which way will the grain be turned

[@TheArtofBoatBuilding]

The annual rings will run perpendicular to the waterline.

[@olleo_ol]

I’ve been waiting for this release so long! But so far can’t even reach my workshop since war started in my homeland Ukraine 😞

[@normp.3657]

How does one source quarter sawn Sitka spruce in central Illinois? Also Bob, your channel was my first venture into anything you tube and I have seen all your episodes from the beginning and now watch many channels that you suggested and those channels that pique my interest . Thanks for sharing your knowledge

[@TheArtofBoatBuilding]

Hi Norm, I sourced my Sitka Spruce from Johnsons Workbench theworkbench.com They have 2 locations one in Charlotte MI, which is just southwest of Lansing. The other is in South Bend IN. They shipped it to SB and I pick it up there ( about 3 hr drive) They are great to work with! Thanks for watching!

[@kerrywil1]

Where did you get the Spruce? Please

[@TheArtofBoatBuilding]

I purchased the spruce at Johnson Workbench. www.theworkbench.com/ located in the Northwest corner of IN. (Southbend) I drove there to get the lumber as shipping a 16+ foot piece was excessive! Thanks for watching. Bob

[@fisheater844]

Wondering why the spars don’t have a couple of epoxy coats on before varnish, wouldn’t that extend their life and increase their strength? Excellent work as usual.

[@petermelnikov682]

it will work if you put a fiberglass sleeve first, epoxy on its own does not add much strength

[@inventiveowl395]

It would seem that I managed to synchronize my biological clock with your upload schedule. And I'm all for it!

[@bobsails9750]

Thank you.

[@markegstad7258]

Why are the spars tapered?

[@CorwynGC]

weight reduction and aethstetics.

[@TheArtofBoatBuilding]

Hi Mark, It is for aesthetics. If not tapered they would look heavy and cumbersome. It's much like how ancient cultures learned that a tapered column had a much more graceful appearance and was pleasing to the eye. Tapered spars, like the sheer strake, coaming, and many parts of a boat are tapered to please the eye. Weight reduction is not a factor. Thanks for your question and for watching. Cheers, Bob

[@lunkydog]

I was expecting a comment about grain orientation.

[@garyfroeschner2523]

good stuff

[@elp9716]

Making that slit (mortise) with a scroll saw bit would be a lot easier.