'FlyPly' - How to build a 'tortured ply' canoe in 6 minutes!
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- This time-lapse video shows the build of a 14ft open canoe using two sheets of 3mm ply and some fibreglass. The concept and design is by Flo-mo. It accompanies a descriptive blog and photos on the Song of the Paddle forum: www.songofthepaddle.co.uk/fly...
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A hundred dollars of wood, a thousand dollars of clamps and a million dollars of experience.
Both impressed and depressed with/by the orderliness and cleanliness of that shop.
Oh yeah; the boat building was on point, too.
That was amazing. Probably the best 6 minutes I have spent on CZcams against the millions wasted.
Thank you.
I must agree.
Amen to that, no need for all those cedar strips now ! :)
You wasted at least 4 solid years on yt?
This has taught me absolutely nothing, despite the title saying 'how to', but glad you liked it.
@@pyramidsinegypt are you slow?
Little I respect or appreciate more than competent craftsmen. Well done.
I think the only reason he was able to finish this boat within six minutes is because he works so VERY FAST, wow! It would take me much longer...
He is as fast as his dog.,.
Really
I wanna know where he got Fiberglass that dries in a 60 seconds. We dont have that in my state.
Being able to teleport would help too I imagine.
Its cool but calling this a how to is stretching it a bit.
Ten out of ten for the canoe plus a star for the good videography.
A Canoe around 28 pounds, rather impressive. a pretty ingenious approach to boat building to say the least.
13kg is just over 28lbs actually, but still very light for a wooden canoe.
@@fbhidy oops maybe I should proofread before I hit enter huh Thanks
@@patprop74 28.665 lbs. Gotta watch that auto-correct.
@@stephenmerritt5750 Tell me about, Not only does this thing want to spell for me, being at an age where I'm at the mercy of it, due to the fact, without reading glasses, I can barely see the tiny screen lol, Commenting is a young person game nowadays hahahaha
David Goggins-
Who's going to carry the boats.
You can never have too many clamps!
I have a box that has no fewer than 60 of them I had used for a past project lol They might find use again, after seeing this inspiring build.
Rule #1 of woodworking: Any job will require 2 more clamps than you have
My wife says that about shoes!😁
Fantastic. Can learn more here on 6mins than 6 weeks at school
Woodworker family: "So what do want for your bday?
Woodguy: "clamps"
Family: "how about Xmas?"
"Clamps"
"Your anniversary?"
"Clamps!"
"From the Easter bunny?"
"Clamps!!"
"You just won the lottery, what ya goin' do first, car, house, trip?"
"Buy a lifetime supply of clamps!!!"
😅😅😅😅😅😅🖒🍻
I really thought this was going to be clickbait, but that is amazing!
This takes the meaning of woodcore to a whole other level. And no stitch and glue either. Very inspiring, congratulations with the result too!
This format of sheet is not easy to find in the warehouse, perhaps in the factory and I suppose that the quality is not either.
It looks like he just used water. Maybe using a chemical to soften the fiber and steam will give even better results, because some dents are observed, I don't know if the cuts can be improved more for warping. On the other hand, I would like to try the method to use strips later, it would make it much easier, but I don't know if there would be some spaces, especially on the edge of the keel.
Still well thought out.
@@jorgeo4483 I think he used water whit ammonia or something like that... And then, the hot iron...
@@rraffaell73 After visiting the designer site I see that the plans are for a one or two sheets canoes glued. Yes the ammonia is commonly used in bending wood at home, there are other specific products too but I think that would be easer with a plastic bag and some minutes steaming, this is just 3mm. I'm going to do the test but it's a pity you can't find sheets longer than 3m aprox. for the final size, I think there will be some inconsistencies. On the other hand, the marine okume board according to British standards and UNE has the grain longitudinal to the longuest face and for this bending it would be better transversal.
@rraffaell73 he only used boiling water and a steamer. I read the blog he linked in the description
I love click-bait when accompanied by Scott Joplin, makin a boat an you get my goat, we are brethren of a distant maternal source
Fascinating. In the ancient past, I would portage a food pack, utility pack and a Grumman canoe. I could have used a lighter canoe like this one.
