Recent content by Kliff

Hate to point this out Cruiser, but: You may have Travis beat on Jimmy Clamps, but his shop is impressive! Yours is still neater than mine. I need to do serious clean-up before I start another build.

Instead of bugee cord, I used rubber roofing cut to 1" wide strips, bike tubes, and movers straps, which are like large rubber bands. They worked great. Instead of pieces of dowel (which I tried first), I used 1/4" polyethylene tubing. It flexes just enough to follow the curvature, and didn't...

Thestripper: One BIG question: Are you going to cut the forms using a CNC router or laser where you need a CAD file? If you're ultimately going to cut them by hand, I'd plot them manually the way Cruiser explained. I created the spreadsheet, because I was ultimately cutting them with a CNC...

LOL Jim! You're not helping. It looks to me like your points aren't in the proper order. My suggestion, look at two sheets in the spreadsheet I shared: Station #, and Station # ordered. The sheet labeled "ordered", I had to manually rearrange a few of the points so they would be in a...

Yes, the first sheet that shows when you open the link is only temporary data that gets exported to CAD. I'm most familiar with AutoDesk Inventor for CAD, but I've used several other programs. All of the programs I have used have a spline tool. It connects the imported points with a spline...

Oh, and regarding getting confused on the formatting of numbers from table of offsets. I consider myself pretty good at math, can easily interpret them in my head, and convert them to decimals. That being said, given the quantity of numbers being manipulated, and the "cost" of an error, I...

Here's the spreadsheet I created: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/13i8MBizjaZrQhDYnbf7Tpkqrtucum-Wp/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=108370353382058499704&rtpof=true&sd=true It works best for me if I download it as an excel spreasheet, not a Google Sheet. Feel free to use it. I've included all...

Travis: I almost always make my own feather boards. I have a half dozen store bought, but I still make my own. By changing the length and thickness of the "feathers" you can change the force the feather board applies. I almost always have an ample supply of 1 by 4-6-8 pine. A couple times a...

Cruiser: I also "lofted" from table of offsets, but I created a spreadsheet to convert it to X-Y coordinates that put them in the proper order. Used CAD software to create a smooth spline, then exported a CAM file to use on the CNC router. I simply created one template, then made a copy for...

It's just shy of 15'. Actual length: 14'-10 1/2". My thinking on leaving the canvas on during stripping is, it'll prevent the stripper & dissolved finish from dripping all over the place through planking cracks, especially if I go with Kutzit. The stuff is like water. Great for getting into...

Jim: Can't help but notice the PPE. Wish I had seen that (and heeded it) when I was cutting strips. I have no known allergies, and have been working with wood a very long time. After cutting strips in shorts & no shirt for a couple hours, covered in cedar dust, I learned the hard way cedar...

I hope you have more Jimmy clamps than what's shown😜. I started with 25 on my stripper. On day 2, I paused long enough to make 25 more. I don't know I ever had all 50 in use, but close to it.

Well, it's been a longer delay than I had hoped, but I'm finally ready to get started. I decided to bring the canoe back to my main house, and work on it here. I was pleasantly surprised to discover the canoe is in much better condition than I had remembered. It's largely been in storage for...

just a quick update, in case anyone is following. this project is on hold for a month or so. i fell off a roof and broke my foot, cant stand for long times. then, cut finger, severing nerves. needed surgery. not shop related, but result is he same. hoping to get started later in the summer

Wow. Thanks Murat. My graphics skills aren't good, but they aren't non-existent either. I can easily give it a transparent background, and fill the red & yellow with the appropriate shades. Thanks again. You made that part of the job much simpler. The canoe is currently in my barn "up...