Building the TotalBoat Sport Dory: Episode 12 - The Stem

[@dozer1642]

Absolutely love the opening scene. I hope you are enjoying making these videos half as much as most of us enjoy watching them. Please don’t let KZbinrs discourage you from making these.

[@davidh7268]

Gotta tell ya man you are the most transparent and real person I have ever seen. Your love for boats and woodworking is so obvious with every swipe of a block plane, every touch you make on the structure, even the way you describe her beauty is so real...even the mistakes you make is something everyone can learn from you...like bending the stem all the work and labor you put in and have it fail, but you blame no one and just try again...every video I learn so much from you, yes building a boat sure...but honestly your love and patience is something I am learning from you and I am a young 71 year old...please keep up the work and the videos...I watch them 2 or 3 times in case I missed something. Thank you!

[@pakde8002]

, September 2020 here. I can't thank you enough for making these videos, both for the value of preserving knowledge for future generations and the simple pleasure of a relaxing form of entertainment that is pleasing to watch and stimulates the brain in a calm way. There's so much bad stuff going on in our nation and it feels like every day brings even worse news than the day before. So it's really great to have a safe hangout spot where everything is chill and normal.

[@mrmudslide5676]

You are such a craftsman. Not many left with the knowledge and dedication to take the time to truly do it right. Thanks a ton for keeping the craft alive.

[@pamelacoleman1048]

In life we stumble across things be it a car, a job, or a boat, I am so glad I found this man and his fantastic snippets of boatbuilding techniques.

[@waynedoeblin6801]

Nothing better than watching a true craftsman practicing his craft,excellent entertaining viewing,thanks😊

[@AdamsEden501]

There is just something about using a hand plane to fine tune a piece of wood. Such a satisfying sound! Thanks for sharing this one and keep up the great work.

[@StonyRC]

I LOVE this mans deep philosophic approach to his profession - if only more people thought that deeply about what they do along with how and why they are doing it. Innovation truly is the key.

[@gregjordan8060]

Every time I watch these videos I wish I was working along side Lou, what a honor that would be!!

[@tedfarwell9812]

Worth the wait, as always. Thanks, Lou. I watch each several times because I pick up subtle things each time. So much there to learn.

[@MrChrisKnowlton]

Thank you Lou. Another really enjoyable segment. I love seeing you use your sometimes "outside the box" but completely logical approach to all thing boat and building. Keep em coming!!! Thanks also to the man behind the camera and the editor, fantastic work!

[@TheShorebird]

I'm late to the party, but brother, you have me hooked! I can't get enough of these videos. I don't think there is anyone who is anymore genuine a person on the whole internet. Or anyone who is anymore knowledgeable in his particular craft. Lou, you look to be made to teach and be in these videos.

[@ChuckUnderFire]

That intro..... is a masterpiece. Pause for some good eats... then thoughts of the Shipwrights.. perfection.

[@johnboleyjr.1698]

The first 6 seconds of this video are the most satisfying thing I've seen in a very long time. Absolute perfection. Now I'll get to the rest of the video.

[@terrulian]

We are not taught often enough in school how much intelligence has gone into the craftsmanship that humanity has developed over thousands of years. The inventor of the dovetail was as much of a genius as Bach or Ovid but he or she is lost to history. Now Lou's creative mastery can be preserved and viewed for the foreseeable future. We live in a wonderful age to be able to see not only his workmanship, but his thought process.

[@Jhvanriper]

Agree. Lou is not constrained by old techniques or making a new plastic/composite boat but doing the best (for him) of both. His techniques might not be 100% the most accurate way possible but they are accurate enough and I bet that boat is still 99% square when done.

[@chris15325]

Just amazing. You have an incredible talent not only for building boats but also for explaining. Really amazing

[@brianhuff3075]

12:05 I set up a "little fence" on my bandsaw! Priceless... Great work Lou! In the first season you expanded my vocabulary whilst learning how to build a boat. Then, the second season I actually understand the terms you are using... kind of. By the third season I should be able to carry on a conversation with you. In stead of... WOW, look at that bent thing on the front of the boat!

[@matthaverly98]

I have fully enjoyed the entire first and now second season - and check youtube every day for the next episodes as they roll out. This is like the best thing on youtube. I'm about to build my second dory of sorts and this video could not be better timed for me. Go Louis!

