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Welcome from east Tn MM. I've been a beginner for about 20 years now. I hang out here because these people seem like a great bunch. I'm sure you'll like it here on this site, and hopefully what TN has to offer for canoeing. Roy

If you still have the original seats, and how they mount, I would install them first. The after the seats are mounted, I would cut the thwart to fit. I wouldn't stress the width of the hull in any direction. Just my thoughts. Roy

Oh Wow! It looks great on the inside. I did the same one, a few years back, and yes it snap crackled and popped a little. I made a temporary make shift center thwart because I got worried about any possible damage that I may cause when scraping and sanding the inside. Glad to see your back at...

What Jim just said. Yes an old compressor tank is a time bomb. The explosion blew all the windows out in my basement. Shook some picture frames off the walls upstairs and some of my wife's porcelain animals fell off shelves. Your canoe is looking great. That canoe may end up being your favorite...

I used a circular saw with a thin-kerf blade the cut removes about a 1/16th of an inch I have also used my old table saw that uses a 10" blade and it wastes about 3/32 of an inch The top scale of the calipers reads inches, the bottom is metric. I use the Freud Diablo saw blades. Roy

It just seems like if a person doesn't run a screw in properly, or maybe splits part of the gunnel when tightening the screw, or any other damage a misplaced screw mistake can cause, it would require repairing the damage that you have just created. Epoxying the gunnels on allowed me to slide...

I agree with Jim Dodd. I epoxied my gunnels on. No screws and no drilling holes. I figured I would have to clamp the gunnels on either way whether I used screws or epoxied them. Epoxying them on seemed like it would be more solid. But I'm no expert cause that was the only one I've built, so far...

That white Aspen is pretty. I like the cherry accent strips. I wouldn't haphazardly try to beat the chunk of wood off. You might crack the hull. Maybe shave it away with a sharp chisel. Your build is looking great. Roy

I believe it's a scam site. No offense to Johnny 5, it's not him. If that price was legit, I'd be all over that. Roy

From Johnny 5 post on #4 posting.

I don't get it. Is Big Agnes going out of business? I've never seen their items sell for so cheap. Roy

Fabulous Kliff! I love the contrasting colors, and the way you orientated the grain where the gunnels meet. Very sharp looking canoe. Roy

Looking a little west of North, Hazier here in north East TN. Been like this past few days. I can normally see some bare cliffs near the top. The rising sun this morning was a dark orange. I leave work just before sun rise every morning, so this color was a bit off. The fires in Canada are the...

Oops accidentally hit send before I was done. Yep moved a woman in. Reminds me of the Queen song, Another one bites the dust. Next thing ya know brother It'll be new windows going in. Yep take a good look at how your shop is going to end up, home repairs. Ha, just cutting up on you. Awesome...

Uh oh moved a female into your bachelor pad. Yep there goes the bandsaw.

Good morning Jim, poplar cuts very nicely. The finger boards setup on the router makes things very easy to do. Just push in and pull out, easy peasy. Alan's right about the poplar is usually pretty clear straight grained wood. I didn't get the chance to pick thru it at the saw mill. Pull in...

The seat didn't break, and is comfortable. I do need to raise it a little and raise the back side more then the front. I maybe could've bolted it to the gunnels, but I set it on the original aluminum brackets.Stock seat on the left. Very happy with the results. Thank you all for your advice and...

If I had DNR tattooed on my chest, like Billconner mentioned, I would be afraid the person that happens along to help would think I belong to the Department of Natural Resources and would try harder to save my life. Just a stupid thought I had. I just woke up. Need coffee. Roy

That's discouraging.

It has been raining here all day, so it was a good day to finish the seat. Not my best weaving job, but I'm happy with it. Going to put this one on my Mohawk solo 13. I'll make another one when I finish building the Raven canoe. This is fun stuff😊. I'm tired right now. Roy