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The gunwales look like they fitted up nice once they were "persuaded". Very clean look. I'd be very tempted to do the custom end cap in walnut, but YMMV.

I've looked. It's not present. Even walking the woods - all of it died over a decade ago. There are maybe some sapling sized stuff, and even they are dead or dying. We've still got some firewood grade - this is stuff that was drying on the stump for ten years in an inaccessible location and...

Southwest Wisconsin. The Driftless. We've got wood - Hardwood. I can find you locally harvested Hard and Soft Maples, Cherry, Walnut, Hickory, Ash, (Tulip) Poplar, Smaller quantities of Black and Honey Locust, Oak (White in reasonable quantities, Red is a weed around here.) What I can't get are...

No fir! The stuff I'm working with is Southern Yellow Pine, untreated. I have run across references to fir shedding paint, but it was usually in the context of treated ply. (Treated lumber in general has issues with paint/finish adhesion) If you had issues with untreated doing the same, I would...

Just for clarity: does the server re-code the image and store it at max 950 pixels, or is that the maximum displayed size inserted inline? If I upload, say, at 1,500 pixels in the larger dimension, will users be able to see that full resolution if they click the image to the full-screen image...

Okay... I have feelings about this. Clever, but does he intend to use it seriously, or is this a "Can I build it?" gimmick? The only part that I can whole-heartedly endorse is having the backup paddle aboard, as well as a decently fitting PFD.

Kind of a potato day for the build today, so you get possibly too many photos of a scarf joint. When a scarf joint fits up properly, it practically disappears: When you miss spreading your clamping pressure correctly, less so: (This is the other side of the same joints.) I'm only mildly...

Nice looking build. Thanks for sharing! Especially thanks for showing your uniwale design. I'm going to keep it in mind with my own current build. I've always done scuppers in the past, including one with the 3/4" x 3/4" overbuild. I honestly think that those come from the fact that it's an...

I re-built my strongback and got to aligning my building forms: These turned out nice and true, and then I set up a rough splining to sanity-check and start figuring plank spacing. In parallel, I started building the core keel timber. I really went too slender on the previous attempt. The...

So, it's been over a year. I know I teased some of you over in the winter projects thread. I'm back to the basic hull shape that I attempted to build in this thread. Plenty of contemplation, as well as multiple internet searches, have lead me to the conclusion that plank stock suitable for...

The guys who use a router table to finish-width their strips are running the strip between the bit and the fence. Huge safety no-no in pretty much any other circumstance, but with cedar being so soft they get away with it.

Honestly, when cutting strips you don't need a perfectly straight edge. You need one with a smooth enough line that your cutting jig of choice (including Tablesaw fences if that's your poison) can give you a consistent thickness coming off the blade. I haven't used the circular saw technique...

Well... I might be related to the reason that I've been (re)building my strongback setup: (I tease, but I will share the real project once I have some things to share. It will have it's own thread, so I don't spam this one.) Very much a make-do build, salvaged from a previous strongback...

Still use the foldable ruler, and I'm young enough that they were mostly on the way out when I was a kid. Good, solid, high-contrast ruler with a defined end point is the best way I've found to set a cranky tablesaw fence. Also have one of the triangle scales, perhaps a little newer than those...

Finally got the T-handle on the bent paddle finished and in place. May get to the longer otter-tail somewhat soonish.

Looks nice! Now you just need to find some paddle-friendly weather. Not sure where you're at, but around here the water is kind of solid-ish ATM. I can tell I'm going to get a bit twitchy waiting for all the new paddling reports. Paddles can be fun. So many different tastes and opinions between...

Can't speak to Bell history or practices, but: That flotation does look like closed-cell foam block Whether the gunwales are original or not, they appear solid and fair. (Used canoe. Unless it's a rare collector's item, "usable" trumps "original" any day.) What I'm concerned about is that...

First completed project with the home made shoulder plane. Also quick-n-dirty (Didn't know if it would even make a difference), but it appears to be doing its job. Keeps the bread from drying out, without trapping moisture so tightly that I get mold. I'm also already seeing the limits of...

To OP, Some of this has already been covered, but: Sitting mid-line in a wider canoe, you're almost certainly going to be going for a low-angle stroke with a dual blade. (The high/vertical style would require sliding to each side on every stroke. Sounds exhausting.) At this point, the...

This one has been on the list for a bit, got it together last night. Not the prettiest project ever, but it was partly a proof-of-concept. Like any wood-bodied plane, it will probably be a little finicky to get tuned in, but it is capable of doing this: Granted, I probably could do a...