Building the TotalBoat work skiff - The Inwales (Episode 28)

[@johnferguson7235]

There is a lot of love and attention going into such a humble craft. You are waging a great fight to keep craftsmanship alive and reminding people of the value of taking pride in your work; not only for the customer/owner but also for your own self-esteem. A job worth doing is worth doing right.

[@tumblinjack]

Gosh, your videos are so much fun to watch, I don't know what to say except Thank You Louis.

[@cornflake73]

I am always looking forward to Fridays to listen to the shipwright professor conduct class on the intricacies of quality craftsmanship in boat building. These videos will be referenced years from now for sure.

[@johnbolongo9978]

When a man loves his work it shows by the unbelievable top notch quality of his craftmanship. You are a cut above.

[@PaulMeyette]

Love watching this man master his craft. There's nothing he doesn't know about boat building.

[@davidkuhns8389]

I love finding these videos in my in box. Beautiful craftsmanship.

[@JustJimWillDo]

Craftsmanship reveals itself in many ways, not least of which is that there was no tippy-tap, tippy-tap to fit that inwale snuggly up for'ard. One mighty blow, delivered with confidence, and the fit was made. Love your work!

[@MrJohn714]

Somehow watching your videos makes a cup of coffee taste a whole lot better!

[@kevinparker7953]

And smell faintly of sawdust. So glad I stumbled onto this channel.

[@RonLaden]

Well it doesn't get much better than this, just amazing craftsmanship, skill and experience and all told and shown to us by a natural born teacher, I could listen to Louis all day long. Louis said he will be selling the skiff, well someone is going to be lucky, cos you will not find a better piece of boat building, as said superb craftsmanship.

[@TerryPullen]

From mastery to artistry. When form so well matches function that the two join and become art. To see what this boat is becoming and to have followed along throughout the build is inspirational. Thanks for pushing this old carpenter to reach higher.

[@white_truck3820]

Wactching you knock that inwale perfectly into place after that saw fit was just incredible. Thank-you for another great video.

[@steveschriefer2733]

Lou, your craftsmanship is impeccable and I learn new tricks with every video of yours I watch. I enjoy every time I see another video show up in my inbox. Thank you, sir!

[@atbglenn]

Waking up this Saturday morning was better than normal when I saw Lou posted a new video! I'm addicted!

[@damianlawson991]

how can you not enjoy watching this young mans craftsmanship

[@beaupfeifferrecordings]

this guy is one off the best boat builders ive seen in a long time and ive worked with some off the best in the industry hats off too ya lou

[@ronwatson4902]

I sat down to write a comment but I have no words. Just this feeling,Waiting for episode 29.

[@rewmoto]

Thanks for the great videos. Kudos to your videographer, they are doing a fantastic job with the sound. Almost as incredible as the craftsman they are documenting.

[@piperjohn3]

This one was even more satisfying than usual to watch. Just brilliant.

[@MrPhillipHBrown]

Your mind is a never ending adventure couple that with your ability to exercise your tools is entertaining and educational. Thank-you for these fabulous videos, your presentation is terrific.

[@jwbsmall]

I love that you said the lines would be congruent rather than parallel. It made me grin with delight, and I already enjoy your videos so very much. Thank you

[@MARKBaid]

Amazing craftsmanship sir. This boat is the first I have seen built but it won't be the last. Thank you Louis for sharing you incredible journey of building this. Take care my friend and do a kindness Mark

[@claytonholloway6215]

Louis, thanks to you we have become steam bag masters! We are building a Rogue runner jet boat that I will be using as my own work skiff for guiding fisherman on the local rivers here in Oregon. Keep the videos coming!

[@railroad9000]

A real pleasure to watch a true craftsman at work!

[@MrChrisKnowlton]

I love how all of your planning ends up with these great fits. Nice work. Can't wait till next Friday! This should be a television series!

[@FrenchieFrench1555]

I am totally addicted to your videos. I am a wood worker and I learn tons of things from watching you. I want to go work with you.

