I've been noticing how the stems of different wood-canvas canoes have different stem curve shapes or radii. For example, this 1916 Old Town OTCA was made for Percy Rockefeller, and its stem curve shape is close to circular.
![1916 Otca.jpg 1916 Otca.jpg](https://www.canoetripping.net/data/attachments/24/24561-12cea815991de18e848d355c89abf48f.jpg)
My Rollin Thurlow reproduction of a circa 1900 Morris, which I assume is very faithful to the original geometry, shows more of a slightly elliptical stem curve—sort of an inchoate "pointiness" at the nose.
![Morris and Mercedes before tie down.jpg Morris and Mercedes before tie down.jpg](https://www.canoetripping.net/data/attachments/24/24563-35ea0081c022078b709ec1150cf04b1b.jpg)
This elliptical radius pointiness seems to reach a zenith in the Old Town Molitor stems, which are sometimes referred to as torpedo shapes.
![OT Molitor.jpg OT Molitor.jpg](https://www.canoetripping.net/data/attachments/24/24565-6212a17a1724e0793d3230391696a84b.jpg)
I'm looking for you wood-canvas owners to show profile pictures of your canoe's stems.
Ahhh . . . you can post profile pictures of other types of canoes, too, and maybe we can discuss aesthetic preferences or performance differences of different stem geometries.
![1916 Otca.jpg 1916 Otca.jpg](https://www.canoetripping.net/data/attachments/24/24561-12cea815991de18e848d355c89abf48f.jpg)
My Rollin Thurlow reproduction of a circa 1900 Morris, which I assume is very faithful to the original geometry, shows more of a slightly elliptical stem curve—sort of an inchoate "pointiness" at the nose.
![Morris and Mercedes before tie down.jpg Morris and Mercedes before tie down.jpg](https://www.canoetripping.net/data/attachments/24/24563-35ea0081c022078b709ec1150cf04b1b.jpg)
This elliptical radius pointiness seems to reach a zenith in the Old Town Molitor stems, which are sometimes referred to as torpedo shapes.
![OT Molitor.jpg OT Molitor.jpg](https://www.canoetripping.net/data/attachments/24/24565-6212a17a1724e0793d3230391696a84b.jpg)
I'm looking for you wood-canvas owners to show profile pictures of your canoe's stems.
Ahhh . . . you can post profile pictures of other types of canoes, too, and maybe we can discuss aesthetic preferences or performance differences of different stem geometries.