[@bobsenior9218]

Good to see you again Lou. All the best to you and yours for Christmas and the new year.

[@richardanderson4916]

I'm blown away by the experience and knowledge!

[@kentblairl]

Louis is brilliant, he ate and drank before the sawdust started flying, unlike some of us who shall remain nameless.....We like how the pile of tools is growing on the strongback, it makes a nice bench. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to Louis and the team, Willow and all Louis' fans.

[@WhyIsThisTrue]

Easily one of the best series I have ever seen on KZbin. Lou should get an honorary PhD and a Maritime Academy Hall named after him. Or maybe leaving him out of traditional Academia is the best compliment. The filming is excellent too.

[@DellBrown]

Great episode Lou. Hope to see you get back to weekly releases. Thanks for the instructive and entertaining videos.

[@eldondavies2728]

Kind of just stumbled across your videos. Don't know anything about boat building but you enthusiastic approach to building is getting me really interested in doing a project for myself. You have a new fan keep up the good work

[@weilandcm]

Thank god. I feared Louis had passed on. Glad he is still with us.

[@aserta]

Passed how? He's a young man.

[@tomtruesdale6901]

What a way to start the morning, hot cup of coffee and Lou with a hand plane making the snick, snick snick sound of fine wood working. Very well done. Was wondering if Willow was going to get the last bite.

[@mellaughton8230]

These videos are wonderful, reminds me of days working at a boatshop in Eastport, Me. It is clear you have great passion for every part of the process and love working with wood.

[@georgehelliar]

I really appreciated the history lesson; it gave some fantastic context to us non-experts. Maybe for the next project, you could do this up front? I've realised over the years, with all sorts of projects, that you need to have a clear understanding of where you want to go before you try to figure out out how to get there, so any extra information really helps me follow along.

[@mattysboat3150]

Always a pleasure to watch Lou.

[@luftwerks6815]

I love this man. I missed the water bottle toss the first time I watched it this morning. Keep it up guys. Can't wait for the next episode!!!

[@arkansas1336]

A man that can laugh at himself is having too much fun! I'm completely involved with your work process, very enjoyable! Happy Holidays to you.....may you, your family, the video crew and producers enjoy all of them! ....13

[@robinengland5799]

Great, most interesting process i have ever seen! Such a gift to learn so much about boat building, thank you for sharing you skill and knowledge! Can't wait for next episode!

[@chuckfinley3542]

2017 has been the best year yet for T F A S. Keep up the good work, Lou. And ignore those carping about the long intro, or eating a sandwich; they are the same ones who bellyached about your excellent motorcycle intro at the start of this season (which we never saw again). You’re instincts on this channel are as sound as your boatbuilding.

[@raytheron]

Wow, these gaps between videos are killing me! LOL. Great to have you back, and to see the next step of this beautiful project! Love it as always! Here's wishing you and all yours a wonderful Christmas and a very, very happy and prosperous New Year, Lou!

[@bradleydoolittle9784]

Nice job as always Lou! We’re dying here! Keep ‘em coming! 👍🏼

[@georgejohnson1537]

There you go listening to your tools again.........lol Took me a solid year to teach that to one of my helpers. Thanks for posting. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

[@adwannemakers2726]

Missed you Lou. Merry christmas. If you stack four planks en clamp them together you end up with a flat area to spread your glue. You also have only 2 edges to consider.

[@davidossinger8183]

So glad to see you back Lou! Merry Christmas to you

[@tymoughan4514]

What if he’s Jewish

[@projekt6_official]

Another FANTASTIC video from Louis et al. Thank you so much!

[@Stan7670]

Always a treat and enjoy the excellent narration. Good catch too of your water bottle.

[@gregfletcher3358]

Stan7670 Perhaps Lou could do a bit of fielding for the Australian cricket team, our blokes can't catch!

[@jubbbs]

I wish these videos came more regularly like the last project. I hope all is well with Lou, and the crew.

[@lanesteele240]

This guy reminds me so much of my dad and his mannerisms

[@daviddickmeyer5231]

Man I could watch this for hours. 17minutes, 27seconds is just not enough. But I understand! Wah! 😆😆😆😆😆. Keep em coming Lou! And thanks. Happy holidays!

