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I guess the title is a bit misleading since I didn't actually find this in a barn, but in an elderly gentleman's garage where it had ben sitting since some time in 1981, which makes this hull older than me by about 2 years. Now here are a few pictures Untitled by Steven Fike, on Flickr...

I am currently building my first dedicated solo. I have not really had the time to do weekly updates, so I will post a link to my flickr album for the build. Do not hesitate to ask questions about the build if you are so inclined. I am mostly posting this for all of the picture junkies out...

i read about this technique and thought I would give it a try on my passage solo build. I was skeptical at first, but after a few passes with the iron over the lightly misted holes, the results were amazing to me. Some of the holes completely disappeared, while most, closed up significantly...

here is something that I came up with for sanding the tumblhome area on my current build. Made from a scrap chunk of 2x4, a 1/2" thick piece of exercise floor foam (aka Mike Mccrea's magnificent minicel), and a piece of sand paper. All pieces adhered together with super 77 spray adhesive. i put...

After just over 6 months I finally got the cruiser out on the water! The Mrs. and myself went out last Saturday, thanks to the kindness of my parents for watching our 4 boys for a few hours. I was very pleased with how it handles compared to my old town plastic behemoth. Can you say oil can...

I'm at the point in my build where I need to figure out how far below the gunwales I should mount the seats. I would greatly appreciate any input on this subject!

So...I'm contemplating cedar gunwales on my cruiser. Thoughts, opinions, rants....all are welcomed with open arms!

This project was inspired by another thread on this forum. I should have taken more pictures along the way, but I didn't. I made the forms to mirror the hull on the stripper. I'm not even close to being done, but here are a few pictures.

So, I'm very new to canoe building. I enjoy collecting tools, some might say I have a problem! I plan on building a solo canoe starting next fall, but in the meantime I would like to expand my collection of canoe tools! What are your favorites, ones you can't do without, most frequently used...

I have been lurking around this forum for a while now, and have learned a lot from all of you experienced builders. I enjoy reading all the threads of canoe builds. Figure it's time for me to contribute to everyone's need for build threads. My ultimate goal is to have a lightweight composite...