This guy blows away 90% of the so called “master craftsman” on yt.
I think that's bordering on perfect design. What an elegant and creative solution and such a beautiful realisation of your idea. Truly exceptional. Thanks mate
Thanks, but the design is not mine, it was created by flo-mo. Details and links to his plans are here: www.songofthepaddle.co.uk/flyply-my-lockdown-torture-t58748.html
You have people building stuff and you have people know how too build stuff. Wauw!! One sheet of wood never know it was possible. Really nice....
That was fantastic to watch. I've built some wood strip canoes, but I've never seen anything like this. Really amazing work.
This is inspiring ! Couldn't take my eyes away for a second.
Such a wonderfull product!! Super to see. Whising you many paddling hours. Greatings from a Dutch canoe enthousiast!
thats just perfect , it looks like a great summer project , brilliant folding method.
not sure why a canoe is on my suggested pages but im glad it was. great video
Beautiful canoe!! I'm glad it was left in the clear resin. My father's 16ft frame & strip and canvas canoe weighs a LOT more then 13kg.
I'd have thought building a canoe would take longer than 6 minutes but there you have it
I can carve out a log in five. jk
I took 6 weeks to build my 18ft stitch and glue canoe
Always a pleasure to catch a master at his tools 🙂
I did 2 kayak with the strip system but I’m learning something new today. Beautiful craftsmanship. Thank you
This is an amazing video. It looks great how the canoe takes shape.
Really great! It reminds me of the construction of birch bark canoes.
ABSOLUTELY STUNNING! Brilliant technology, splendid result! 13 kilos!!! WOW!
Fantastic and made to look simple and effortless. Anything but.
Beautiful craft.
Wonderful!
Been eyeing Flo Mo's plans for years. Great that people build them. Yours looks like a super successful one with very little kinks.
I built flo mos 15,8 canoe. Just had it out on the water for the first time today and I have to say it floats too well. I can't get it into the water deep enough to keep it stable. I'm trying to figure out why. I would rather not use outriggers for a family canoe trip.
@@johnhuebner2594have you figured how to stabilize the canoe? I am thinking about the build for my family of 4 (wife, 3y, 10y, and me). Do you think canoe could take that weight and be stable, without some crack?
Wow that came out looking amazing! the design is just so much better than a lot of similar plywood canoes.
A brilliant canoe build and such beautiful craftsmanship.
Beautiiful , have made a couple of Stich & Tape when kids were younger , but this is on a different level ...Lovely work .
Absolutely stunning! A master at work!
An hour and 43 minute battleship should be next.
Beautiful design, excellent craftsmanship, succinct editing, and videography, pleasing audio, truly a master class of skills to behold. Thank you for sharing sir.
so beautiful to watch and I cannot believe how lightweight the canoe is!
That is amazing! I would gladly watch the whole process, especially with any explanation of what you are doing and why. Super interesting and the canoe is gorgeous (and less than half the weight of the polyester one I have been using!).
More details here www.songofthepaddle.co.uk/flyply-my-lockdown-torture-t58748.html
It's so simple, yet so brilliant! I love it!
This is wonderful work to watch. And such a clean shop!
Lovely craftsmanship! What a nice canoe 👍
Beautiful looking canoe!
Absolutely gorgeous. My interest would be using this method to build a velomobile. Also, perhaps a similar technique for aluminum. Saw a similar technique used by a sheet metal worker to build a very contoured sort of lawn chair like seat. You guys are magicians!
That’s lovely and I like the shape. Should be nice for inline yet still quickish to turn.
What a great design and he made it look so easy! Well done sir
Instructions unclear: 7 minutes was required.
Wow,I’d like you to do an instructional series with explanations and supply list. I’d bet a whole bunch would start building. Thanks for the entertaining video.
There is more information and links in the full blog: www.songofthepaddle.co.uk/flyply-my-lockdown-torture-t58748.html
Yes please to an instructional video.This was amazing to watch.
FRANCE. Very nice realization you must have had the stomach tight to bending, I agree with you the hot water and the iron have well help to accompany the layers of wood. Bravo!
