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  1. Roybrew

    Stay Out of the Woods in June!

    Is it a simple blood test for Lyme disease? I've never seen many deer ticks here in TN till the past few years. Dog ticks have always been plentiful. I hate them all.
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    Photo of the day

    Sunrise Norris Lake Tn
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    Maiden Voyage

    I stayed at #5. Most of the boat in sites were reserved, but most people didn't show up. 2 years ago I stayed out on the furthest end of the park. I thought most all sites were nice. Close to the water and not to on top of your neighbors. Lake James is clean looking lake. I didn't see garbage up...
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    Maiden Voyage

    Took the Raven on its first camping trip to Lake James in North Carolina. Not as prestigious as Boundary Waters or the ADK, but a nice short get away. Loaded at the Launch ready to go. The Raven handled the load very well. Even into a stiff breeze it tracked well and glided along...
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    'new' Bell Morningstar

    Good looking canoe. Unfortunately I know nothing about how to repair those areas. I look forward to hearing, with pictures of course, about outings and camping trips. Roy
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    Time for Epifanes?

    Thanks again for the advice. Did a little sanding on the hills Going to run a strip of tape down the center to section it off. I'll let you know. Roy
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    Good morning from Maine

    Yes it is a nice setup. Do I smell walleye on the grill? I've never had lake trout, yet. Welcome aboard. What's the registration laws like there in Maine? Roy
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    Time for Epifanes?

    Thanks Alan. I went out this morning and got a fresh can of the gloss Minwax, all I can find around here. Rolled a coat on the one I'm refinishing. First coat looked good outside, and then I moved it in the shop to dry. Not going to comment about how it looked when I rolled it in. What kind of...
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    First canoe build

    I hope it helps. I used the table saw on my first build, and it did good, but the boards had to have 2 square sides. I used saw mill lumber, very uneven and far from square. All that didn't matter as much with the skil saw method. With a little attention when ripping, the strips were very...
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    Time for Epifanes?

    Thanks for the advice. I saw the Interlux brand when I was researching yesterday. I used the US Composites resin on the first build. It had a lot of blushing, I scrubbed my butt off with dish detergent and scotch Brite pads. This recent canoe, I used RAKA. Very little to no blushing...
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    First canoe build

    No sir, it's a 15 amp metabo. I'm live on the cheap stuff, inexpensive stuff I mean.
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    Time for Epifanes?

    I used a Minwax spar urethrane on my first canoe build, 4 years ago, and it held up very well. But not so on my recent build. I used the same on my Raven, but something is different. I took it out this morning The wind was challenging to say the least, but I bumped a rock coming in. Eh no big...
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    First canoe build

    I like the skill saw setup also. Not my best look, but it is quick and easy, well other then my trying to get my back to straighten up afterwards. Looking forward to following along. Roy
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    Stemless build

    Your bow and stern stem forms should be tapered like this I doubled up the stem form thickness and sanded the edges so the strips would lay flat on the edges. I this helps. Roy
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    Budget Stripper or Wood/Canvas Builds: How to Save Costs

    I just finished my 2nd stripper. I used mainly, sawmill, air dried poplar 50 cents/bdft. -70$ skill saw to cut strips. -An inexpensive used router 50$ with a home made router table, nothing fancy. - orbital sander 70$ - pull saw, under 20$ which I use a lot. - Jig saw under 50$. A person can...
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    A Raven for Christmas

    My wife said it was a little low in the stern...😏 Uh huh. I told her I could gain about 60 more pounds and still be ok.
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    A Raven from Scratch

    This is where I was working around the chine. I started at the shear line.
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    A Raven from Scratch

    Looking good👍 I struggled a little coming around the chime on mine also. I think it's just one of those things. Mine came in about 60#. The poplar wood I used was about 32lb/ft
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    A Raven for Christmas

    Here's the pictures wife took
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