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Not to muddy the waters, but what if you work off of published table of offset data, which is what I did. I didn't do it to save money, just wanted to do it that way. I have bought a few sets of plans, all of them said for one boat only, and couldn't be reproduced. The Kipawa plans I...

My dilemma is the canoe is currently 300 miles away, at my "place up north". I have a wood shop there, but have done all of my canoe building down here. Do I transport the canoe back, or take canoe specific tools up, and work on it there? Really hard to work on much when I'm looking at a lake...

Very timely thread. I have a 75th anniversary Peterborough "trapper" that I'm planning to restore some time this spring/summer. With exactly one stripper to my canoe expertise, and no experience restoring wood & canvas, I'm looking for a good place to start my learning. I'm confident I can...

I'm a little late to the party, but welcome bent rod. I built my first stripper last year, and this site was awesome as a resource. Post a question, thought, concern, and you'll get multiple ways to proceed from multiple experienced builders. Based on the comments I've received on the water...

Regarding waxing: I wouldn't do it anywhere visible, like all of the station forms. My one and only build (so far) I used paste furniture wax on the stem form so I wouldn't get stuck to it. The form was wider than the inner stem, and had to be tapered as the stem approached the shear. I did...

Sorry. I was looking at page 4/6 when I posted. Have to go back and read more.

Looking great! Anxious to see the wood with some epoxy/finish on it. That Aspen/Cherry combo should look outstanding. I bent my seat frames using a similar fixture. I didn't soak or steam the layers. All slightly less than 1/4" thick. Worked just fine. I used wood glue, not epoxy, and...

Geez, Iowa needs to get into the 20th century (I know 21st would be asking too much). I have 4 boats to register, but it's all on line. Painless, other than the $. $60 per boat for 3 years. Not bad. You're welcome here any time. My place in Northern WI just takes a few days notice. I get...

Dang, Jim: Getting out my calculator, and using high level math, that's 20, not counting the Aluminum canoes. Plus any you've sold/given away No wonder you're so darn good. Personally, that would bother me having so many awesome boats, that I've made, and not enough time to paddle them all...

Jim: I'd be happy to help with your storage issues :) Just let me know when I should bring a trailer down. I can store 10 or so, to free you up some space, and you can get back to building.

I'm a long way from having to worry about storage. I currently have a second floor to a four car garage, that's finished, insulated, and heated. Not being used. I'm considering turning it into a canoe build shop, and adding an outside balcony & second set of stairs for sanding & easier access.

Jim: As expected, awesome looking boat, and great thread. Only down side, now I want to try to follow in your footsteps, but I'm still wobbly on my boat building legs. I am contemplating doing my next build at work, where I have much more room, and then I'd be able to work on it for a couple...

I finally put some of my build photos together into a video. If interested, here it is: Don't worry, I'm not quitting my day job to be a youtuber.

Great thread. I feel much better informed about fabric selection. Brian. I'm in the "same boat" as you. Getting older, and realizing I portage more than I thought when I started my first build. I was weight conscious, but not miserly with weight. Portaging a 58 lb. canoe plus pack in BWCA...

Stripper: I'd really like to see some pictures of the process of your composite hulls with Divinycell foam.

That is a beautiful boat! Now you've got me thinking of trying a composite after my next build. Something for tripping places like BWCA. Rocks everywhere, and more portaging than I like doing with a stripper. Just got back from a week with my stripper, and now I'll be buffing and recoating...

Well, I finally finished my seat backs, minus the finish. Waiting on an order. I didn't include the yoke pads, because I have a fixed yoke, with removable pads. Stern seat was a bit tricky, because the seat frame goes tight to the mounting cleat, and there's not much to hook onto. In fact...

Gamma: If you're still cutting strips, I think it was Cruiser that posted this suggestion in his solo tripper build thread. While the strip material is still in plank form, assess any knots that you want to try to keep in the final strip material. Outline with a little painters tape, leaving...

I'm almost the exact opposite of Idiot Savant. I have exactly one build under my belt, and have started the trim work for a second. I've been working with wood for well over 40 years. The skills and techniques are challenging for the most experienced woodworker, yet can be done by a novice...

The first set of seats I made, similar to Jims, with laminated frames really were no problem to weave. I coated the frames with a light coat of epoxy after fitting them in the canoe before weaving. Ran a drill bit through each hole after epoxy cured. Seems like a lot of holes, but only took a...