There's something very therapeutic watching a master craftsman at work!
@RH-lz3om2 ай бұрын
Many thanks for these lovely and informative videos.
@davidc6510 Жыл бұрын
Amazing beautiful work Bob. Thanks for making my Sunday afternoon a bit more enjoyable than it already was. Thanks for sharing!
@mcc19606 Жыл бұрын
Steve is so lucky to have had you on "the team". I've watched Victoria stream in Arabella's wake, and it's a beauty to watch. Mike 🇦🇺
@sartorst3376 Жыл бұрын
Thanks Bob
@markmorgen6248 Жыл бұрын
Typically when leathering mast hoops and oars, we take a dowel and rub the stitches. It seats the stitches and smooths out the leather. Nicely done.
@TheArtofBoatBuilding Жыл бұрын
Indeed I did do that with the seam rubber. Somehow I missed the clip when editing. Thanks for mentioning it I does help smooth the seam. Thanks for watching. Bob
@plainnpretty Жыл бұрын
Going to be a nice pair of oars thanks for sharing this
@mattevans-koch9353 Жыл бұрын
Very nice work Bob. Excellent tutorial. Thank you and have a great week ahead.
@grampiangs515 Жыл бұрын
I confess I was expecting a more heavy duty leather and a box stitch but those look absolutely right for the oars.
@runristaren Жыл бұрын
Yes, I'm afraid this suave will wear off during the first season.
@MCsCreations Жыл бұрын
Really interesting process, Bob! Beautiful work!!! 😃 Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊
@deaconallan Жыл бұрын
Having rowed a great deal as a young boy, this was a joy to watch. Speaking of which, I noticed the face of your wrists watch. I have searched online but have not been able to find a source.
@TheArtofBoatBuilding Жыл бұрын
Thanks, I had the watch made to my design. Is it something you'd like to own? Bob
@deaconallan Жыл бұрын
@@TheArtofBoatBuilding Thank you, it would be but since you mentioned design / custom, perhaps not in my budget.
@bobsails9750 Жыл бұрын
Thanks very much
@scottwooster4102 Жыл бұрын
Looks great Bob!
@billymartin7518 Жыл бұрын
Beautiful, beautiful hand crafted oars ... and Steve proceeds to clamp an electric outboard on Victoria the jewel.
@evanschwartz3030 Жыл бұрын
Bob, beautiful work as always but somewhat surprised Steve chose to install an electric outboard motor on Victoria. My guess is your nicely built oars can always be used as a backup if something unexpectedly goes wrong with the outboard. Still, somewhat surprised he chose not to use them!
@thomasbalph6620 Жыл бұрын
Need both
@evanschwartz3030 Жыл бұрын
@@thomasbalph6620 Probably the correct answer but somehow disappointed their not being used more often.
@TitoRigatoni Жыл бұрын
@@evanschwartz3030 rowing is nice once in a while, but when you're going back and forth from a mooring to the dock several times a day it gets pretty old :-D
@bilcoferentine356710 ай бұрын
Nice stuff.
@georgefrench1907 Жыл бұрын
Beautiful work.
@SimonCurlis Жыл бұрын
I’m so impressed at your finesse between lumbar fine joinery casting and leatherwork, you are truly a versatile craftsman. BTW how has the rear bulkhead coped with the EV motor Steve has been using, and are small outboards something you will be incorporating into your future projects? I would be quite interested in seeing a nested dingy if you are looking for a new challenge… Thanks for your tremendous work and generous and elegant explanations, you make it all look so achievable for us novices in KZfaq land.
@TheArtofBoatBuilding Жыл бұрын
Thanks Simon. One design feature I incorporated in Victoria was a racked transom (15 degrees) to allow for an outboard. Originally Steve insisted that he wasn’t going to have an outboard. I had a very strong feeling he would change his mind. So, to answer your question it was designed with an outboard in mind. I love the electric outboard. In fact I purchased components to convert an old runabout to electric. ( an upcoming video) Great luck that Epropulsion had a booth at the Wooden Boat Show. Thanks for watching! Bob
@Slikx666 Жыл бұрын
There's something nice about working with leather, I'm making some guitar straps and I'm enjoying it. I'd love to make my own boat, but I just don't have the room. 🥴👍
@TR4zest Жыл бұрын
Beautiful, Bob.
@bishopkinlyside8477 Жыл бұрын
Hi wow thank you once again for a fantastic video I just love the way you do things and how amazing, it comes out. Thank you once again keep up the good work , Cliff from Logan City Queensland Australia 🇦🇺 from the big island 🏝️
@NotJRB Жыл бұрын
Always makes it beautiful.
@nigelwalton4769 Жыл бұрын
Thoughtfully and beautifully crafted. Perfect. Well done Sir. (NZ Viewer)
@thepigwillfly5869 Жыл бұрын
Great video. I just did this last weekend as well. I bought an old Dyer Dhow Midget from my neighbor and doing a bit of refurbishment. I varnished the oars a few weeks ago and then order the leather kits from Shaw and Tenney. I wish I would have waited until after I watched your video this week....several good tips that would have made the job easier. I didn't put tape on the leather before I place the glue for the button and made a bit of a mess. Oh well....good lesson for next time.