[@brianpetersen3429]

Wonderful, intelligent problem solving... much appreciated. I went through similar efforts when building my first 16' catamaran sailboat right after high school (and currently with building custom jazz guitars).

[@KarlKarsnark]

Great to see another guitar geek here. Do you have any links/vids of your guitars?

[@bill7778]

Great video!!! I keep learning more with each video.

[@m12345678963]

You rock. Thanks for your work and sharing with us!

[@bobbyjohnnascar]

That stem is GORGEOUS!

[@gatekeeper84]

I love that abstract bird artwork next to your door.

[@austinmkelley]

W.A. van Buren me

[@meteorologist28]

I wasn't sure if he was human or a sophisticated robot. Still not sure but he does consume food. I watch all his videos and know I could never learn/remember 5% of his boat building skills but it is so interesting. It spans somewhere between boring and fascinating. Who wouldn't want a boat built by this master? I just bought some white oak for my outdoor fireplace mantle and I'm okay with the fact it isn't going to touch Frenchman's Bay in Bar Harbor. But we can dream!

[@dkranda]

Wow some great shots in this episode!

[@twescher]

The drawn out intro was, I think, Lou showing us the importance of feeding his body and brain, further fuelling his immense patience and carefully thought out plan. Perhaps even leading to a revised, better plan! My dad called it conceptualizing. Very cool illustration! And don't even talk about the square slowly drawn down across the stem!! Pure elegance. Lou builds boats like Ferrari builds cars. P.S. Where's the pupper?

[@bkormoski1]

Thanks for all the video- enjoy your vast knowledge you share

[@Blobjonblob]

I found the intro funny as hell Lou is a cool guy.

[@SunlightSomeDay]

My favorite videos on youtube! It must smell wonderful in the shop when you're paining all of the wood :) Merry Christmas and keep doing what you do

[@w.w.oklahoma6010]

A Master at work! Merry Christmas to all involved in this video. May God Bless You and Your Families over this Holiday. God Be With You, "W.W."

[@nickshaw6289]

Such a legend!..thanks as always, Lou!

[@davidossinger8183]

Here in Newfoundland some people call them flats, which might refer to the flat bottoms but also the flat packed nature in which they'd be bundled for assembly as needed

[@robmitchell3633]

Your video series are very inspiring.

[@Snoopy_59]

Hi Lou, thanks for a new video that I have been waiting, when is it come, and here it is yea. I like that you use different techniques to make it, you come up with new ideas that are not used as normal.By the way if we are not seeing before Christmas, Have a nice and wonderful Christmas time. We have a little snow here in west Finland where I live, we hope that's will stay to Christmas time.See you.

[@AlaskaSkidood]

Finally! Excited to see progress moving along. Keep up the great work! Too bad about that first steamed stem, but that on you have in place is beautiful.

[@Pushyhog]

Thanks Lou, Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year.

[@Logjam5]

Great enthusiasm, very entertaining.

[@construction-productscemen4935]

Thanks for your work and sharing with us!

[@tedbownas2748]

Holy crap. How do I get a flying water bottle dispenser installed in my shop? And will it work with beer? 😂

[@bill7778]

Ted Bownas It will work better with beer, catching the bottle is so much smoother.

[@aserta]

You joke, but for shits and giggles we actually did that in our Uni atelier in our 4th year.

[@PYDOGMATE]

Like the use of packing tape to keep glue from sticking on the bottom and on the stiffeners used in glue up.

[@andrewbrowncow7553]

I love your work Mate, really appreciate the effort

[@captainalex8923]

Lou!!! Great to see you again i hope you had a great Thanksgiving!

[@one4stevo]

Beautiful work

[@royfcjr]

You work like I do.I change on the fly, and make it work. The results speak for themselves.

[@brianpeters2695]

Merry Christmas and a Happy new year to you, friends, and family. By the by, at age 71 I ride a Moto Guzzi Norge.

[@ronwatson4902]

Somebody once said"try to make it look like you gave a d*** about what you were doing."I think you got it Lou! Thanks for the fine example you set...Merry Christmas.

[@Lee-qp6gf]

Dub, what an old carpenters word. I remember my boss walking by me, one day when I was a kid, while working on something and just tell me "keep dubbing you'll get it."