[@billcarroll1941]

Just so unbelievably great. That's really all I can say. Fantastic craftsmanship, lessons on how certain wood mills work, and on, and on. Just love this series.

[@loisbob]

Outstanding work. Please keep making these videos. I'd rather watch you than anything on TV. I'll never build one, but I enjoy watching you build it.

[@larrybaker5316]

I have been following your progress from "stem to stern". I thought one would have to have a bunch of sophisticated tools, but see you need mostly a pencil, folding measure, hand saw, circular saw, and EXPERTISE from experience to build. THANK YOU for sharing your amazing woodworking.shipwright skills!

[@JeffreyVastine]

I am really enjoying this series! You had stated in the video that it is difficult to hold two clamping blocks so no surfaces are damaged while trying to clamp the inwales, but there is an easy solution. Take a piece of scrap wood that is a little longer - say about 1" or so than the width of your C-clamp. Then on one end cut a notch about the same width as the thickness of the clamps body and deep enough so the clamps body can fit inside plus another half-inch or so. Next, drill a hole perpendicular to the slot and about a quarter-inch from the end that will accommodate a small bolt which will be used to clamp and hold the block onto the clamp. Then slide the block onto to clamp and mark where the end of the clamp is on the block. Here you will drill a shallow hole large enough for the clamping foot to fit into and help keep the block in place. This takes care of one clamping block and for the other, you will need some tubing or hose that will fit over the swill foot. You could either drill a hole ith the clamping block and glue a piece of the hose and then slip the block onto the clamp or if you have any corks you could stick them into the piece of hose and then that onto the clamp. Since the latter option does not disperse the clamping forces over a wide area it is possible the wood could be marred under high clamping forces. Anyway, clamping will be far easier without having to position and hold clamping blocks. I hope that you find this to be helpful. Thank you for your willingness to take the time and put forth the effort to create these videos and thus share your expertise and experience with us and the world. You, my brother, are greatly appreciated. Godspeed! Peace!

[@raytheron]

I can't repeat often enough how much I love these videos! Watching a master craftsman at work is absolutely fascinating! Thank you once again, Lou!

[@tomweller5045]

I love the videos. You always keep my attention with your style and craftsmanship. You are an inspiration to us all. Thanks.

[@mikechimko8564]

Fantastic workmanship. I struggle with crooked pieces of wood but you really know how to tame the beast. I find your videos very entertaining and I am learning tons of woodworking tricks. Thanks for sharing .

[@stephenemby7039]

A joy to watch.... great to see a real craftsman working.

[@dannersmyers]

I hope you never ever stop making videos!

[@garylawrence7547]

Lou, you’re technique is amazing! A true master.

[@nickycritic5269]

Great wood and grain selection for each piece. It's amazing how that mind set goes hand in hand with quality work. A boat will last for years if you pay attention to the details. Very nice work.

[@michalrimmerak1646]

It will be superb boat. It is beautiful right now. Very nice job, Louis.

[@williamestep6575]

Michal Rimmerak aa

[@jordankrutsch4037]

These videos have been such a joy to watch. Thank you for sharing these processes with us!

[@JBLewis]

The fitting of inwale, both bow and stern is mesmerizing!

[@MrAndrewmcgibbon]

every time I watch your videos I see skills I have acquired in other areas that I had no idea were used in boat building. The saw fitting technique you used is an old trick Ring smiths use to get invisible joints when sizing a ring. You get a perfect joint using a tiny speck of brazing compound and no gaps that need to be filled.

[@pjanzen09]

How cool is that... 22 min might as well be 22 seconds... It is amazing how you can tell this story and show us how its done at the same time. You keep it so simple.. I love it...

[@JeremyBuehlerJWB]

Love the banana mill!

[@Skeptycal]

I've been following along and I have to say this episode was so interesting to watch. It shows a lot of the art involved matching up to the science of what you do. The custom fitting of every piece so delicately and exactly is a marvel to watch. I'm so glad you decided to share what you know with us.

