sailsman63

Those look nice! I've done cedar/oak laminate beams before (seat rails and sliding mounts) and was (continue to be) well satisfied with...

Given one of the goals for this build is to maintain the same weight, while extending the original 15' design to 17'. Weight is going to...

Now those are fun! Not my style for a canoe, but I can see using that technique for other projects. I especially like how the pattern...

Looks like a nice paddle. I'm a little jelly. Some of the backwaters off of the Lower Wisconsin look kind of like that (W/different tree...

I haven't abandoned the build, just not a lot exciting to show. (Also still have my camera out of commission.) I've been playing with...

I'd second walnut as a contrast wood, especially for anything under glass: It's fairly light for a hardwood, bends well in...

Dust from the NWC will definitely affect you more than most common midwest hardwoods per exposure, and the oils are a sensitizer on top...

Alan is right about the tradeoff between "perfect" and "good enough". Don't let the former be the enemy of the later, but only you can...

Strongback looks like it'll be solid. You may need to temporarily brace it level when screwing it together. The most time-urgent, since...

You can do it that way - I've done it before - but you generally don't need that many points. @Alan Gage 's plans will have been created...

Welcome! Another recruit for the Dark Side! We may not always have cookies, but our hair is usually full of sawdust. One of the best...

If the plan-sizing saga continues on, would you consider hand-lofting? You only need a few points and a flexible spline. See this post...

Howdy folks, I'm from Central Wi, west of Waupaca. While I've been a canoer most of my life, I honestly have been not doing much of...

He is bead-and-coveing. It's just that he cut his strips from a variety of planks that had inconsistent thicknesses, so the raw strips...

The gunwales look like they fitted up nice once they were "persuaded". Very clean look. I'd be very tempted to do the custom end cap in...