How to laminate wood with epoxy for wooden boat building - (Part 2 of 2)

[@philrulon]

Love the widow-maker saw blade on the hand grinder.

[@arisskarpetis]

I hear you. I ended up here from a search about laminating wood with epoxy and I am now somewhat traumatised after seeing that grinder. Yikes! He's such a good builder though.

[@mmanut]

I enjoy these wooden boat repair videos. This is such a lost art, not many guys know how to repair a wooden boat the correct way. I could watch this stuff all day. Thanks for sharing.

[@larrydobson6986]

I really the info you provide, I have been a carpenter for 50+ years. You are one very skilled craftsman, I wish I lived in your area, I would work for free to learn from a master like you!. Thanks Larry

[@karlnelson6593]

Jeez... like getting a high level graduate class for free. Awesome display of knowledge!

[@JenkinsBoatWorks]

Fantastic! Learn something every time I watch Lou

[@tomthompson7400]

total craftsmanship , a joy to watch.

[@pparado]

Excellent craftsmanship. So much attention to detail. No shortcuts. When he gets it done, you can be sure it's done right.

[@johnferguson7235]

This is an excellent application of lamination. Great tips and tricks, thanks for the posting.

[@guyvangenechten6484]

Very very Nice job as always!!!👌👍💯

[@life_raft_fam8636]

You Sir are a genius. A master of your trade. My hat is off to you. I also watched part 1

[@GILLEBRATH]

That work is quite the art with all its calculations and procedure but comes together beautifully , that cut off saw belongs only in the hands of Louis, nicely done and enjoyed this as usual. Thanks for sharing.

[@shanebeaudrot777]

I don't know what they pay you for boat repair, but it's not enough! This guys structural wood working knowledge is at master level. I can't quit watching these videos. I want to build something.

[@RhythmicEye]

Thanks for sharing your knowledge, extraordinary craftsmanship and skill in a no fuss, straight to the meat of the nut, video.

[@nelloagostini4389]

WAs that a circular saw blade on an angle grinder ? You sir are my hero

[@clintsteel446]

this shipwright knows his stuf!

[@captnemo8069]

Mr Sauzedde, I'm a 68 yr old shipwright in NJ, with all that open space inside couldn't you have put in a solid piece of steam bent wood, measure first then pre-bend over a form. I avoid laminating a rib whenever possible, but when I must, I use resorcinol glue. White oak is slightly acidic which will cause the epoxy to fail, it will delaminate. Also, resorcinol is better in a wet enviroment, epoxy with wood is not, the wood swells slightly, the epoxy doesn't. I like your trick of tightening up the laminate.

[@kendo582]

holy cow what a job and what an expertise...amazing where the other parts of this video?

[@mr.morgan5643]

Amazing work!!! Thanks for sharing!!

[@johnburgoon8711]

Just fabulous. Thank you so much.

[@DailyDrives]

I do love that death saw, glad it made an appearance again.

[@adammcmillen977]

Yeah, was that a circular saw blade on an angle grinder? What a badass!

[@Justinofalltrades1]

this guy is obviously a master so dont get me wrong but man than saw blade on the angle grinder! omg that gave me the chills!

[@Ilsabug1]

+ironlionkalo I was thinking the same thing. But sometimes you do what you have to do.

[@southjerseysound7340]

I've done it although for me its the absolute last resort whereas he's pretty comfortable with it.But really when doing wood repair work and you need a decent cut on a heavy chunk of timber like oak in a tight spot there's not too many options.

[@ot0m0t0]

He mentions it somewhere in other video as a super dangerous invention of hes. Even he is not comfortable with it and does not recomend it :)

[@stoffes]

yea he said it in a video dont do it like him . i guess u need some time with it to master it,,,

[@typicallucas4164]

He calls it a suicide saw in other vids

[@Multiverse27]

great work. very interesting.

[@TheMrKrause]

Nice job. Thank you for sharing.

[@ro_yo_mi]

Instructional video on the proper way shipwrights make barnacles.

[@adammcmillen977]

Love the videos! love that saw! any safety tips on using that set up?

[@shanegillespie6014]

The angle grinder with the saw blade has generated some comments and concerns, but notice he still has all his fingers... at the moment. : ) An I thought I was radical putting a 12"miter saw blade on my weed whipper brush cutter. LOL

[@johnferguson7235]

If the regulator here in California (CALOSHA) caught you using that tool, the fine would be very large. Using modified tools like that can also violate your liability insurance.

[@travisjicorcoran5870]

John Ferguson death to bureaucrats 🔥

[@uberDoward]

Louis, when you laid down the varnish, do you let it completely dry before putting the laminated frame in? I assume so, but wanted to ask. Amazing work, and exquisite craftsmanship!

[@vaidotasratkus7619]

can you use laminate for planking?

[@Damian-Church-NZ]

Does anyone know what epoxy I use for this? I have to replace some ribs and will use this method.

[@victoryfirst2878]

Why the hell did the original woodwright's use bronze fasteners instead of steel ???

[@dionmorrow5271]

not sure it you are still working but if so where are you located i would love to meet you and watch a master at work

[@Str4ng3F0lk]

The cost of all this must be crazy.

[@scottdowney4318]

I hate how they use steel bolts or screws in wood boats. Dealing now with the after effects of how Egg Harbor spiked all the floors into the keel on my 1970 37 footer. Had 2 floors rot out in forward hull which is the lowest part of the hull and collects all the water. Not only rust but also iron sickness, wood splitting, then rotting. The steel spike was completely dissolved halfway down in the floor. And a couple other floors have rust puddles where floor meets keel. Keel though is still solid. And if you have a 1 3/4" wide floor and drill for a 1/2" spike all the way through the floor to pin it to the keel, your also cutting the strength of the floor lumber a lot, turns it into a 1 1/4" thick piece of wood instead. I think they did that simply as their method of putting the boat together as I dont think these spikes are doing anything useful after the boat is constructed.

[@scottdowney4318]

The way I repaired those 2 rotted floors, was cut off everything on the floor from 4 inches and lower, using a jig saw, leaving the upper unrotten part of the floor in place. Then cleaned out the rotted hole where spike was and glue in a small piece of wood to infill that area. Cut smaller pieces of PT SYP (ground contact wood), match to fit the frames (ribs) angle and glue them to the left over floor timber in sections, like 3 thinner pieces (total about 5 inches worth in height of PT SYP wood, to fit between keel and remaining floor timber. I then cut some red oak, (since I have tons of oak fencing boards) to like 37" long, by 5" tall by 1" thick and glue and screw to each side of the top original part of the floor timber using SS deck screws and PL glue mixed with sawdust. That way it fixes the strength issue of the worn and rotted old oak floors. I leave out the steel spike into the keel. The rot turned the wood to black soft mud, bad enough I could push a screw driver through the oak. But surprisingly the keel was still ok, including the spike hole which I glued in a dowel to plug it up. Back in 2005, I had reframed much of the boat with PTSYP, and it is still looking like new. In my boat, the floors sit on top of the frames.

[@paulbriggs3072]

@@scottdowney4318 Impressive sounding. I think southern yellow pine (pressure treated) is an excellent frame material if it is chosen for grain density. I have even ripped it into strips and made laminated knees from it by first pouring boiling water over them to bend into a form, then when dry, epoxy laminating them using the same form.

[@joejamata5583]

Woodglut is full of amazing tips. It helped me a lot.

[@pierluigicolotto9570]

Mine works too. I used the Woodglut plans and performed it without any problems.

[@nannettebattista3047]

I did it too. This is what I used Woodglut designs for

[@tamaratamrot2681]

I did something like this a month ago with plans from Woodglut.