Recent content by Jim Dodd

Yes. I tried some MAS. It worked great. Maybe a little clearer, sanded fine, but seemed a little brittle in a test sample. I'd go for RAKA also. Jim

Looks great Alan ! What epoxy are you planning to use ? Jim

Boy that seat looks pretty comfy to my ! I'd try a piece of Waffle foam. Like the Thermorest sleeping pads. Next a Nate stick. My youngest son came up with the idea. Place a thin flat, or slightly curved piece of wood under your legs, on top of the gunnels. I have one strapped to my inwhale...

There are times a table saw shines, over the Skilsaw. 1.Short, narrow planks 2. gang cutting short narrow planks. 3. If you have and know how to set up a Power feeder. For a beginner with limited $, and space, and planks wider than 4", the Skilsaw is unequaled, in cost and accuracy of cut...

Back in the 80's a local character, donned a Guerra suit, and made a few unannounced appearances. Here in small town Iowa, he created quite a stir. Local Sheriff told him to cut it out, he didn't want a Humicide to deal with ! It was funny after everyone found out the truth ! Big Foot would...

Great ! How long have you had the SawStop ? We just set one up at the Wood Shop. I did buy half of a 15'x 21" plank of Mahogany from a member, of the club. It came from Liberty $5.50 a board ft. It is totally clear, and ruff on all sides. a 1+" thick. Time to break out the old Skilsaw.

It's not a race ! Ha ! We certainly have enough water, to paddle now ! Hey ? No wheels on the strongback ? I guess that Huge dust collector, will suck the dust for you ! Good to see you back building ! Jim

I bit the bullet a few years ago, and purchased a couple of Bear vaults. I love them. I hide them a little ways away from camp, when I'm not eating. bear vault

I built a few strippers with Graphite, added to the last coat of epoxy, on the bottom . I sanded, or at least tried to sand. I do believe they were faster, because of it. I had no way to prove it, just me paddling. Get it up on plane, and let us know ! ;)

Making a Kevlar copy, is a great idea ! You can do your best with the stripper build, but at least I wasn't able to come close to the weight of the Kevlar copy. 46#, compared to 36# makes a lot of difference on a portage ! Building a stripper at 36#, makes me worry, about sacrificing...

Awesome ! Now that Alan is the Super, and a fellow Iowan . I'm expecting preferential Treatment ! Ha ! Way to go Alan ! A big THANK YOU to Glenn also ! You have gone above and beyond the call of duty ! Great job ! Jim

I'll have to confer with others, on making any money, on repairing that hull ! I pulled the outside glass from a Good friends canoes, about 5 yrs ago. The hull was very flexible, and so I placed it on one of my strongback, with about 4 forms that closely mimicked the hull. The forms brought...

Hi BavMid Well come to the site ! I don't have specs for your Old Town. I'm sure they can be found. Have you tried Old Town ? If that fails, here is what most use for seat placement standard formula. Find the center of the canoe. Then measure form the bow, approximately 53". This will be...

Thanks Cruiser ! I corrected it, I think ? The link on the first page, down aways, shows the Bungee cord design, that the Other, Jim Dodd came up with. Again it works great !

Yes. A Worm drive is definitely over kill, and a beast when cutting that many strips ! Yes a on the clamps . Spring clamps ! You may also be interested in the Bungee Cord straps, designed by another canoe builder, with my same name. Crazy I know. Here is a link to my last build thread, that...