Canoe ident- need help this is located in quebec there are no markings odd floor pattern any thoughts? Only pics i could get…

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• Yesterday at 1:06 PM

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That is a unique pattern. What is the construction method?

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• Yesterday at 1:10 PM

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Shared through a friend in quebec canoe was inherited with a cottage in the 50’s.. i know little… seats almost look like hide.. this is why im sharing .. to find lut more - thanks for asking…

 

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• Yesterday at 1:34 PM

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Hopefully someone will recognize the floor pattern but otherwise there just isn't much to go on. I can't even tell if that floor pattern magic marker or if it's the actual material making that pattern.

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• Yesterday at 1:55 PM

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It is wood in a woven pattern… odd indeed .. which is why i got excited when i first saw it … very odd… some old boy will know..

 

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• Yesterday at 2:23 PM

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Any idea what the exterior of the hull is made from? Does the exterior share the same pattern as the interior?

 

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• Yesterday at 2:28 PM

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All goid questions i will ask.

 

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• Yesterday at 2:32 PM

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Good questions

 

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• Yesterday at 3:29 PM

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Circa1856 said:

All goid questions i will ask.

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While you're asking width and length would be good to know as well. And more pictures showing different parts of the hull.

 

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• Yesterday at 4:01 PM

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Maybe also check if there are any visible fasteners in that herringbone weave - are there ends of clinched over tacks on the inside?

 

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• Yesterday at 5:15 PM

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My guess is that this was someone's experiment with building an alternative skin-on-frame style canoe. It does not look like any manufactured canoe that I have ever seen before. More pictures and details will help as others have mentioned.

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• Yesterday at 5:21 PM

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Well if Benson doesn’t know……holy moly!
Will be interesting if anyone can help ID it as it certainly is beautiful. Maybe contact Canadian Canoe Museum?
More pics would be great.

 

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• Yesterday at 10:10 PM

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Benson Gray said:

My guess is that this was someone's experiment with building an alternative skin-on-frame style canoe. It does not look like any manufactured canoe that I have ever seen before. More pictures and details will help as others have mentioned.

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Can't really see anything in the pic provided so far, but my initial perception is cold-molded mahogany (or other various woods). Could be composite, also. The latter is even more likely, but my guess still leans more toward the molded mahogany, of which I really know little about. I've seen a few, but none like that.

 

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