[@motorv8N]

Brilliant episode. Just the detail alone around the soft fitting fore and aft is a learning experience.

[@fishenvid]

Fantastic series! Thank you, Sir. This series of videos has been of great help, and inspiration on my own boat building project. I am very much looking forward to seeing the finished skiff.

[@markpalmer5311]

Hall of Fame! This may be my favorite. Thanks Lou and Halsey!

[@mabsalom1]

Great episode (my favorite so-far). I love watching an expert at work but this series has turned out to be much more than that. Your commentary is just as good as the woodworking. Philosophical is the word that comes to mind.

[@dennislafond394]

Amazing piece of workmanship! Thanks Lou.

[@donaldnemcovsky4137]

this series gets better every time i watch a new episode your an amazing instructor thanks for making the information easy to understand and fun to learn

[@richparker7778]

How can 5 people not like this ? Thanks for sharing your knowledge Lou.

[@brokensquidwoodshop4209]

i gotta say, i enjoy watching this series. please keep making them. i would like to see how to maintain a boat like this once youve got it completed.

[@Molly8014]

Dang! Your videos are great. I enjoy watching people who are happy in their work.

[@kmac2729]

Louis' natural charisma and outstanding craftsmanship makes these videos unmissable, - wonderfully addictive... There are about a million guys out there who would be honoured to be Louis' apprentice. - Me, for instance. ( my dad was a master carpenter.)

[@Geert2682]

Mesmerized by your excellent joinery, sir. That boat is looking TIGHT! 17:09

[@PiazzaWoodWorks]

Absolutely beautiful loui, what a fit , the good ol saw fit works every time , Love the circular saw rips , can't get better than that

[@Argyll9846]

I came to this channel to watch how to apply high gloss varnish and now know how a skiffs constructed!

[@rolandhuydecoper4090]

Wonderful Louis, just wonderful. Thank you

[@scottcates]

Great fitting work. Nice explanations along the way. Great video and sound production too.

[@NoRegrets187]

I've got to say, I'm a little sad that I just reached the end of the series so far. I binged watched every one, and now I'm already impatiently waiting for the next one. Love the work, style, and patience.

[@michaelmartin9335]

Fantastic I love the craftsmanship and logic in wat you do. It comes from years of experience

[@michaelkeyes5813]

Love just listening to this guy!!!

[@johnsgarage6622]

A pleasure to watch you work. I'm hooked.

[@moldiebrownie]

I grew up in a boat yard as a kid in Alameda Ca in the 70s and watched/helped along with my mother, my step dad build his boat all while living in the harbor on another boat. I used to have my own little hammock and wake up to the smell of the kerosene stove my mom used to cook us breakfast before we went to school. The goal was always to sail the world but my parents got a divorce and eventually when his boat was built, he had to follow his dream and do it..my younger sisters still have negative feelings about him leaving us and it's a controversial subject in my family but I understand why he had to follow his dream and I don't think so unkindly of him as my sisters do. He sent us letters from all around the world as he sailed solo and my mom used to read them to me. Your videos have stirred something within me that has been sleeping for 40+ years and I too like many commenters have the urge to build now. Your videos are a treasure, thank you so much for sharing your knowledge in video for future generations. It is vital that people don't forget how to build out of wood.

[@noway8210]

another fantastic episode. Good job Lou

[@Jellyf0x]

That boat is going to be bombproof!

[@MoSDawidson]

almost as titanic ;P

[@bobbyjohnnascar]

Agreed , wonder what it will weigh when finished?

[@shaddec55]

It will weigh less than a fiberglass ("Tupperware")boat of equal size. Plus, it will be easier to repair-- and it can be easily modified in any way.

[@alflud]

We never would have seen anything like this before the internet. TV sucks balls in comparison.

