Sealing Up the Fridge - Episode 191 - Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat

There are a lot of steps to each of the things we do on Arabella, especially in the interior, and between those multiple paint coats drying, that epoxy curing, and intense reading about 12 V DC electrical systems, there's plenty to do around and about to prepare for winter. Last week we re-covered the bottom of the boat shed and hooked Akiva up with a new platform, this week we do a few other important chores. We don't often get a chance to show what's involved with caring for the tools we use, and testing, flushing, and replacing coolant is a part of that practice of care when it comes to the big thickness planer. Big Aaron comes by with one of his Foxfire books, looking for banjo material. Little Aaron gets behind the wheel of the farm truck, this time with a little more finesse than the last time. To order these books full of Appalachian culture and simple living, visit www.Foxfire.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 a 38' wooden boat in Steve's 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. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If you are interested in supporting/helping here are a few ways: https://www.acorntoarabella.com/how-to-help Acorn to Arabella's wishlist: https://www.acorntoarabella.com/wishlistpriority TotalBoat Referral: Need something TotalBoat sells? They'll send us 10% of your purchase to support our videos! Click here, then shop: https://www.totalboat.com/acorntoarabella In this episode, we use: 6-lb Polyurethane Flotation Foam https://www.totalboat.com/product/totalboat-flotation-foam/ High Performance Epoxy with Fast Hardener https://www.totalboat.com/product/high-performance-21-epoxy-kits 6-oz Fiberglass Cloth https://www.totalboat.com/product/6-oz-fiberglass-cloth To offer recurring support via Patreon, which is what truly helps us bring you these videos: https://www.patreon.com/acorntoarabella Original Soundtrack available at benfundis.bandcamp.com 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