Made by the subtitle authors: Unknown Ahmed.
Today, I am going to show you a good way we can make this paddle boat.
It uses an elastic band to power it
And I made the whole thing out of lollipop sticks, or popsicle sticks as you might call them.
Start by taking a stick, mesuare it,
and use a knife to cut it in half.
If it is too hard to cut all the way through, you can score it,
and it should snap on the line.
Next take another couple of sticks, and put the pieces you just cut in between, like this.
We are going to fix these together by cutting some more sticks to the right length,
and I am using a glue gun to add the adhesive.
I am putting 4 strips of wood across the front, like this,
then a couple more at the back here
I am also adding a couple of short pieces here, and here,
leaving a small gap in the middle,
and repeating this on the other side.
It isn’t at all, critical but the gap in my boat mesuares about 3.7 cm by 2 cm wide.
Next I am taking another stick which I am going to fix on about here, but first, we need to cut it to length.
So, I marked it with a pencil,
and used my knife again
I added some glue and fixed it into position,
and did exactly the same on the other side.
This is gonna be the bottom of our boat and this is the top,
and to finish the top, I am going to add on a small amount more glue and stick on these last 2 bits.
When it is all dry, it should look like this,
and that is the main structure of our boat complete.
I am using my knife to tidy up any edges, and to shape the wood a bit.
If you are trying this, do be careful not to cut yourself.
I am also shaping the front into more of a boat shape, with a pointy bow.
I streamlined the sticks underneath a bit,
and smoothed it all with some sandpaper.
It is quite a fun and rewarding process,
and when you are done, it looks like this
To make the paddle, you need to cut another stick slightly shorter than the gap in the boat,
and cut another one exactly the same length.
Then, line them up,
and I am pinching mine together in a vise because we need to cut a
groove straight down the centre just over 1/2 way down the sticks.
Clean up the groove a little and they should look like this
Then, shape the end a bit more with your knife,
and smooth off any rough edges.
When you have done this with both of them, they are ready to slot together.
If you need to adjust the length at all, you can smooth it out with some sandpaper.
Next, we need to fit our rubber band.
So, thread it through the hole, here,
then, straight over, and through the hole on the other side.
Then, I am hooking each end of the rubber band over the back corners of the boat,
and we are now ready to fit the paddle.
Just open up the bands, and slide it in between, like this,
and that is our homemade paddle boat complete
Pretty cool, eh! (That is pretty good. :-))
The idea is, you wind up the band of plastic by turning the paddle,
then drop it in the water and off it goes.
So, let’s give it a try.
I filled up the bath, (I like to have a bath. Yay! :-D)
and wound up the boat.
When I put it in the water, it shot off, but did not go for very long. (Oopsy!)
I tried it again, and got the same results. (Not again. Achoo!)
So, this time, I tried wounding the band with lots of more turns.
This made a real difference.
The boat goes for a lot longer,
and it is really quite quick,
and if you line it up with the edge, it even goes round the corner. (Did it go through the bath? :O)
This would be a good fun project, to do with kids and children.
You could try using it in a paddling pool or maybe in a swimming pool.
I hope you’ve enjoyed watching this video. If you want to see more, click on the links,
or take a look at my YouTube channel page.
Stay safe. Have fun. And as always, thanks for watching.
Subtitle creator: Unknown Ahmed.