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Start with a Kevlar copy of your favorite canoe. See my last build thread . 🥹 Then take a few College boys, and one College girl ! The Boys will be trying so hard to impress the girl ! You may not have to carry anything ! Faking an old Football injury might also help ! I've been three...

The Little Egret canoe, already has rather large flotation chambers, and the paddler, has a good life jacket, that keeps him high above the water. Two big advantages, not to mention the small size of the canoe. Interesting ! Jim

Thanks, but I'm more on the natural side. I have thought of using Polyester Camo cloth, on a canoe though. Bought some, but that's as far as I've gotten with it.

Just to throw another item in. Hobby Lobby has these glue applicators, that I love. When not applying glue, I keep the cap on, and upside down. This insures I have fresh glue, when I'm applying. If you can find these ? They are great ! Jim

Open time on the above three, is fine, for me. The ability of a glue staying where I put it, without running off, is important to me. Gorilla did great, as does Elmer's Max. Titebond III worked without issue. Bead and Cove, along with tilting my strongback, solved that problem. I just...

Most definitely ! My second choice would be the Gorilla glue.

I know it really doesn't matter what glue you use to glue your strips, structurally, as they get covered with epoxy. But here are the three glues I've used. Elmer's Max, has been my favorite, and still is. The color draws me to it, as it blends the best with Cedar, under epoxy. I use it to...

Great work Brian ! I used to seal coat, many to facilitate filling gaps and holes. Shortly after applying the seal, I'd come back and go over the staples holes, with another coat, worked fine. The main problem with seal coating, was be sure there are no dust particles in the seal coat. If not...

A few notes. Next time, go Cove up ! You will find several benefits. Tilt you strongback, if you worry about the glue running out of the coves. Easy solution ! Fitting the strips in the football is easier too. Trimming the strips at the transition, from vertical to horizontal, is a challenge...

My Portage yokes double as a Back rest.

I'm building a canoe now, with a "Bob Tail" Something Bob Brown did, mostly to conserve the length of strips, needed for a build. That is my reason also. Looking at it though, a rudder could be mounted. I have no plans to do it, as I'll be using a single blade, for propulsion. Jim

Saws are safer ! But Axes are fun ! I take a saw. At my Age I don't need to cut much wood, and definitely don't need to lose any blood ! Jim

Now I'm Hungry ! Thanks ! Ha, love new recipes. Jim

Fun video ! Definitely Challenging ! Did you win ? I'd consider Finishing as Winning ! Thanks ! Looked like fun ! Jim

How the strip ends match up on the center line, of the football, isn't critical in how the hull preforms, but it is pleasing visually. There are many factures that effect this. I try for that visual effect. I've been giving my Jimmie clamps a work out , with my new build. They are so handy ...

Good ! Thanks for putting my mind at ease ! I'd say you can relax about the bonding issues. I've always said when in doubt ? Test. Carry on ! Jim

Flip the piece, glass side up, and test. That will test the bonding strength of the epoxy. You want to test the bonding ability, more than say a rock, from the outside. Another way to test, is take a pliers and pull the edge of the cloth away from the wood. I've pulled delaminated cloth from...

Yeah not something I would try. Bonding depends on the make up of the paint. Back in the Polyester Resin days, I heard stories of guys Varnishing a hull, before applying glass with Polyester resin. I can't confirm, as I had not seen one, done that way. If you had bent the wood, away from...

Gunnels get a lot of stress, but paddles, the most, in my thinking. If Titebond III, has worked for others, on paddles, and gunnels ? I'd say stick with it ! It would be a lot easier to work with, than epoxy, that's for sure ! I'll still stick with epoxy, for gunnel lamination, and if I...

I have also felt that Titebond III, to be softer, and more difficult to sand. Yes, more flexible, so maybe good and bad. Just not perfect. Agreed. Jim