He’s like the Bob Ross of boat finishes! Narrating the whole thing nice work!

Howdy! Wow! This is EXACTLY what I was looking for. I am a Seaman Apprentice. My only desire is to focus solely on the prep and varnish woodwork on the gorgeous Steam Yacht Medea. It's not a replica. I understand and know about the 4 existing known steam yachts in the universe. This is the real thing, and over 100 years old! My goal is to do EXCELLENT (TLC) work on this beautiful steam yacht to live another 100 years beyond me. The entire series of videos enhanced my knowledge of carefully working on the other ships at the San Diego Maritime Museum. Enjoy a toast of the best Scotch Whisky with me  - legendary across the world. -- The River Clyde, Linthouse, Glasgow, Scotland. ⛵

this is why we use to have apprenticeships ,so skilled people could teach inexperienced people the quickest and easiest way to do a job instead of rushing in with a power sander and making the job worse.
the skill and dedication in these vids is amazing to watch and  I wasn't that interested in boat restoration till I started to watch this site, thank you for the vids and please keep them coming.

Why this (presumable) family would interrupt a sailing season by taking this sweet little boat out for cosmetic touch-ups is beyond me. I'd rather sail than have mirror-smooth varnish- but then again, I don't have a doughdish and I'm glad I get to watch men like Louis Sauzedde at work. Keep it up!

How does this guy not have arthritis, my fingers and knuckles ache just watching it and I'm only 32

Something I remember from my auto painting days is to dull the razor tips or put a piece of masking tap over each tip. That way you cut down on deep scratches you'd have to sand out later. Cheers! Great vid!

You can just call me a “boatwrong”
That was beautiful. Great job

Thankyou from Bognor Regis uk. Your soothing teachings have taught me how to repair and care for my mirror dinghy. Your lessons have connected me deeper to my hobby and passion cheers!

Every video is is packed with great shipwright tips. Thank you.

Lots of comments about cabinet scrapers, I worked in a cabinet factory for over 7 years as quality control/repair. They work best on very flat surfaces unless you have a curved scraper. The simple razor blade technique used is best for this application as you can easily alter pressure on either side of the blade or scrape to follow the contours of a rounded edge.

A good cabinet scraper can do a great job at knocking down drips, runs, sags and other clear coat issues. In this case the razor blade is cheaper, easy to control and works very well. Why pay more for a tool that has one function when you can pay less for a tool that has multiple uses?

Fascinating video as always.

I watched 8 minutes of scraping varnish. Appreciate the work.

Total respect for Lou and I'd be dragging a dang razor blade if I was working under him, BUT also a

Quick trip to the grinder to knock off the corners (and deburr of course)-is what I'd do to avoid digging with the corners.  

But then I'm likely to be using a different sort of scraper to start with in my shop.  I make 'em from steel banding material, burred as desired.  I started out with more rigid scrapers, even glass-but flexible steel is what works best under my hands for contoured or flat surfaces.

you can fold tape over the corners to stop them from digging

I use a silk negligé  to magnify my touch when I do bodywork on cars.

Awesome videos. Extremely well spoken and full of knowledge. The beard also lends a ton of credibility.  😁

My first thought was to use a cabinet scraper, totally agree with L. Reed

Love this series

This may have been asked, but would a well-tuned card scraper be a good option for removing high-spots and sags?

love your videos Lou so practical. thanks for sharing! iam building a 16ft carvel workboat in Ireland and follow along with your videos. they have helped me a lot!!

I have done the exact to get rid of runs and thicker varnish....a handled scraper works just fine because of the angle that the blade sits in the utility blade scraper....using a blade on its own works but it’s tiring with your bare fingers, a handled utility knife scraper WORKS !