New method of planking using progressive bevel planing

[@mmd1957]

You can see why apprenticeships are 5 years long when you watch the level of skill and knowledge displayed in these videos. Then a lifetime of working is spent refining those skills to the point we see here. Fantastic!

[@CheekyMonkey1776]

It’s so inspiring to see a master craftsman at work, particularly on a wooden boat. This gentleman is likely one of a handful of artisans in the United States capable of this highly skilled work.

[@haroldschultz5864]

I'm by no means a boat builder but I am however a traditional jointer by hobby . The rounded bottom "Coffin " plane with radius iron is magical . I am making one my next project now as I could think of at least a dozen other uses for this . I love watching this guy . #hooked

[@donaldhummer5294]

I've been a carpenter for 42 years and I love learning from Louis!! It's amazing what transfers from boat building to house building, I too have an old porter cable trim worm drive, love it, one of the most useful saws there is.

[@johnrogan9420]

Yes the old porter worm trimmer saw trick...should have known...Maxwell Smart.

[@Gottenhimfella]

This video shows the awesome power of retaining the timeless subset of traditional wisdom and adapting it with a completely open and inventive mind. This is a fantastic example of what once made America truly great.

[@Fishstycz]

A practical and direct approach to a subject that has so many variables. Thank you for sharing your craft with us mere mortals.

[@brootusx]

i have absolutely no interest in boats however i could watch these videos all day! Great narration and a very skillful craftsman.

[@johnsmall9729]

Louis, sir, thank you so much for the tip (around 2:20) about laying the side of the plane on the bench to ensure 90 degrees on the top of the plank. So simple, so excellent!!

[@stephensmith799]

Skill, ingenuity and sheer perseverance. Hats off.

[@thewatchman6074]

You make it look simple, but there's years of skill, technique, experience, and craftsmanship behind it.

[@paulmurphy612]

I'm very happy I found your videos. You get bonus points for your accent. I'm a Californian, but my folks were from Rhode Island. It brings back fond memories.

[@DundoMarinko]

This bring memories as my father did seam thing as kids we help but when we did put to mach pressure on planks bending on fire or let get smoki than we ran for life ha ha . I am looking in to all the different speciality plane to collect them and still wishing to build similar boat soon. Thank you is not many old timers who know this art of boat build and fix,God bless you and keep teaching as long as you can. In my family in Dubrovnik Croatia still is going on and second oldest Ship yard is in World 18 ml from my house there.In Korčula birth place of Marko Polo . part of my house is coll Šangaj similar to Shanghai. All the best to you from Chicago,I wish I do that with you,

[@robertszkutnik6070]

Super, prawdziwy Szkutnik, min maszyn i narzędzi - max wiedzy i umiejętności!!! Prostymi środkami osiąga wspaniały efekt. Gratuluję!!!

[@Digitalsnapp]

I really admire your skill and the way you explain what you are doing. Thank you.

[@rjp985]

Tips,i love these tutorials.I was a boat builder once upon a time but using steel and aluminum.These techniques are useful for many other things making for faster,ease of construction,and more durable end product.Your videos should be mandatory in vocational technical carpentry schools and you would naturally be the professor.By the way my father's neighbor would pass for your identical twin.

[@ernestwilkinson.8920]

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[@rickrudd]

I agree - so many of us know framing carpentry, but very few of us know how to look at a beautiful stack of hardwood, know which boards are most appropriate for which applications, how the grain moves, I could go on and on. I'm no slouch, but I'm still a birch plywood, red oak/poplar from HD type of guy. If you gave me a nice supply of white oak or mahogany, I'd probably stare at it for a month before I had the courage to tear into it and try anything :) This is truly high level craftsmanship at work.

[@JonPetersArtHome]

Great information and a lot of useful tips for all kinds of woodwork, Thanks !

[@hotrodhog2170]

Howdy Jon Peters! This guy is amazing!

[@mmanut]

great video, really enjoy your techniques, I've worked on a ton of wooden & glass boats, Ive never stop learning. I've used so many little tricks I've picked up watching your videos. Thank You for sharing. Vinny

[@Marvin_Maverick]

I allready love this channel: quote: … I used a metric measuretape because it divides in the 10-system… splendid!

