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The 7.5" thin kerf are much thinner than the 10" thin kerf blades. I have both and use both. Typically you aren't cutting very thick...

SG, the idea that a bandsaw saves wood needs to be quantified, with respect to your equipment IMO, if you are comparing to a standard...

adding a point Sailsman63 comment about blades, Skillsaw with a thin kerf blade would be the least waste IMO

I usually just let ppl do what they like, I comment on what I like to do ... but generally there are many ways to do stuff usually. In...

The bulk of the strips I am using, on my current build, came from 3 x 8' white cedar boards I had on hand. Not wanting to face the 200...

I suspect you have some leftover glass, have you thought about just making a fiberglass endcap ... as a custom fit. Wooden plug, shrink...

I am still hopeful, have a few more ideas to deploy yet ...

So it's gunnel time in the shop, I had to go back and review the earlier posts on cutting the gunnels, to make sure I didn't miss...

Hi Gamma, did a post for lofting here https://www.canoetripping.net/threads/lofting-canoe-molds-from-canoecraft-tables.129829/ you...

Mason, you are the first person to mirror what I have always thought was the best way of getting in the canoe. So many folks seems to...

Skid plates installed. I used about 30" of 6oz tape on each end. Also finish sanded the outer hull with 120 grit on an interface pad.

Great report, thank you for the work preparing and sharing it

You may have missed the point of the overlaps ... it was to beef up that area, the one overlap at the seat was 14", but the other point...

Tryin' is spot on IMO. I initially bought a 250 cm for the first solo I built and after learning to use it, thought it was the best...

One of the guys had that at our last August camp, it is near perfect... I tried very hard to locate one, but that was not to be ...