Amazing design and workmanship.
Absolutely magnificent. The cuts remind of the ancestor the birch canoe.
The good old compounded plywood, a delicious method that asks for steel nerves and good eyeball techniques. This method needs first rate marine 3 mm plywood with 3 plies of the same thickness thus you get 2/3 of the wood fibers in the length and the only 1/3 in the core at 90 degrees so you can ploy with patience, hot water and sometimes steam. I made one 20 feet catamaran Tornado this way, only 135 kg in 4.2 mm selected okoume plywood and several catamarans 18 m2 (18 feet long, 10 feet wide, mast 31 feet) at less of 100 kg ready to sail; the best with carbon fiber beams was at 93 kg.
The Gougeon bros made several race trimarans and catamarans in 6 mm around 30 to 35 feet long. A few Class C catamarans hulls were made this way, as Yellow Pages.
Really lovely work
Absolutely ingenious idea. Risk is of course that the material somewhere gets a crack but with wetting and using spanning ropes and as basic principle the 90 ° to the length axis oriented cuts. The best innovation in small boat building since stitch and glue.
Very nice job. Beautiful little canoe.
Peter,
Congratulations on your excellent build and your own special version of a Gorewood canoe. Thanks also for taking the time to create this really informative video. If you don't mind, I will share the link to the video and to your bolg on my favorite boatbuilding forums. Best regards, Stefan
Many thanks for your kind comments Stefan - and of course for your brilliant concept and design! Feel free to share the video where you like! Peter
How is it informative? He didn't tell us one single step. This is not a how to video. Its a sped up video of a guy making a canoe.
@@dontwobble I understand the criticism, as I expressed myself a bit clumsily. What I wanted to say is that the video illustrates in a very good summary the principle of construction, which I did not succeed so well with my photo journals of my builds. For more detailed information I recommend either to follow the link in the description below the video, or to study the photo series of the construction of my canoes:
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@@flomoflowingmotion thank you for sharing. I am very interested on building one and this is very helpful!!
That's a fine piece of work. I am currently working on a one-sheet row boat so I'm interested in the process. It is a great pleasure to see the whole build condensed down to 6 minutes. Enjoy the paddling part when you get "released"!
this reminds me of some of those 'stitch-together' boat kits in the magazines my Grandfather collected, but somehow more elegant. I'm very impressed.
It's amazing how quick it goes from "that's a strange shape for a canoe" to "would ya look at that: it's a canoe!"
Amazing. From a flat sheet to boat.
It is amazing to see. those curves are hard to make even using fiberglass
Wow, wow and wow! That was fun to watch!
What an interesting vid, and real nice to see a clean build area
THAT IS AMAZINGLY COOL !!!!!!! Deceptively simple in it's design but I think probably way more than I am capable of...
Fantastic. Thanks for sharing. I'm itching to make one.
Simply Beautiful
This was brilliant, first time I ever see anything like that!
Really awesome work mate!! This is the real “know how”! Thanks
Remarkable. Seems deceptively easy but, I'm sure there is a certain amount of finesse involved in the tensioning on the ratchet straps. Weighing in at 30 lb (more or less) is awesome.
Flo-mo is a genius. Great execution too.
The De Havilland Mosquito; WW2's most survivable and effective fighter-bomber and built by the same method, says "Hi."
This was almost as enjoyable as floating along with the Loons as the morning fog lifts off the lake, watching the trout ripples as they rise to sip the insects.
I've built 3 canoes. The repeated filling of seams, sanding and taping takes a looooong time. Gonna give this a go.
This is a really cool project, would be nice too see a more in depth video about materials and dos and don'ts this seems like something I want to try. I saw your blog on song of the paddle and it had some helpful info
There is a link to more detail in the description I believe.
@@daverodgers779 Dave
I don't see the link. Give me a hint wheretis.
@@garypeterson862 considering how long ago this was for me, sorry but I can’t help you. Google perhaps?
How cool is that... “inspired”, great video!
Excellent job Mr. Robinson
It always a pleasure to watch a Craftsman at work. What should be eye opening is the use of a respirator, even while using a vac system to sand wood, epoxy, etc. Just because Grandpa did wood working and didn't need any safety equipment, doesn't mean it was smart. Clean shop, clean build, beautiful canoe.