[@dollarking9641]

Inch tape lol. It's mm these days

[@scotland2256]

@@dollarking9641 Metric is mm, imperial is inches

[@Rickmakes]

Thank you for posting. I really enjoy these videos.

[@ktrak2171]

Skills you can really admire, from a time when work was satisfying and challenging. I take my hat of to you Tips from a shipwright.

[@badgoy8439]

Very interesting to see these practical tricks for getting a perfect fit. I imagine that boat and shipbuilders in the past used the same techniques

[@magnificentcharter1586]

MAN, what a craftsman! Thank you for the GREAT video and transference of knowledge. You, Sir, are a great craftsman!

[@Ozcreepycrawly]

Just watched your whole skiff series in the last two evenings.. thanks mate for sharing your knowledge and know how..great stuff mate!

[@77gravity]

This is a lovely method, very clean, very simple. The bevel planing is very clever.

[@willt8041]

One of the first shipwrights I worked with showed me the curved coffin plane technique. He made one right in front of me! Great video. I’m sure I’ll come back and reference it soon.

[@TipsfromaShipwrightvideos]

Very cool Will!

[@newdogatplay]

u are a mSter at ur craft kind sir for sure and u have a knack for teaching and explaining wat u are doing and why u are doing it ,if the world had more people like u it would be a much mor brighter and beautiful place to live in ,thank u for ur videos ,i hope u dont stop making them love the skiff u built i wish i had the talent u have ,or even a 3rd of it ,if i could id work for you for the experiance and education alone ,

[@markenna5955]

Wow, what an idea, If I keep watching your videos I'll be able to build any boat. Thank You.

[@TipsfromaShipwrightvideos]

Keep it up Mark, you will!

[@toms4123]

Wonderful - the sharing of such skill to me is the best the internet can offer

[@billsmart2532]

Excellent craftsmanship!!! After so many labor hours, that's a very expensive boat for it's usefulness. 2 centuries ago not so much.

[@SVELFARO]

Incredible work as always, thanks for taking the time to show us mere mortals.

[@supurbian]

thank you for teaching me something new.AGAIN!!

[@perpetualjon]

Awesome to watch a master like this at work!!

[@friendlypiranha774]

Superb technique - really enjoyable to watch. Thanks for sharing👍

[@nicolasmejia1736]

genius idea to such a complex thing so easily! you are a master!

[@chrisperry7963]

Incredible work here, years of experience in action...

[@StefanoilFalegname]

I really enjoy this video. Thank you Mr Louis

[@Belg1970]

Lou, absolutely love the videos. Am trying to follow your explanation about using the metric tape to divide the hull into 7 even boards. My hesitation comes from the fact that the lines on the interior have to be smaller since the two measurements have to be different, do you just measure it twice inside and outside??

[@dennisdownes9319]

Nice job with the plank and by using the metric system....a lot easier! I think I have may have met you many years ago when I was looking for material for my Alden designed Indian. Dennis

[@fredmetcalf]

You are one smart cookie......compliments and regards from central Texas, fm

[@ronlister4033]

Love to see a master at work. Thank you

[@kg6tgr]

Luis Sauzede... I LOVE YOU! This video beckons a mans soul to pick up a plane and start wrighting a boat.

[@sebuteo]

Wow! Real craftsmanship. Love it!

[@shanegillespie6014]

Just loving these videos. Binging on them actually.

[@JJdur]

Makes it look so easy . Incredible to say the least.

[@thecasualcitizen492]

Amazing craftsmanship. It is wonderful to watch you performing this soon to be lost art. I owned two wooden sailboats. A 26' sloop while I was in Coco Solo, Panama and an all wood 5.5 meter US46 when I was in Pensacola, Florida.

[@motorv8N]

Fantastic tutorial - thank you, Louis!

