In this extra-length episode, Pete and Clark show the process of making individual patterns for each of the floors, laminating thin strips of ply into the boat and then shaping and sculpting them into the shape that we need. Patrick returns to help get the boat ready for planking, and we take the patterns to Port Townsend Foundry, where we learn all about the exciting bronze casting process, pack some moulds, and then pour the first two floors for Tally Ho. When the molten bronze has solidifi...
2020-06-27 16:05:34 +0000 UTC
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In this episode I work on repairing and reinstalling Tally Ho’s original transom timbers. Being Teak, they have escaped rot, but have a lot of damaged areas and holes that need to be filled with plugs and graving pieces. I need to add a couple of new Teak planks, so I take a trip to visit a friend with some for sale, and have a look around his workshop. The planks are joined together with vertical splines and fastened to the stern of the boat. An assortment of animals try to get in the way,...
2020-06-13 15:07:08 +0000 UTC
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This is the day - the big reveal! With the deck structure fastened permanently into the Beam Shelf, we can remove the temporary cross-palls and finally see Tally Ho’s internal space and the underside of the deck structure.
But before we bolt them into place, we have to prepare the deck beams by sanding, chamfering and varnishing them. Luckily we have the help of a new volunteer - Clark. We also fasten the bilge stringer to the frames, and take care of the most satisfying job of ...
2020-05-30 16:00:58 +0000 UTC
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Hi guys!
I’ll be releasing a video tomorrow (Sat 30th May). I usually release 2 videos per month but this will be the THIRD video in May.
If you have not set a monthly limit on your donation, this means you will be charged your pledge x3 (instead of x2).
If you don’t want to be charged for the 3rd video, follow these instructions to set a monthly limit on your pledge.
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2020-05-30 03:07:45 +0000 UTC
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In this episode we face a major dilemma - having found that one of the White Oak logs had porous grain (bad news!) I have to make the painful decision of whether or not to replace 19 deck beams that we already made from it. Meanwhile, Tally Ho’s planking stock arrives and is stacked ready for planking. The frames get faired and the bilge stringers get made, scarphed, and finally bent into the hull of the boat. Finally all is well, and Patrick teaches us some useful boat terminology.
2020-05-16 15:59:39 +0000 UTC
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In this episode we finish building the majority of the deck structure! Lots of dovetails are cut, and the deck layout emerges as we add carlins and half beams one by one.
We also begin making the templates for casting the solid bronze floors, and start the renovation of one of the original teak hatches - which I am hoping to reuse on the the deck. In other news, Pete’s dog meets Pancho, and Cecca does some metalwork.
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2020-05-02 15:59:11 +0000 UTC
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It’s time to start building the Deck Structure! Firstly I take a look at the old Beam Shelves and analyse the 110 year-old joinery of the original boatbuilders. I decide to replicate these joints and we start fitting the King Beams, starting at the stern and working forward.
Pete cuts out the Carlins and Half-Beams before joining me fitting the main beams, and Patrick starts with planing and sanding the beams prior to install.
After lots and lots of chisel-work fitti...
2020-04-18 15:58:45 +0000 UTC
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I’m very excited and grateful to welcome another Shipwright onto the Tally Ho rebuild! We also have a new volunteer here, so the 3 of us and Cecca get to work making bolts, fastening the Beam Shelf, and making Deck Beams to span the the boat and support the deck itself.
Meanwhile, Pancho has a stand-off with some chickens and Cecca reintroduces herself… sort of. We also have a discussion about deck camber, and what “constant camber” means when constructing the deck of a ya...
2020-04-04 16:33:22 +0000 UTC
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In this episode, I finish twisting the beam shelves into place, bending them into their final positions forward and aft. I receive the repaired part of the pipe threading machine in the mail back from Keith Rucker, who brazed together the broken pieces and replaced the bushings. After reassembling the threading machine, it works wonderfully.
Finally, I need to work out an efficient way to fabricate bolts to fasten the beam shelves to the frames, and so I make a few haphazard jibs to hel...
