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  • jffdejongh
    jffdejongh reacted to Gamma1214's post in the thread First Canoe with Like Like.
    Yes, alternating sides, interweaving the strips (I use a chainsaw file to cut the cove into the lower strip that runs past the stem)...
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    jffdejongh reacted to WoodsNWaters's post in the thread First Canoe with Like Like.
    @Alan Gage Thanks for your comments on straight (or not) strongbacks. I do have a laser level and put a pic in post 26 of this thread...
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    jffdejongh reacted to Fourbtgait's post in the thread First Canoe with Like Like.
    As stated, once you just build one per a book or plans, at least for me, the next one simply is an open book. Not needing to follow the...
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    jffdejongh reacted to WoodsNWaters's post in the thread First Canoe with Like Like.
    I have caused a curve in my strongback. This is 100% my doing. It looked like twist was going to be the problem. It doesn't have twist...
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    jffdejongh reacted to Jim Dodd's post in the thread First Canoe with Like Like.
    Trick to seal Staple holes ! After applying seal coat, wait an hour, and with a small brush, paint over the staple holes, with epoxy...
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    jffdejongh reacted to WoodsNWaters's post in the thread First Canoe with Like Like.
    Getting way ahead is fine by me. Everything seems to be related to everything else. Knowing the downstream affects of early decisions is...
  • jffdejongh
    jffdejongh reacted to Alan Gage's post in the thread First Canoe with Like Like.
    The coats are so thin that I've never noticed any sort of clouding or haze. But, as I'm sure you're aware, we have different tolerances...
  • jffdejongh
    jffdejongh reacted to Alan Gage's post in the thread First Canoe with Like Like.
    I've dealt with plenty of bubbles after a seal coat as well. I find that a traditional seal coat often does not flow into all the small...
  • jffdejongh
    jffdejongh reacted to Cruiser's post in the thread First Canoe with Like Like.
    Dave, I used 3/8" cherry gunnels on my Freedom 17, which is arguably the same class of boat you are building and those are more than...
  • jffdejongh
    jffdejongh reacted to WoodsNWaters's post in the thread First Canoe with Like Like.
    Thanks Fourbtgait, The ashes weight calculator looks useful. It doesn't allow for the exact mix of woods in the MR Canoe kit. For...
  • jffdejongh
    jffdejongh reacted to WoodsNWaters's post in the thread First Canoe with Like Like.
    Brian, I posted a pic of one of the 2 center forms in #25, above. From the top of the gunwales to the bottom of the form is 12". The...
  • jffdejongh
    jffdejongh reacted to Jim Dodd's post in the thread First Canoe with Like Like.
    Seal coat or not ? Which actually requires the least amount of resin ? First off I'm confused at how much resin they sent you ...
  • jffdejongh
    jffdejongh reacted to Cruiser's post in the thread First Canoe with Like Like.
    Dave, I posted this link from Laughing Loon in my last build. Rob Mack is giving what amounts to a treatise on epoxy use and...
  • jffdejongh
    jffdejongh reacted to Cruiser's post in the thread First Canoe with Like Like.
    I didn't check it as thoroughly as I should have Glen, Nick doesn't list the value anywhere and Google initially gave me the 14.5", then...
  • jffdejongh
    jffdejongh reacted to WoodsNWaters's post in the thread First Canoe with Like Like.
    The puzzle-piece strongback from CLC seems clever. Scarf joints are not rocket science. I may have mentioned that I'm being very lazy...
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