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Superb, I am hooked!

I am older than Steve and less intelligent. I got a kick out of his expertise.

Looking forward to splash day!

Look forward to seeing the launch, very cool to see the do-it-yourself CNC lathe. Could also have done it with a pattern lathe.

See you at the show!

I’m going to try to make it to Mystic by then. I had a hard time googling the launch site. Is the launch at the Mystic Shipyard West Yard or the Water Street Public Launch?

I am building a new tender for my yacht and I am using 4mm Gaboon ply to keep the weight down. I am interested to know if strip plank has the potential to be lighter ?.

Dear Bob, two weeks ago I discovered your chanel during research for my own wooden sailing boat. I started speedrunning the Haven 12 1/2 series and just finished in time for the launch. Your videos contain some really useful stuff! All the best and make it beautiful!

Good luck with the launch. I have enjoyed watching you build Skylark from the beginning.

That cnc lathe is first class!

Many thanks for these lovely and informative videos.

That episode was the icing on the cake. The cherry on top, will be next Friday when my kids (all woodworkers in their own right) and I will get to see you and Skylark at Mystic. Can’t wait.

Great stuff

Engineers, God love em.

Did I see this video before?🤔

Nice work as always, the ash really looks good under the varnish. Good luck with the launch and I’m looking forward to see the video. The big question then….is what will be your next project?

The technique we always used to move the sailboat small distances without sailing is called "wrikken" in Dutch and uses a single oar. It seems to translate to "Stern sculling". It's a very useful technique and even quite energy efficient once you have gained some skill making figure-eights. It just requires a single rear oar lock and it can be offset from the rudder. On our boats it was just a round recess in the top of the transom. I did notice the handle of the oar was coated like the rest. If you leave that part uncoated or just oiled it will be much nicer in the hand. A laqucered surface can cause blisters with extended use. It's why I've treated all the wooden handles of my woodworking tools with linseed oil after sanding off the factory finish. From Wikipedia: "Stern sculling is the process of propelling a watercraft by moving a single, stern-mounted oar from side to side while changing the angle of the blade so as to generate forward thrust on both strokes. The technique is very old and its origin uncertain, though it is thought to have developed independently in different locations and times."

Beautiful job on that oar and boat hook. Steve is genius in the way he designs and builds his tools.

+ Steve and Bob , THANK YOUS . 🙏❤

I would love a set of plans for Victoria, I’ve always been into boat building but do not have the space to do it myself, would still love to have the plans either for the future or to just hang up as art. Thank you for your in-depth videos that really help to understand the whole process of building something so unique

I would love a set of the plans, I’ve always loved boat building but I don’t have the space to do it. Would still love a set of the plans for either the future or to just hang up as art. Thank you for being so in depth with your videos

Amazing how someone can take a lathe that is 125 years old & repurpose it with modern computer technology. This is all so inspirational, I hope once I'm retired I can build at least one wooden boat, not sure what method yet but looking at all kinds! I would love to be closer to the eastern sea board & to visit some of the boat building shops!! Thanks for sharing these videos.

Hi Bob, you could use the single oar for sculling over the transom. But that would require a little notch in the transom.

I cannot tell you how very much I have enjoyed your channel over the years. Every single video has always been fantastic. Every single one of them. And this one is certainly no exception. I don't need to tell you that making them out of ash was the correct decision. A solid oar is mandatory in a small boat. And the ancient hook was another brilliant idea. Best of luck at the launch and show. First in show for sure!!

I am currently shaving down the cedar handle for a boat hook, trying to get the handle weight down enough that the hook will stand vertically in the water if accidentally dropped, rather than lying flat on the water (I forget where I read about doing so). Given the diameter of your handle and the chosen wood (ash), I doubt you are close to a vertical float. I wonder if you considered this aspect in the design. Have a great launch.. Skylark is a beauty and I will look forward to watching the launch from afar.

That was turning on an academic level, Bob. It was clear that your friend Steve has earned an engineer’s degree.

