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Louis Sauzedde isn't exactly an amateur, but his videos are wonderful. Folks should also check out Acorn to Arabella, actual amateurs, or Tally Ho. A couple o

Louis Sauzedde isn't exactly an amateur, but his videos are wonderful. Folks should also check out Acorn to Arabella, actual amateurs, or Tally Ho. A couple of other fascinating wooden boat building projects.

jacobolus 6y ago
All of the Tally Ho project videos are great, but folks interested in “backyard engineering” might enjoy this one about getting live oak from sawyer Steve Cross in Georgia who built his giant saw out of several forklifts and assorted other machines. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pH37Dep0cvU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pH37Dep0cvU
- halbritt 6y ago
  One of my favorites. That man is a national treasure.
oh_sigh 6y ago
I just started watching a backlog of the tally ho build and it is great, but I have to wonder how he would afford any of this if he wasn't making 100k+ /yr from patreon(my assumption based on his number of subscribers,subscriber levels, and video release pace). It started out reasonable, where he got the boat for free, and a friend donated a workshop to Leo that he also lived in.
- jacobolus 6y ago
  Leo’s original plan was to alternate doing professional work vs. working on his personal project. But he also didn’t originally expect to completely rebuild every part of the boat. I think it’s great that he can now afford to hire another professional shipwright to help, buy whatever tools and materials he needs, take the time to make high-quality videos, etc. I’ve learned a lot from watching his videos and I’m happy to chip in a few bucks per month (as apparently are many other people).
  - oh_sigh 6y ago
    Right - in a few of the earlier videos you see him saying he is taking time off to go be a bosun or something and save up some cash. I was really just making my comment in relation to the "obscure" context which the original article is about - once you're making multiples of the average family income from your video content, I don't know if you can be considered obscure any more.
    - halbritt 6y ago
      In Leo's case, he's obviously using the income to advance the project in ways that he couldn't otherwise, and for that, I really appreciate the revenue he's pulling in. For others, Colin Furze, for example, I'm left wanting.
  - halbritt 6y ago
    > I’ve learned a lot from watching his videos and I’m happy to chip in a few bucks per month (as apparently are many other people). Likewise.
usrusr 6y ago
If shipbuilding vlogs are such a successful genre of their own, could a crossover with fiction work? I'm imagining a Baroque Cycle serial (what else!) that completely geeks out into workmanship documentary for the equivalent of a season or two, when Minerva is built. Just like the actors in musicals occasionally burst into don't and dance. How else could an adaption stay true to the original?
- halbritt 6y ago
  Eh, there are lots of other shipbuilding channels out there that are lackluster by comparison. Louis Sauzedde and Leo Sampson Goolden are the best, by far. I think that's the result of their extensive experience and willingness to share the craft with others.

jacobolus 6y ago

All of the Tally Ho project videos are great, but folks interested in “backyard engineering” might enjoy this one about getting live oak from sawyer Steve Cross in Georgia who built his giant saw out of several forklifts and assorted other machines. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pH37Dep0cvU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pH37Dep0cvU

halbritt 6y ago
One of my favorites. That man is a national treasure.

oh_sigh 6y ago

I just started watching a backlog of the tally ho build and it is great, but I have to wonder how he would afford any of this if he wasn't making 100k+ /yr from patreon(my assumption based on his number of subscribers,subscriber levels, and video release pace). It started out reasonable, where he got the boat for free, and a friend donated a workshop to Leo that he also lived in.

jacobolus 6y ago
Leo’s original plan was to alternate doing professional work vs. working on his personal project. But he also didn’t originally expect to completely rebuild every part of the boat. I think it’s great that he can now afford to hire another professional shipwright to help, buy whatever tools and materials he needs, take the time to make high-quality videos, etc. I’ve learned a lot from watching his videos and I’m happy to chip in a few bucks per month (as apparently are many other people).
- oh_sigh 6y ago
  Right - in a few of the earlier videos you see him saying he is taking time off to go be a bosun or something and save up some cash. I was really just making my comment in relation to the "obscure" context which the original article is about - once you're making multiples of the average family income from your video content, I don't know if you can be considered obscure any more.
  - halbritt 6y ago
    In Leo's case, he's obviously using the income to advance the project in ways that he couldn't otherwise, and for that, I really appreciate the revenue he's pulling in. For others, Colin Furze, for example, I'm left wanting.
- halbritt 6y ago
  > I’ve learned a lot from watching his videos and I’m happy to chip in a few bucks per month (as apparently are many other people). Likewise.

usrusr 6y ago

If shipbuilding vlogs are such a successful genre of their own, could a crossover with fiction work? I'm imagining a Baroque Cycle serial (what else!) that completely geeks out into workmanship documentary for the equivalent of a season or two, when Minerva is built. Just like the actors in musicals occasionally burst into don't and dance. How else could an adaption stay true to the original?

halbritt 6y ago
Eh, there are lots of other shipbuilding channels out there that are lackluster by comparison. Louis Sauzedde and Leo Sampson Goolden are the best, by far. I think that's the result of their extensive experience and willingness to share the craft with others.