[@COLTBECK13]

THANK YOU !!!!😇😇😇😇 YOU HAVE CHANGED MY LIFE !!!😀😀😀

[@aserta]

Woah. That was something it was. :D Awesome techniques, awesome filming, awesome everything :)

[@kenlyneham4105]

For a very brief moment there, I thought he was going to say, "The reason I use a metric tape is because it's the sensible thing to do, and so simple to understand". But no, he stated the obvious, it works on units of tens. I DO like his work though, very therapeutic and he has a great, easily understood way of explaining what he's doing and going to do.

[@superchargerone]

lol. sometimes, obvious statements are made so as to make it easy for people who are dense to understand the obvious.

[@dusttodust]

Great description and example. Does this technique replace any need for what I've heard called "splining"?

[@richardcampbell4506]

Brilliant idea, all the better for its simplicity. Thank you 👍

[@mebcool]

Amazing... Great video and great instructions. You sir, are a great teacher.

[@raincoast2396]

An old shipwright's saying: "The only straight line on a ship [boat] is the 'North Line' on the compass card."

[@NescentJR]

Wonderful video, thank you for the thorough demonstration.

[@Aimsmallmiss]

What kind of wood are you using Great work I love learning

[@PiefacePete46]

Am I ever likely to be planking a boat?... NO! Did I find your video interesting, entertaining, and useful?... HELL YEAH! Thanks very much for a clear well-paced video. :o)

[@chuckthompson3358]

Great trick for the progressive bevel. Have not heard of that one.

[@terryhagan7694]

This guy is Magic

[@ro_yo_mi]

He's the Bob Ross of boat building.

[@2012truth1776]

Ro Yo Mi 😂 that was awesome!!! You might be the Bob Ross of the comment section 😃 ✌🏻

[@markewings7525]

Great job mate I like your chops

[@preluded]

Incredible craftsmanship!

[@PDZ1122]

I'm glad there are still people who have the money to afford to have work like this done! I can't imagine how much all this work costs on this little boat. Countless man-hours.

[@zachsheffee8458]

Of course there’s still people with money!

[@andvil01]

All those small trix and details. What a great way to pass this on to future generations of boat builders. If I had more than two thumbs to put up, you would get them.

[@yopage]

Very nice! I'm learning a lot of good stuff here.

[@cullendarling5647]

pretty much just one comment.......Wow, you sir are a true craftsman.

[@paradoxdea]

That's what's know as "Brilliant Craftsmanship. " Well done!

[@SighthoundstudioTV]

I have been wondering for a long time how to cut a progressive bevel on planks...ever since I saw Mr. Sauzedde's technique using his band saw and a circular saw. I own neither equipment, but I own some hand planes. This video is very helpful for guys like me who don't own a lot of power tools but want to build a boat some day. PS scraping the residue with a chisel at [2.23] made me cringe! But a chisel does not have quite the same utility and reverence in a boat builder's shop as it does in a woodworker's shop. So I understand why a chisel is used.

[@Gottenhimfella]

I wonder whether, instead of hollowing the planks to match the frames, it would be easier to facet the outboard faces of the frames once the lining out had been accomplished. In other words, instead of being a curve, the outer profile of each frame would be a succession of straight lines of equal length. I suppose you could use a belt sander, or clamp a short batten either side of the frame and use a router. You would need to take care to retain the angle at which the plank wraps around the frame, relative to the fore and aft centerline.

[@nigelkavanagh2048]

Fantastic work sir.

[@M3rVsT4H]

Fantastic to watch, thanks for sharing.

[@cliffordreaves]

i know nothing about boat building but enjoyed the video a lot. the question i have is why not tongue and groove the boards? i know it must not be a good idea, but i don't know why.

[@TheMTBChannel]

cliff reaves tongue and grooves are set up to join at a set angle - typically side by side - and at the same angle over the length. If you look at a boat hull, the boards typically turn much tighter fore and aft compared to midship. Hence the tongue and groove would have to vary in angle along the length. As you can see in the video, the planks also taper further complicating the issue. Water in tongue and grooves would also lead to swelling and cracking of tbe grooves by the tongue.

[@novii68]

Hi. Nice video. Can you tell me please. I want to buy new wood boat, but from my previous experience with old wood boats i know: all of them was leaking every spring time or after long seating.what about new boats, new boats also leaking ? Thanks.

