Recent content by JohnNevets

Well, the last strip is in. And it felt good to get it there. Took a lot of finessing to get those last few strips in, and having to start over on a strip because it ended up just a tad to short. But was worth it. I had intended to glue up those last few up as one and then put it in, but it...

Getting closer. Twisting the ends as I got near the transition to the bottom was a pain, and will have some patch work to do to get it looking OK in the end. But got passed that, and am on to the bottom. I decided to herringbone it, since I like the look, and I felt more comfortable doing...

Well, it has taken way longer than I thought to get to this point. And that should surprise nobody who has done any project, let alone build a boat. This was due to a combination of thing, including some really nasty spring weather and the cleenup that involved. Also spending time helping make...

And the canoe?

Not canoe camping, but car camping in Theodore Roosevelt National Park last year. Beautiful park by the way, and a bit of hidden gem, the north unit is gorgeous, and not heavily used. But I happened to hit it on a rainy day. The tarp and poles were sort of a last minute addition to my gear...

I don't have much to contribute in response to the original question, since I'm just getting back into paddling again, after not doing much for a few decades. I also just the last year started getting into weightlifting again, also after taking over 25 years from doing it regularly. I'm 48...

If I'm understanding both what you did, and the directions in the Kite plans, I think you handled the hard chine the same way they describe to do it there. Run past, and than butt up to it. Looks like it worked, and it's something I'll be dealing with in a bit as well.

Hey folks. I'm one of the members here building a stripper canoe, and I have a request for anyone going to Canoeacopia from the MSP area. One of the members here who has also built the same canoe up in the Twin Cities area, specifically Minnetonka, has graciously offered to give me his forms to...

So I heard back, and here is the request for anyone going to Canoeacopia from the MSP area. One of the members here who also built a Kite up in the Twin Cities area, specifically Minnetonka, has graciously offered to give me his forms to use for my build. But that is still over a 4hr drive...

Tapping trees and gathering maple sap has slowed down my progress this week as well. And the season has just started for us. Also crappy weather today. But looking to get outside this weekend to make strips and maybe bead and cove.

Very fair point, at the end. And that comes from my inexperience, and not having fully thought it through as well. And as of now, I'm thinking I will fallow the Kite plans in full with both an inner and outer stem. Off hand, I guess I could still use ceder for the inner stem, and walnut, or...

Glad this post was able to provide a place for some of this discussion on cutting the strips. My plan is to use my 6 1/2" blade in my battery powered circular saw. I did one test cut yesterday, and I think the kerf is about .08". I have this saw mounted in one of the Kreg rip cut t square...

Thanks again all for the encouragement, suggestions, and answers. You have given me plenty to think about, and confirmed that this is the right place to ask these questions. I know I will have plenty more as I go along. And while I've done a tiny bit of fiber glassing before, it's been over...

Thank you for the quick response and good points. I did misspeak and meant just clear grain, not clear vertical grain. I've been to the fellow I'm buying from's yard once before. He mills, and kiln drys a wide variety of material, and I bought some maple and walnut when I was there last...

Hello all. I'm new around here, but have been trying to catch up on reading some of the wonderful builds folks have and are doing. This will be my first build. But the idea of building a cedar strip canoe is something I've been thinking about off and on since I first read Canoecraft about 30...