How fine of a line is there between a wannigan and a simple storage box for a canoe? I don't plan on portaging it. I made one last year that was a rectangular box. It holds lots of my camping stuff. This year I wanted something a little lower profile, and maybe more traditional for day trips. Going to use same wood stripping I used on my canoe for rounding the bottom and up the sides toward the gunwales and the lid.
I Tried to think up a neat pattern because the front and back sides will be seen more. I had some sides of an antique wardrobe that had cherry vaneer on outside and eastern red cedar on inside. I wanted the red cedar, so after a few hours with putty knife and heat gun I was able to remove the old cherry vaneer. I used sassafras and the eastern red cedar for front and back. They were only 3/16 thick, so I glued them to a 1/4" hard board. I made a removable inside frame, so after I'm done assembling, sanding and glassing the outside I can remove it then work on the inside.
I Tried to think up a neat pattern because the front and back sides will be seen more. I had some sides of an antique wardrobe that had cherry vaneer on outside and eastern red cedar on inside. I wanted the red cedar, so after a few hours with putty knife and heat gun I was able to remove the old cherry vaneer. I used sassafras and the eastern red cedar for front and back. They were only 3/16 thick, so I glued them to a 1/4" hard board. I made a removable inside frame, so after I'm done assembling, sanding and glassing the outside I can remove it then work on the inside.