One winter morning I was walking along the beach on Nags Head and found an old morning hook. Still have it someplace.

Really amazing work, Bob! Nicely done!!! 😃 Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

A good source for explanation of rowing a small sailboat with one oar can be found in The Compleat Cruiser by L. Francis Herreshoff. He introduces Mr. Weldon and the Rozinante in chapter 3. Weldon explains how to use a single oar for propelling the Rozinante. Standing up and facing forward with a long oar is the basic point.

Very cool episode. Who says ya need modern machine tools to have CNC machine tools? See ya in mystic. I'll be there on Saturday with my family.

Wait, you should have a 10' oar and it should be made out of spruce or fir...and you're going to make a 7' oar out of heavy ash? I think you are going to regret this choice on 2 accounts. 1. It calls into question (in my mind) your seaman-smarts (that's pretty important as a UA-cam 'personality.') 2. "...not going to use the oars a lot..." Once you need to row, you will need to row more than a few strokes. The first time will be 'a lot.' I get it, nice 'craftsmanship.' But this is about more than cabinetry and wood-matching. C'mon.

Hi Bob - Looks great! best of luck with the launch and at the show. Skylark should win best of show for sure this year.

Bob amazing attention to detail as always. P.S. I received my T-Shirt last week really pleased with it, first class quality. All the best from the U.K.

I love seeing craftsmen working their magic! 👍👍

Looking great Bob. I wondered if you considered a single sculling oar so that you could scull over the transom? Hope all goes well with the launch!

Bob - Steve is a treasure. Thanks for sharing his talents with us.

I just fiber-glassed my Panga hull and it was a nightmare. I wet the hull before putting on the cloth and I think it stuck before I could get to it and created too many bubbles and folds from stretching. I noticed you didn't wet the surface first. Is that what I should have done? Thanks Looks great BTW. :-)

That was a great instructional aid for boat builders and furniture makers !!!

Maaaan.. those slothead screws around all that nice work and time just terrifies me. They make Robertson head bronze screws don't they?

After having seen the complete series of Acorn to Arabella, I now am following The Art of Boatbuilding. It's great and I really admire this contribution of Bob Emser and hij detailed explanations, I love it! I live in Holland near the sea, only 7 km's away, so there is always that wish to go there.

Why not use a laminated tiller with straight grain to improve strength and reduce material waste?

Beautiful! I'm going to try to make it to Mystic. Question: how much of the rigging do you disassemble to tow your boat. Surly you don't tow it with the mast stepped. Also will you be making a cover for the boat while towing?

Been watching from the start. The Herreshoff 12 1/2 has been my dream since summer camp. Always wanted to build something like this but time got away from me. Have built a couple of cedar strip canoes, over the years though, and l am in awe of your boat-building and teaching skills. Be safe.

I have a question about the sanding process.... Can you use an electric palm sander instead of hand sanding, or is hand sanding your preference?

Absolutely amazing guy! Absolutely love every video, very clear in everything you teach, thank you 🙏

Thank you for the video. I have a question if you don't mind answering that. What is the purpose of lofting?

I also have a lathe like yours that has a nonspinning tail, but it smokes real bad once the wood is spinning. Any tips?

Would love to listen to Steve talk about his career!

Hello Bob...I am really curious...in all your series I percept you like a really calm person, but do you get angry, or furious when something goes wrong? I would like to see a short video with your "furious" moments...if such exist 😃 Big greetings from a follower from Croatia...

Great tutorial, Bob. I do a few of these in my day job and it's always interesting to see other people's techniques as there's always something to learn. One thing I like to do to make things easier: after feeding the tapered cover through the core, I leave the fid taped on and save the milking until after I have got the core through the cover. This means there are no worries about the cover sneaking back out whilst I'm messing about with the other side; once both core and cover are inside their respective cover and core they can each still be pulled tight, ensuring a tight crossover point. Just something that helped the process for me! Cheers, love the videos.