Building the TotalBoat Sport Dory - Episode 1 (Season 2 Premiere)
24 August 2017 · 29 min · 253K views
What this video covers
Louis Sauzedde begins the design and construction of a TotalBoat Sport Dory by drafting the lines on a drawing board using a drafting machine, scale rule, dividers, and a French curve.0:49 He establishes a 25-degree dead rise and uses planking lines to fare the three-dimensional shape without complex mathematics.13:59 The design features a flexible, transom-mounted rudder well intended to accommodate a standard rowing oar, eliminating the need for traditional pintles, gudgeons, and long tillers.9:08 Following the design phase, Sauzedde visits Will Palaquin at a sawmill in Exeter, Rhode Island, to select and mill Atlantic white cedar.17:27 They prioritize quarter-sawn, edge-grain lumber to ensure structural integrity for the dory planks, carefully shimming and rotating the log to maximize yield and avoid slab-sawn material.24:57 The process emphasizes manual measurement and direct control over the milling process to produce high-quality, straight-grained timber for the build.27:47
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