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Thanks for the heads up, it’s a long one but like you said, a little at a time.

WOW ! Anyone that has ever, or even Dreamt of such a trip ? Owes it to themselves to watch Kevin's Journey ! It's a long one, I...

Got one of the inner gunnels glued on tonight. Was going to do both inners, but not enough clamps.

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

That is a great weight ! Jim

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...

When I first saw this method? I though he was bead and coving strips, not planning strips. I only use it to bead and cove strips. I...

After some running around this morning I fought the gunnels into place. It really helped using the strap and paddle to pull it up and...

Yes ! Running your strips between the fence and the bit !, for one eliminates the need to plane your planks. The Router does that for...

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...

Interesting about the overlaps not being visible. So maybe when you apply Bias strips to the stems, you might want to bury them as well...

@ThatPaddlingGuy It feels like its getting close to taking it for a test paddle. Lakes don't thaw here until the 1st week of May...

Monday, June 13, 2022, Day 19 I was greeted by strong winds and grey clouds early in the morning. Despite the wind, the mosquitoes and...

Haha, good one. I agree with carrying an ax, especially in spring or fall when a fire can be very rewarding. Same with the twig stove...

Friday, June 10, 2022, Day 16 The night was relatively warm and dry. With beautiful weather and after a hearty breakfast, I left the...