Acorn to Arabella - Journey of a Wooden Boat - Episode 102: Blacksmithing in Costa Rica! Part 1

Well, it's finally that time! Our trip to Costa Rica has come. We've been planning on this for a long time. Unfortunately, things didn't pan out for both of us to go. So Steve stayed back to get us ready for our planking party and I travelled down with Jack, Kit, Anne and Andrew to then meet up with Med for the basic blacksmithing course we planned to put on. We've put a lot of energy into making this happen and it felt really good to finally be putting that plan into motion. We also could not have pulled this off without the help of everyone involved. Not only did Jack and Med pull off a great class, but we had so much help from everyone to get ready. I can't name everyone here but thank you to everyone at the shipyard, especially Dylan and Mariel for the planning, charcoal making and translation! On top of the course there was so much going on at the shipyard. We watched a frame go up right after we arrived, which was really impressive to see everyone working together to make such big pieces go into places with what seemed so little effort. In this video we give you a little taste of the work down there but there is still more to come. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If you are interested in finding more information about the SAILCARGO project, the build of Ceiba and or about becoming an investor or shareholder, you can find that here: https://www.sailcargo.org/ And if you would like more information the non-profit association, AstilleroVerde, their Costa Rican shipyard association which focuses on providing interactive workshops and hands-on apprenticeship opportunities to the local and international community, you can find that here: https://www.astilleroverde.org/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sign up for our email newsletter: http://eepurl.com/hn3Qyv Acorn to Arabella is a boat building project taking place in Granby, Massachusetts. Steve and Alix started as amateur boat builders building their own 38' wooden boat in their backyard: designer William Atkin's Ingrid with a Stormy Petrel's gaff rig. These videos follow the journey from tree felling, to lumber milling, to lofting, to the lead keel pour and beyond—sharing details of the woodworking, carpentry, metal smithing, tool building, and tool maintenance that wooden boats command. This ultimate DIY project will continue well past launch, when they will travel and learn to cruise aboard the boat that they've built. Just kidding about all that, this channel is about a Siberian Laika named Akiva. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Acorn to Arabella wishlist: http://www.acorntoarabella.com/acorn-to-arabella-wishlist Jamestown Distributors Referral: If you are going to shop at Jamestown Distributors, please consider using our Total Boat referral code: http://totalboat.refr.cc/steveandalixa?t=tg FOLLOW US: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/acorntoarabella Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/acorntoarabella/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/acorntoarabella Website: http://www.acorntoarabella.com