@scotttaggart71 Жыл бұрын
Bob, you are The Man!
@TheArtofBoatBuilding Жыл бұрын
Thanks
@thomasnewton9818 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video. I have to do this in two places on the mast of my OzGoose. It has a boom and yard that rub on the mast. It will save some maintenance.
@SpecimenSpiff Жыл бұрын
Did you make that cool needle holder thing? A "how-to" on that would be awesome if so!
@TheArtofBoatBuilding Жыл бұрын
I did make it. The how to is in this video on sailmaking tools kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bsBondh9vL6zpI0.html Thanks for you interest and watching!
@DavePilotCH47 Жыл бұрын
I was thinking more than that, a whole new series on how to build the tools he uses👍🏻. I remember the baton weights but his tools are just as beautiful as the boats he builds.
@DavePilotCH47 Жыл бұрын
Woops, should have read the reply first. Lol
@stephenscott5817 Жыл бұрын
Pretty work Sir, Pretty work!!
@antonoat Жыл бұрын
Beautiful and I bet it’s an enjoyable, pleasing job to complete! It sure was a pleasure to watch and learn, thank you.👏👍😀
@scottthomas5999 Жыл бұрын
Good job, looks great!!
@glencrandall7051 Жыл бұрын
Excellent application of the leathers and buttons. They look great. Do you do anything to the leather to protect it from the water? As in varnish or oil? Got to see Victoria in the water while watching Arabellas video Friday. She is beautiful. You done good.👍👍 Thank you for sharing. Have a great day and stay safe.🙂🙂
@charlesprettyman1398 Жыл бұрын
In the previous video, you calculate the inboard loom as 25-1/2” but then explain that the actual distance from the end of the oar to the padlock will be 22” so the oars do not overlap. In this video, you appear to forget that. The width of the leather will address that - but I’m curious why you didn’t center it at 22 after making that decision in the previous video.
@tomas5255 Жыл бұрын
Is it only me that heard it as "In the correct oarientation"? 🙂
@tomtruesdale6901 Жыл бұрын
Beautiful job on the oar leathers Bob. Hopefully Victoria uses open oarlocks as you did not install them before the buttons were installed. But than you are there and smarter than me,so you know how it is supposed to be. Can not wait to see her on the water.
@TheArtofBoatBuilding Жыл бұрын
She does have open oar locks.it’s been fun seeing Steve’s videos with Victoria dutifully following behind Arabella. Cheers, Bob
@tomtruesdale6901 Жыл бұрын
@@TheArtofBoatBuilding Thank you for the heads up on that, sadly to say I have not been following the build of Arabella.
@TitoRigatoni Жыл бұрын
you made them beautiful Bob! What is the material of those tacks, and is there a corrosion concern?
@TheArtofBoatBuilding Жыл бұрын
Brass tacks!
@thomasbalph6620 Жыл бұрын
Once the oars (and leathers) get wet and dry a few times in the sun, the leather will shrink even tighter.
@barneygoogle4003 Жыл бұрын
The oars look great. Is the spruce strong enough to withstand heavy pulling of the oars? It's good to know how to paddle a dinghy like a canoe by sitting backwards on the deck in the bow and paddling the boat backwards with an oar in case the other one breaks. You might be surprised how well this works if you haven't done it before. (I learned to paddle like that with a 4" wide board in an old abandoned rowboat in the pond across the railroad tracks from our house when I was a kid.)
@David-hz1od3 ай бұрын
Hi Bob - What kind of leather did you use for this and where did you get it from? Thanks!
@TheArtofBoatBuilding3 ай бұрын
here is a link to what and where I purchased the leather. www.michaels.com/product/chocolate-brown-suede-leather-trim-by-artminds-10632330
@erickuehne4194 Жыл бұрын
So Bob when you were installing the pins you were using a hammer style that I own (my grandfather's) but don't know what the style/intended use is. Can you enlighten me?
@TheArtofBoatBuilding Жыл бұрын
It is a stone carvers mallet. Lots of power with a short blow. Great question!
@erickuehne4194 Жыл бұрын
@@TheArtofBoatBuilding Very interesting. Thanks Bob. I'm at least a fourth generation woodworker on my paternal side but don't know any of my ancestors worked in stone. A new mystery!
@SkylersRants Жыл бұрын
What happened to the Haven? Did you ever finish it? Did it float? How does it sail? Did I miss all that somehow?
@TheArtofBoatBuilding Жыл бұрын
Now that Victoria is complete I can re-focus on the Haven. What left to do? Sails, rigging, and trailer and the launch.
@kathysarmcandy1992 Жыл бұрын
Hold old is this style of oar button? I've never seen these either. And I've been in boats since '65.
@terrulian Жыл бұрын
It's interesting that the Greeks and Romans, followed by all Europeans, used oars and faced backwards, while the Polynesians and Inuit and other native Americans used paddles and faced forward.
@markschennum188 Жыл бұрын
Did you put the oarlocks on the oars before the buttons? If not, how easy is it to get them on over the buttons?
@TheArtofBoatBuilding Жыл бұрын
Steve will use open oar locks
@BigMouth380cal Жыл бұрын
The oars in the background have the hardware on them,,,,,, which makes me ask,,,, How will the oarlock hardware go on now that the Buttons are there?