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Back from my summer job and getting ready to install new ash gunnels on my Old Town. Still not sure if I know what is the best way. Does anyone live near NE Missouri where I could come by your shop and see some of your work? Seeing how others have done theirs would give me more confidence in...

Had to do a double look at the bottom. All the shadows. LOL

It is going to be a bigger job than I was planning for but OT no longer has replacement gunwales for their old 18ft canoe now. They only go up to 17ft. I have checked the thickness and it does varies significantly from point to point and from one side to the other. So someway it will be a 2 part...

Just got the old gunwales off my canoe and was looking how to install new ash ones. My problem is I do not want the royalex to show. Has anyone made a cap to hide them. I think I can cut a rabbit on one side and overlap the other but worried that it will crack Any suggestions?

Wondering if any members lived near or in NE Missouri. I live near Mark Twain Lake and would like to meet someone who has or is building a strip canoe. I have plans to start one this fall but would like to get more first hand knowledge before starting. Replacing the gunwale and seats in a Old...

Thanks for the information. Hoping to get started in the next couple of weeks cutting the strips. Will not get started on the build until after I get back in the fall. Summer job.

When you are cutting the strips do you have the grain running vertical or horizontal? I have 2x6's so could cut either direction.

Starting to replace the gunwales (with Ash) and add new cane seats to my OT canoe but not sure what would be the best finish for the ash and/or the cane. Some people say not to put any type of sealer finish on the cane as it needs to breathe. But when you purchase a ready made seat they come...

Back in the shop after having my shoulder cut on. Going with the ash but will need to scarf it as the longest I can find in NE Missouri is 10ft. Started build on a couple of replacement seats today out of ash also. Going to use caning as I like the looks and use Boiled Linseed oil finish. I...

I am going with wood. I think it will look better than plastic. Thanks for the input. Cecil

Just purchased a 1975 18ft Chipewyan and the gunwales are cracked. I checked with Old Town and they no longer manufacture replacement gunwales. Any suggestion on replacing them. Been thinking about using wood.