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Coming from quite a bit of backpacking experience into canoeing it was second nature to go light, but after a couple years of canoe trips I realized how much heavier we could go and still be "light" The backpacking stoves are great and work very well but, one of the things we went back to...

Nicely done! Congratulations! On paddling Solo in larger canoes. It takes many many hours to learn how to paddle solo until it's second nature. I don't know what you would call it in your country, but here in the USA I learned what may be called "Northwoods" style paddling. It pretty...

It worked out pretty good when my son was here over 10 yrs ago. Too many years have gone by so I don't actually build canoes anymore, I do have a 16-foot near 100 year-old Delaware Ducker that I may have to finish restoring outdoors but we're going to try and get it down the basement. I have...

WCHA. is way more than a website they have chapters all over the country even the world. Please keep us updated on your progress!

It's more than just a guy he is an extremely talented, very knowledgeable Wooden Boat restoration Builder trained in the UK. He is doing what I've been dreaming about most of my life... But we all know it's not about the size of the craft we build but the quality,

Cool! Here's a nice one. http://www.wcha.org/forums/index.php?threads/first-canoe-completed-16-wabnaki.13782/

Nice build! Reflector ovens do work well if, and I say "IF" firewood is in good supply, I lost interest in using the reflector, mainly because the amount of wood and the energy it took for 2-3 campers. Too many years passed I'm retired now and probably won't be doing any more camping...

It's a shallow Arch bottom,. Realize it's only a 30 inch beam, these photos show it a little bit better it was never built to have a flat bottom and it was built as a solo. I added the second seat during the recent refurb just to make it more desirable should somebody want to buy it. It...

18.5 is a BIG canoe! I would only ask are you sure that's what you need and want? Ash is wonderful for steam bending.

Gil Gil Patrick's Puddleduck I think it was called. after I learned a little bit about boats and canoes I basically tossed his book aside when I discovered canoe craft, Rolin Thurlow, Gardner, Chapelle, Parker, and more than a few others :)

Thought I said that... Irregardless it's a lot of work, even double work. But this is about strip boats isn't it?

Sorry I confused you I was referring to post number one of this thread I should be more specific in the future

Did these Maniacs even stop to lend Assistance or see if you were safe?? it seems to me they are required by law because they are responsible for they're wake. sadly and situations like this there is never enough time to take a picture of the registration numbers of the offending vehicles...

Wood canvas are all about the form because you basically have to build a canoe with three quarter inch square strips and metal rib bands to build a canoe. of course the wood and bark canoes can actually built on the ground in the woods or by a river bank, some people have managed to do wood...

You mentioned Cedar in your first post I would recommend you go with cedar for the strips, for the rails seats decks and stems Cherry is a very good choice and it's actually quite rot resistent not that it matters on a canoe, since they are not usually left out in the weather. There are...

It's probably an unfinished canoe because it was outside the person's skill set. It is easier to trim the glass after it's flipped over, I do know that.

Well, I guess you know if you wipe it down with mineral spirits or even water it will give you a wet look preview of how would look finished before you start removing fiberglass hopefully you won't need to.

My son used to do the inside of our strip canoes after we popped them off the forms. We found Red Devil Type pull scrapers filed with a slight curve to the blade (keeping the file handy) workedwork faster than trying to sand with a machine or by hand. Long diagonal strokes produced lots and...

Well done! Glad I checked in! She has what I heard them called " Eiffel Tower" decks

Just a suggestion, keep it on the form until you are ready to fit out. It may spread a bit.. Nice find.. gotta wonder why it wasn't finished.