FAKE!!!
The video is sped up! No way that took you 6 minutes!!
Hopefully youtube comment sections understand jokes still.
Beautiful work!!!
Absolutely gorgeous. Thanks for sharing.
Amazing! ❤️❤️❤️ The best plywood canoe I've seen on CZcams
If I was him, I would start a company. Build 1 in 6 minutes, 10 in a hour. 80 in a day. Hmmmm big business.
My first time Kayaking and this Kayak held strong. czcams.com/users/postUgkx4k5UrhC3v_Y4hIEaXLGvHcN5a5aBmZNB The water got pretty rough as a speed boat zipped by me, and the Kayak withstood it (I expected to be capsized). The Ores are very easy to put together, the pump worked beautifully. the seats are a bit hard to sit in after a while (I recommend sitting on the floor). after reading the reviews I was very scared it'd get a hole in it, the material is very strong and durable. The Air valve may need a small Phillips head screwdriver to adjust, other than that, it's well worth the money!(update)I've gone Kayaking in 3 Lakes and 2 rivers totaling about 40 miles. the kayak had two holes and they patched easily and no other problems can't wait for kayaking season this year!
oars, not ores. two different words with completely different meanings. spelling is important.
That was fun to watch. Thank you for making and sharing this with us.
Thank you very much Peter. Your amazing video inspired me to build my canoe out of plywood. I was able to do this based on your videos and posts on the forum. This is a very interesting process indeed. Thanks again. Dmitriy. Yoshkar-Ola, Russia.
That's great, I'm delighted that you found it helpful and have a new canoe! Well done.
perfect execution of an artist
Excellent. Love the design. What was your inspiration for this canoe and do you think the technique could be applied to kayak building?
Hi. The concept and design was by Flo-Mo and there are links to his website and designs on my written blog which has photos and much more detail: www.songofthepaddle.co.uk/flyply-my-lockdown-torture-t58748.html Flo-Mo's inspiration came from the original birch bark canoe concept.
I think the same method could be used for a kayak (Flo-Mo has one on his website) but the sharper curves might be tricky and perhaps you might need to use even thinner ply.
Just wow!!!! Very impressive. Nice job 👍
This is craftsmanship! Great to watch. Thanks.
Wow this is the best plywood canoe design I have seen! Can you please share the design ?
It has been published by Flo-mo here: flo-mo.weebly.com/gorewood-14-solo-canoe.html
@@peterrobinson44 thanks Peter !
I'm six minutes in and my plywood hasn't even arrived. I think it may take longer...
You need to pay extra for the second MINUTE delivery.
Mine was so fast it built itself in 2 minutes. Just flew together. Named it Bluebird.
Clickbait, without a doubt.
Well done sir. Thank you for uploading the video. It's always refreshing to see an alternate construction method...👍👍👏👏👏
I am impressed. As you began curving the sides I got really excited thinking you were building a shovel nosed canoe.
I hope the 50 people that hit thumbs down find something in life to make them happy because they clearly need it...
They did, they bred- there's now 58 of them!
Maybe if he did it in 5mins they,d be happy,, guess back to tik tok for them
Fantastic! What type of veneer did you use for the canoe? You have a lovely workshop!!
3mm okoume ply.
Thank you.
Well done sir, a fine looking canoe!
Superb work. Wonderful to watch.Thanks
Great background music
Hah... I just saw him do it in 3 1/2 minutes
Absolutely beautiful. Nice job!
amazing looking result. congratulations!
C'mon, man, how is anyone supposed to watch a 'How To' video with a cute little Dingo in it?
Right country, wrong breed. It’s a Queensland Blue Heeler, bred for working cattle..
@@johnallison4688 , well, that was a bit of tongue-in-cheek, but the cutest thing ever, I had to watch the first part twice!
There's no way I could build this in 6 minutes. It would easily take a week!
😂
Haha beat me to it.
Coolest thing I've seen in months. And I see a heck of a lot of cool things.
Absolutely fascinating. Thank you so much.