2020-03-21 16:09:48 +0000 UTC
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In this episode, I finish planing the beamshelves, move them into the boat, and start the process of bending them around the inside of the frames - creating some big loads and some scary creaking noises…
Meanwhile, Marshall helps by cleaning up the vintage threading machine, and we send a broken part to Keith Rucker for repairs. In other news, the StarBoat finally finds a great new home, and I have some really exciting news about the future of the project!
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2020-03-08 16:52:55 +0000 UTC
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Back to work on Tally Ho! After returning to the West Coast, I start by planing and bolting the beam shelf scarps joints. In the process, I buy a vintage pipe threading machine and use it to thread the bolts.
After a 3500 mile journey across the USA, a Pink Fireman arrives with a trailer-full of White Oak for TALLY HO’s deck beams, which we unload with the help of a forklift and a stubborn parrot. It’s good to be back!
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2020-02-22 17:04:07 +0000 UTC
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In this episode, I return to Cornwall to catch up with Luke Powell and his team, who are getting ready to launch the replica Pilot Cutter PELLEW. Luke talks about how this project came about, how to start a career in boatbuilding, and why we should all be building wooden boats!
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2020-02-08 16:03:27 +0000 UTC
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As I’m away from the boat for a while, this is a Q&A episode!
Will TALLY HO sail with a GPS? Where will her first (post-rebuild) voyage be? Will I be building a replica of the original tender? Could a dolphin, if properly trained, operate my forklift?!
For answers to these THRILLING questions, and more, join me for a cup of tea and a chat in episode 64.
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2020-01-18 17:05:47 +0000 UTC
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In this episode Cecca and I travel to New York, where we are house-and-dog-sitting for some friends. I drive up to Connecticut to meet Duke at New England Naval Timbers, who supplies large pieces of semi-seasoned White Oak. I select enough curved and straight logs to make Tally Ho’s Deck Structure, and then we mill it into the appropriately sized flitches. We also get a ride on a state-of-the-art New York Tugboat (courtesy of McAllister Towing), and I even tag along with a Harbour-pil...
2020-01-05 17:08:25 +0000 UTC
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...and/or Happy Holidays from Cecca and I, and our new friend Meiri.
Thank you all SO much for your help with getting Tally Ho rebuilt!
-Dogsitting in Brooklyn, NYC-
2019-12-25 21:53:06 +0000 UTC
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In this episode I start by adjusting the position of some of the frames, and fairing them all on the inside. Then I cut and fit the scarph joins on the big 6-1/2” x 3” Angelique timbers. Along the way, I do a stress test on the 28’ long timbers by parking a vehicle over each end, and jacking up the middle with a 20 ton bottlejack. The chickens and Pancho the parrot lark around as usual.
Merry Christmas!
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2019-12-21 17:16:01 +0000 UTC
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Hey guys! I just wanted to write you a note to let you know what’s going on behind the scenes.
Cecca and I are going away for Christmas in a couple of days. We are actually spending Christmas in New York, housesitting for some friends, and then we are heading back to the UK for a few weeks to catch up with friends and family.
One of the reasons that we are going to New York is so that I can go and see some seasoned White Oak which I am hoping to use for deck beams. I will ...
2019-12-17 03:23:31 +0000 UTC
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I need to get a lot of stuff wrapped up here before I leave for Christmas, which means I haven’t had time to make another video yet. I’ll keep posting updates on social media through the week, and should have a full video out next weekend, after I've left the boat and have time to edit.
Here is a detail of the Angelique joints I am working on at the moment.
Happy holidays, and many thanks as always for your support! x
2019-12-14 16:50:09 +0000 UTC
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In this episode we install the Fashion Pieces, which will form the connection between the hull planking and the transom. We have to cut the heels, drill and chisel the notches in the centreline, and bed them with Red Lead paint and bedding compound (Dolfinite
& pine tar). Rowan also works on fairing the bottom of the frames in preparation for the cast bronze floor templates. Finally, I work on adjusting the frames to be fair at the sheer line, in preparation for the beam shelf...
