Jim Dodd

Here is my very simple method. It works great ! Pearl

@Jim Dodd it's all hypothetical and brainstorming for me for right now: I should be building a canoe for the first time soon, and it'll...

There are computer intelligent people here, that can probably design a hull, for you. To me ? That would be the most exciting route ...

Wondering what flattening the bottom does in your computer program?

I'll add more information in the coming weeks, but I've been working on a solo racing canoe design. I plan to build this boat and to...

Boges and me just got back from 6 days in BWCA. We entered at Island River, down the Isabella, around to the South Kawishiwi system and...

I got my two canoes back from the shop (Kimball Pond Boat Barn, Bob Bassett, Vienna, Maine) Bob did a nice job of clinching all the...

I made a flat spot. Working from one end to the other, I aligned the forms pretty well (I thought). The laser level was mounted to the...

Good progress getting the flat spot out, but I have a different do-over today. I cut witness kerfs for the rolling bevel. The kerfs...

Anyone with experience with other "express" glues is welcome to mention which ones. Good news about the laminations I made with...

Here is the Final result, just received a two part epoxy clear coat from a well-known canoe sales and repair shop in my area. I am very...

Dave Amazon has a very wide variety of glue bottle application tips. As for glue, anything, but Yellow. Beings you are using Bead...

I found glue bottles at a Hobby Lobby. Don't know if you have one near by ? A good hobby store should have glue bottles, with long...

@Jim Dodd The 5/8" connecting plates have 4 screws up into the strongback and 4 screws down into the sawhorse. The sawhorses are ones I...

I hope you have your strongback, secured to your saw horses. I use Fish line, (203 ) to align forms. I leave it on, until I'm stripped...