[@_cb336]

3D4U absolutely agree

[@atbglenn]

I no longer have pay tv. Way too expensive, and way too many commercials.Plus too many crappy channels that you can't opt out for less money. Love the internet though.

[@zippo123ist]

superb crafting,from a superb craftsman,love your work

[@joecraig9304]

The toughest part of this story is waiting for the next installment ! My weekly highlight !

[@cawfeedawg]

That saw fitting technique is mind boggling skill.

[@dominicbianco3826]

Great save on the adjustable wrench.

[@suckerfree23]

This is amazing. What a journey. Thank you

[@Hawkens85]

Awesome job! Always love watching your stuff. Keep up the great work!

[@guyvangenechten6484]

Very Nice job as always looking very good!!!👌👍💯

[@freddienh]

Louie; you are quite the accomplished educator

[@pusetgeorges5738]

Adresse formidable dans l'ajustage des assemblages ! Admirable !

[@diggerdeb]

A pleasure to watch. Thank you sir........

[@aserta]

Beautiful. That final shot was awesome. :)

[@perpetualjon]

I find it funny how I can't wait to see this project completed and yet, never want it to end! I'm going to so torn with emotions of happiness and sadness when this comes to a conclusion.

[@Traderjoe]

I would love to learn what you know and work like this. It has to be the most rewarding means of employment because you create something and your efforts are appreciated and you get to see them take physical form

[@timbrown9305]

Seen EVERYTHING now...Fantastic!

[@jimksa67]

Pleasure to watch a craftsman! Thanx! Say, where's your sawdust fan? Be kind to your lungs Chips!

[@thomasarussellsr]

Banana Mill, LOL. great fitment techniques. A saw kerf at a time may be a bit more than a plane takes, but the angle will be perfect if the technique is done carefully and correctly. Very well done. I wish I had found this series when it was new, maybe I could have gotten that boat. Now I am disabled and would have serious issues getting in and out of the boat with my bad knees and back. Still, coming together to be a beautiful vessel.

[@macbilling6410]

I just love watching you. Brilliant job, just brilliant

[@martijnfransen9933]

really like this build and the clear way you explain everything! thanks for sharing your knowledge!

[@kellyojoz177]

Wonderful on watching your video, now I'm confident to build one for myself to be honest in the future.

[@geraldcates7785]

Louis, First, let me say that I have thoroughly enjoyed this series so far, and look forward anxiously for the remainder of the series (I started late!). I was really tickled, however, at the way you ended this video (Episode 28). I don't know it it was intentional, or not, but the "Yogi Berra" type statement made me smile. You said "It looks a lot more like it does right now than it did in the beginning". Classic!

[@BertDeFerq]

This man can even make cutting a banana interesting as hell!! Love the videos Lou.

[@juliaocarroll9757]

I love it, "Are you ready?" WHAM! "I don't even have to look at it. I know it's tight up there." That's year's of experience you couldn't get anywhere else. Thank you, Lou! Once again, brilliant. Keep on keeping' on.

[@natwad207]

Best one of the series imho. love the work love the filming love all of it

[@phooesnax]

Wonderful stuff Lou! Great

[@chrisdavies1265]

fantastic...so inspirational thanks Louis

[@terry2346]

So much fun to watch!! Thanks.

[@KirtFitzpatrick]

Man I love your videos. Look forward to every one.

[@petterandersson7429]

Its coming together nicely.

[@MorseB]

I like that little knot in the knee. it adds character.

[@Blobjonblob]

That banana has some nice grain. Love these videos.

[@benkrohn2144]

Can't wait for the next one!

[@jakobhovman]

Working With the wood,,, and not against it. Working with the form...and not against it. All driven by functionallity...! Love the "banana split" aka "banana in the tail pipe/Inwale". I think you just found a name for skiff: "Total Banana"...! Great video as always... informative and entertaining. I will not wale about sawdust... who am I to blow against the wind.

[@ClintGrantham]

As always .... Fantastic!

[@pakde8002]

Really loaded session. Head still spinning a little.