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@Gamma1214 -- Thanks. I'm glad to find a forum with talented and creative canoe builders. And paddlers. Dave

The whole kit and canoedle: From the top: CNC-cut side pieces for the strongback. Twelve millimeters or 0.475". Five plies of...

WoodsNWaters A great kit. to start with. A Big Plus, is the strips are Bead and Coved. Makes assembly a lot easier. Will you build in...

An interesting hull. It has a shallow-vee bottom, much like a Mad River Malecite. I think it has more rocker than a Malecite and I...

Really. I've paddled many canoes but never owned one. Chesapeake Light Craft makes cedar-strip kits for several canoe and kayak designs...

definitely looking forward to pushing it some of the upcoming trip in August

I rarely shift side to side. My Knees won't allow me to kneel. Guess I'll have to find someone that does. I do shift fore and...

Sorry for the very late response ! I missed your post somehow. No. It would definitely keep you in one place. I wanted to make it more...

As soon as the three coats of Watco dry ( Likely a month ) I'll get a scale on it. 3/16" strips. 4 oz S-glass. No Flotation. ( Big...

Here are a few pics of my latest build. The Bruce Kunz designed 38 Spl. With a Bobbed tail. I Bobbed the tail, to eliminate an...

Looks great on the water too ! Fun to test a new design ! Jim

As requested, first impressions ... sorry to leave you out there Birch. I did a brief wetting 2 weeks ago. Loaded and ready to go ...

For that sort of job I like to use a Japanese Shinto rasp https://share.google/noYNvN0f3MGvGizV6 They are really sharp and have fine...

A Japanese Saw Rasp, is by far your best tool, combared to a Surform rasp. It has a course and fine side. Leaves a much smoother...

Besides a clear plank, the main thing that concerns me, is that my strips were as close as possible to being Quarter sawn. So...