[@JPilot2]

G'day, Lou! I see your working on the Sport Dory... Stem! Using a block plane to progressive bevel the stem to accept the planking. “To Be Continued...” "Oh fiddle-sticks!" Cheers! :-)⛵️☺️

[@mickcoomer9714]

That is beautiful wood.

[@abefrohman1759]

Hey Lou I don't know if you will have a video next week since it's so close to Christmas so I thought I'd tell you Merry Christmas and Happy New Year now.

[@shanek6582]

I'm in Florida surrounded by huge live oaks, they got curves and bends galore, IDK if you can use live oak for boats but I'm 1000% sure I could cut any bend you want. I could throw a rock from my back yard and hit four limbs as big as a basketball with a curve like that stem you bent. Could you use it?

[@ronaldwilkes1814]

I need me one of them block planes with the decades of experience installed....

[@dpratt776]

Where did Willow get to? BTW, Your methods and teaching style is the best.

[@cooperbaker]

Thanks for sharing your incredible talent with us. What do you use to thicken your epoxy?

[@simplepyeman]

Cooper Baker pretty sure that was powdered glass. He mentioned it in an earlier video (maybe the skiff build).

[@cooperbaker]

Ah, those glass microspheres... Thanks

[@Kiwigd]

Louis, do you have and use a compass or boat plane for curved surfaces? I was given on old one that I have tidied up but I seldom find I reach for it. Love your work. Geoff

[@oakleyjack7600]

You are so focused on this project that you are starving yourself Lou.

[@TuckerTirey]

Can we get Louis a 9" of coffee cake? I'd watch him eat throughout the entire episode.

[@zidanethalib]

You are a wise man 👍

[@littleBearcanoes]

she looks good!!

[@reforzar]

Preach it Lou!

[@joelrdizon]

I'm very impressed, sir. If you'd been around a couple thousand years earlier I bet God would have asked YOU to build His ark...would have saved the good Lord a lotta trouble figuring out dimensions and such...

[@thomasarussellsr]

Is that fiber-glass or cotton fibers you're thickening the epoxy/glue with? I think you said in another video, but I'm not sure I am remembering correctly.

[@Zillustration]

Any issues with the scrap cross pieces beneath the weights adhering to the planks? I would guess you have a tough time removing them from that soft cedar without tear-out. Just curious, because I didn't see you put packing tape or wax paper between the surfaces before tossing the lead bars on top.

[@laser69beam]

zillustration I saw clear tape on the wood pieces under the lead, you can see they are shiny. You can see the tape on the ends of all the spreader bars.

[@jswilburn1619]

What kind of wood did you epoxy together? Was it white oak, or cedar?

[@carryitaround]

23. Good job

[@lippincottmarine]

Hey Lou, curious about just a butt joint for the planks, why no rabbit or tongue and groove for added glue surface and strength? btw love your videos!

[@TheEmeraldNight]

Steve Lippincott because with a flat surface you can remove the broken planking and replace. If it's jointed or rabbitted the you cannot fix the planks without a lot of trouble.

[@JBLewis]

We all need snack time!

[@boatrat]

As it turns out, I've long wished for a good Swampscott option to split the difference between Chaisson's famous old 12-1/2-footer, and the more common 16/17-foot-LOA size like Gardner's well-known example of this type. With your apparently rather steep stem angle, you look to have most of the waterline length of the bigger working models, but a shorter LOA at the rail... I believe you mentioned something like 14 feet overall during the design/lofting earlier? Yeah, so... I think I'm gonna need a copy of these lines for myself, Please!

[@SVRoquetta]

This man is yoda. I would pay to be taught by him. What will happen when he's not here anymore?

[@tymoughan4514]

Do a half cabin 25’ lobster boat as your next build

[@bobbyjohnnascar]

What are you going to plank it with? Thanks

[@jamesconner8275]

Is Lou just a little excited?!?!?!

[@graymouser1]

Totalboat Presents: . . . Lou, eating a sandwich. And nodding.

[@aserta]

Did you not watch the video?

[@graymouser1]

aserta Of course I did. I still found the beginning funny.

[@amnesiacmyx]

Our President could take some lessons from Lou and his masterful use of the water bottle.

[@WhereintheWorldisJosh]

Hey Lou, looks like your Jointer outfeed table needs some alignment.

[@terry2346]

Josh Vermast---I thought so too! Bit of a gap showing the end is higher than the beginning of the out feed table