[@awilbadoo]

nice work lou

[@johnbowen2963]

YOU SIR ARE A VERY SKILLED MAN

[@mariokrstovic5459]

How does he prepare the wood. My grandfather when he was making wood boats he was putting the wood under water for a year and then dried it for a year, or if he did not have the time he would cook the wood and then dry it to reduce the time. When he would put the tree in the water the tree would be darker after. Is this cooked wood?

[@BooCooDaBreeze]

Really looking forward to seeing the Remora when she's all shipshape again.

[@captainheinie6355]

I am very impressed. Thank you for your video.

[@paulandresen459]

Very informative! glad I found your channel!

[@joedoe4642]

I know nothing about boat building, are you using pine to build the boat?

[@garybridgham5432]

?Curious at to how you caulk the planks if you don't have a caulking bevel? or is it so tight that you don't need to caulk it?

[@chriscoralAloha]

I made a jig for my circular saw so I could cut a straight line. Well almost straight. This old dude pulls out an ancient beat up ol saw and free hands scribed curve absolutely perfect. Ya I suck.

[@taoisttiger4702]

Thus the term "skill saw" hahaha

[@stevenholton438]

He's not an 'old dude'! Try to to use your peabrain to imagine how you would appreciate that comment when you are his age!

[@chriscoralAloha]

Would not bother me. Nothing you can do about getting old. I'm getting there myself. Only the lucky make it. This old dude made it and has a lifetime of skills to show for it.

[@Captainwonderlad]

It's like using the previous plank as a shooting board. I like!

[@Noone-rt6pw]

Thank you,I really appreciated it.

[@IandiBoats]

Wow. True craftsmanship.

[@mightsnow3654]

Where is the best place to buy the wood needed to build boats?

[@mycompasstv]

Fantastic post!

[@shanek6582]

Is that pine wood your using for the replacement boards?

[@WatchGriffTV]

I was going to challenge myself and do a apprenticeship in a Shipwrighting Guild back home in the UK but not sure if its worth it in the long run (job) what would you guys think?

[@johnryan2193]

Great idea for planking !

[@gonedeepseafishing]

Great technique!! Thanks for sharing!

[@mChrest05]

How do you measure how much to hollow the plank at each station? It seems like each station would have a different curvature, no? Also, wouldn't some boats (like with a wine glass transom) have planks that are convex on the inside? Not trying to be a PITA, just curious.

[@pierrem.martelli5173]

Very nice job !

[@clydecessna737]

Please help me, I can't get this from any video or book:Is this statement true? When you adjust the angle of the plank edge by planing or cutting, should the edge of the plank become horizontal to the boat's longitudinal and latitudinal plane? If not, to what is the new adjusted edge aligned to? Are the plank edges iof all the planks installed now all aligned with each other?

[@matthegedus6513]

Clyde Cessna That's not a statement. To me it looks like the edges are perpendicular to the faces of the boards. That's why he lays them flat on his "bench" with the plane on its side

[@tobinprowant10]

just curious but what kind of wood are you using to replace those planks?

[@kz4506]

hi i have a yacht double diagonal kauri timber , its all ways been dry builge of late i find a couple of wet spots od small delamination on the inside , they call it electroliss how do i fix the timber is good after drying and sanding

[@spacebatstuckonearth8888]

Disney for some reason your video reminded me of disney i mean the boat your voice sounds so disney lol. Awesome boat too ! Will it float tho idk much about boats but won't it sink if you don't waterproof the joints like rubber seal or somethin ?

[@pleasetakemynamenow]

That is beautiful!

[@buynsell365]

This is a AMAZING video. I learned a LOT!! You make this look easy....but I know it is not. Thanks

[@michaelteeple8704]

If most people knew very much about building wooden boats im afraid alot of projects wouldnt even get started. Being ignorant of what im getting myself into has helped me start more than a few projects.

[@daveclemmer4536]

Great tips!

[@ottifantiwaalkes9289]

Good reason to use more but narrower planks. That way the curved hull is not that much of a problem. Same with not loosing plank thickness due to planing the inside.