Recent content by Gamma1214

Good grief! Prefacing that with "measure twice, cut once", I was expecting to read that you'd forgotten that advice and cut it too short (I did that on my Raven). Glad you're smarter than that.

The site says it's their top seller so it may be more common than one might think (or people are retrofitting their Allis Chalmers with 'em) As for you Chip: It looks like you've got some good suggestions already so I'll add my (less useful) thoughts: Changing your attire would seem to be in...

Yep. In trying to cut Sassafras strips for my current build, the rough-cut edge was rough enough that I was getting thin spots. I took the plank to my woodworking buddy so we could true it on his joiner and he insisted that we could get perfect strips with his table saw. He then cut me a...

Oh boy, at the risk of reprimand: I'm probably not a great one to ask about PPE as my risk tolerance is higher than what is likely to be healthy. About the only PPE I wear during a build is latex gloves when handling liquid epoxy and a paper dust mask when sanding the dried epoxy for...

I've never built with full-length strips and I scarf as I go with a simple miter box (45 degree scarfs). I lay both pieces in the box overlapping them, cut them both at the same time and then glue them on as you would laminate flooring: whatever is left over from the last strip becomes the...

Hi Mickster. Hovering the cursor over EEB's avatar, it shows the last visit here was 9/3. If you send a direct message, it should notify them via email instead of waiting for them to check back in. Always good to see someone near home interested in canoes instead of 'yaks... Good luck.

I'm pretty sure we've got it figured out (as long as Tom is willing to print them one more time) but I'd certainly consider lofting. I've done it for my paddle patterns (lofting data was provided by Warren & Gidmark). It seems like it would be a lot of measurements to do a canoe... wouldn't I...

Welcome John. I wouldn't have built my first if not for the folks on this site. Ask anything & remember that you're probably not the first to wonder about something so asking helps all the future builders also. I'll look forward to following along (caution: I'm more "wood butcher" than...

Thank goodness we're all bulletproof when we're young. I don't think I'd do well with something like that at my (rapidly advancing) age.

Correct. Some of the boards (like the one in the video) had quite a bit of thickness variation. I'm told it's common with band saws when the blade starts to dull. One thing you'll want to watch if you have this much variation is the grain. The Larch (Tamarack) that I used on the Raven was...

Awesome TR! Thank you again for taking the time to write it up. It was very welcome, especially this winter as I'm planning my own Wabakimi trip. Scars are just like tattoos except that you earn them, you don't get to pick them, and they usually have better back stories.

As they're nocturnal, most are more familiar with the sound of that insect than its appearance.

Thanks, guys. I didn't mean to put mem (or anyone) on the spot this morning and I know that the only way to find out is to take the plunge. Realistically, I've mapped 2 exits and 2 ways to shorten the route if needed. In addition, I could call Don Elliot or Clem Quenville and get picked up...

Thanks mem. If you'd mentioned it, I'd forgotten. What's your opinion... can a mere mortal go from railroad to railroad in 3 weeks?

That's essentially what I do except that I build a temporary fence (I use a scrap piece if square tubing), install a piece of 1/8 inch wire as a crowder that pushes the strip against the square tubing and then install a piece of aluminum angle where the wooden fence used to be. The angle is...