2019-12-01 17:00:00 +0000 UTC
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Rowan returns to give me a hand, and we finish shaping the keel with Adze and power-plane. Then we carve some shape into the Stern Assembly, roughing out the Stern-post with a chainsaw first, before cutting the remainder of the Rabbet into the centerline. The chickens enjoy watching our progress.
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2019-11-16 16:56:58 +0000 UTC
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In this episode, after roughing-out the starboard side Rabbet into the Stem, I make a jig to transfer the measurements for the shape of the Keel Timber from the lofting floor to the boat itself. Then I start working on actually shaping the keel to its final shape, firstly using a TurboPlane wheel on a Grinder, and then switching to a good ole’fashioned Adze. I also add some small pieces of Purpleheart to complete the shape of the Forefoot, and make a small book-stand for my hosts here...
2019-11-02 16:05:50 +0000 UTC
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In this episode, I ask the question “is Tally Ho still the same boat?” ...I explore the ancient philosophical question of The Ship of Theseus, and how that problem applies to this project and also to our understanding of the world in general. While I consider all this, we recap the work that has been done on the boat up until now, starting with when I was first shown Tally Ho in Oregon over 2 years ago.
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2019-10-19 16:02:43 +0000 UTC
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In this episode, I cut the rest of the shape of the Cutwater into the Stem, using a chainsaw. Then I plane it smooth, and shape the transition to the square stem-head with a grinder. I also take a trip to Bellingham, where I look at the Oak Deck Beams on a beautiful old schooner. Finally, the huge timbers for the shelves and stringers arrive by truck, and in order to move them around I have to practice my welding and improvise a timber cart.
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2019-10-06 17:34:23 +0000 UTC
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Today's video will be released tomorrow instead! I've got a timber delivery to take care of this morning. On the plus side, we are getting some beautiful sunrises at the moment! Thanks
2019-10-05 17:48:37 +0000 UTC
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After the busyness of the Frame-raising, it’s just me and the boat again for a while. I have some tough decisions to make as I look into ordering the timber for the deck-structure and planks. After a slow week of theorising and office work, I finally get back onto the tools, and mark the position of the Rabbet and start cutting the shape of the cutwater into the stem.
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2019-09-21 16:17:55 +0000 UTC
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Hi all!
It’s been a very busy period here in Sequim, and it’s been quite a while since I have written an update for you guys.
The second frame-raising went really well, with a fantastic group of volunteers. As could be expected, though, it was stressful at times to be managing -and living with- so many people for 5 weeks! The lead-up and preparation for this period, along with the frame-raising itself, left me with barely any time to sit back and assess the bigger picture.
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2019-09-11 19:04:41 +0000 UTC
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Tally Ho is fully re-framed! In this episode we see the final part of the frame-raising party, as we make and install the last of the frames that make up the bow of the boat. We also work on the Fashion Pieces, and take some time to do some local sailing. Finally, a container-full of really long timber arrives from Suriname, and we have to figure out the logistics of moving it around.
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2019-09-07 15:38:31 +0000 UTC
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In this episode we follow the life of a single Futtock, from being marked on a template to being installed as a finished frame. Frame-raising 2.0 is going well, with more than half of the last section of Frames installed already! In other news, Cecca finds out that Janice is actually a boy…
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2019-08-17 16:53:47 +0000 UTC
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Having installed the new Stem, it’s time to replace all the frames in the bow of the boat! Eight awesome volunteers show up and we get straight to work, training them to build double-sawn Live Oak frames. We start out at half-speed while everyone learns their jobs, and then gradually increase the pace. My old friend Joe is helping out with filming and editing, while his girlfriend Nadine cooks for us. I have a feeling that the tea-break banter is going to be strong, this month!
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2019-08-03 16:08:34 +0000 UTC
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A worrying thunder-shake in the new stem means I have to make and install a large graving piece. After making some wedges and cutting notches in the scarph joints, we assemble the Stem, Knee, Forefoot and Mast Step in the bow of Tally Ho… lifting the gigantic stem overhead with the forklift is quite an amazing sight! After a tiny bit of trimming we drill and counterbore the holes for the bolts, and then cover everything (including ourselves, of course) with a thick layer of tar before putti...
2019-07-20 16:32:41 +0000 UTC
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