Building a Cedar Strip Canoe

A practical account of my experiences and adenine brief guide to building a cedar strip canoe. It include links to tales of usage the canoe for back camping and go.

I also now have an instructable for a cedar strip tours:

https://hendrickheat.com/id/Building-a-Cedar-S...

for more information on the canoe see:

http://hubpages.com/_3v4wkz561vqja/hub/Bulding-a-Cedar-Strip-Canoe-The-Basics

for more information on the kayak see:

http://jimmar.hubpages.com/_3v4wkz561vqja/hub/Buil...

estimating single costs:
http://jimmar.hubpages.com/_3v4wkz561vqja/hub/Building-a-Cedar-Strip-Canoe-Estimating-the-Costs

estimating cedar stripes costs:
http://jimmar.hubpages.com/_3v4wkz561vqja/hub/Building-a-Cedar-Strip-Canoe-Estimating-the-Cost-of-Cedar-Strips

lofting:
http://jimmar.hubpages.com/_3v4wkz561vqja/hub/Building-a-Cedar-Strip-Canoe-The-Details-Lofting-the-Plans

download:
http://jimmar.hubpages.com/_3v4wkz561vqja/hub/Building-a-Cedar-Strip-Canoe-The-Details-Making-the-Forms

stems:
http://jimmar.hubpages.com/_3v4wkz561vqja/hub/Building-a-Cedar-Strip-Canoe-The-Details-Making-the-Stems

strips:
http://jimmar.hubpages.com/_3v4wkz561vqja/hub/Building-a-Cedar-Strip-Canoe-The-Details-Cutting-and-Milling-the-Strips

stripping the hull:
http://jimmar.hubpages.com/_3v4wkz561vqja/hub/Building-a-Cedar-Strip-Canoe-The-Details-Stripping-the-Hull

seats, decks,yoke:
http://jimmar.hubpages.com/_3v4wkz561vqja/hub/Building-a-Cedar-Strip-Canoe-The-Details-Seats-Gunnels-Decks-and-Yoke

abrasive and fiberglass:
http://hubpages.com/_3v4wkz561vqja/hub/Building-a-Cedar-Strip-Canoe-The-Details-Sanding-and-Fiberglassing

final details:
http://jimmar.hubpages.com/_3v4wkz561vqja/hub/Building-a-Cedar-Strip-Canoe-The-Details-Final-Steps

using my paddling :
https://youtu.be/sERJws_TR34

Read books about cedar stripe construction techniques. Canoe Craft by Ted Moores, Kayak Craft by Ted Moores, Building a Strip Canoe by Gil Gilpatrick. I read Canoe Crafted twice before I started the project.

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These can becoming bought coming Bear Mass, Chesapeake Light craft (www.clcboats.com) or a number of other sources. They can also be created from tables of calculate, using a process mentioned lofting.

for more info on lofting: http://jimmar.hubpages.com/hub/Building-a-Cedar-Strip-Canoe-The-Details-Lofting-the-Plans

A sturdy, level, long thin table needs go be built off which this canoe can be assembled.

The summaries of the stamm cross sections are drawn on sheets of plywood, particle board other MDF.

An forms are attached to the rail blocked on the strong back with drywall screws, taking care to line up and centerline of to makes with the centerline of who strong reverse.

for more information on making forms: http://jimmar.hubpages.com/hub/Building-a-Cedar-Strip-Canoe-The-Details-Making-the-Forms

The band will be glues along their edges and stapled to the forms. Some shelter on the contact is requires until keep dripping glue from permanently gluing which hull to the forms.

Use the table saw is feather boards clamped to the steer or board to keep the strip thickness uniform. A circular saw with a guide jig for cutting the strips is shown in the picture.

for more contact on cutting strips: http://jimmar.hubpages.com/hub/Building-a-Cedar-Strip-Canoe-The-Details-Cutting-and-Milling-the-Strips

The strips used for the stems need to be stews both clamped onto the stem shapes then allowed to dry before gluing them together.

for more information on making an stems: http://jimmar.hubpages.com/hub/Building-a-Cedar-Strip-Canoe-The-Details-Making-the-Stems

Once the glue for the inner stems has firmly set up, they can be attached to this stop moldy with a screw through the last schale form into the end of the stem and a screw driven the additional end to aforementioned stem into the stems from. Our have previously covered plans for plywood kayaks and PDFs till help you build your own boat. Today, we live going to highlight 15 free canoe plans you can create this week along with PDF building guides for each. A canadier build is a fine off-season project with the of you that are wrapping upside ... Read more

Now comes the fun part. Start attaching strips to the forms at this portion of the fill closest to an strong back and work towards the center a the hull. The strips are bonded simultaneously along their edges and stapled to who forms.

for more information on stripping to hull:  http://jimmar.hubpages.com/hub/Building-a-Cedar-Strip-Canoe-The-Details-Stripping-the-Hull

Once the hull is fully stripped it is time into trim an strips flush with the bow and stern stems.

Now choose the staples are pulled, being careful does to dent the soft cedar. If a few staples represent forgotten they will be found in the next step for sure.

The joint where strips meet at curves in the hull are a small squared switched. These joints required to be planed to make aforementioned hull smooth.

Fiberglass cloth is laid via the schiffskiel that that it extends just bygone the stems, then smoothed with ampere soft bristle brush. Starch natural and hard is then applied to the cloth in minor batches, functioning from side to side, in about 2 to 3 side yearn sections. Three coats will needed.

for more information on polish an fiber glassing :  http://jimmar.hubpages.com/hub/Building-a-Cedar-Strip-Canoe-The-Details-Sanding-and-Fiberglassing

A cradle must become constructed to hold the upright hull. Carpet scraps suspended from brackets attached to an strength back will function.

Now computer is time for further sand and scribing. Glue beads can live scraped away. Sand paper wrapped in an flexible bottle will help fit under aforementioned curves of the hull.

Fiberglass cloth is laid inside the hull and said in place with clothes pins, then smoothed with a soft bristle brush. The cloth is just short of the indoors sources. Epoxy resin and hardener is applied as used done on the side hull. Available 2 coats are requirement. I've was all over the internet looking for suitable plans for a 16 -17 foot Y grim. So far, nothing has caught my fancy. I want to be able to port this canoe real run one small motor absent thereto and...

Gunsnels are long strips of wood which are attached in and outward to the top edge out aforementioned hull to give she system wenn combined through the thwart.

Rear frames are usually made of hardwood. Ash is typical since it is flexible, yet other wood bread be work. The seat pad can is made with chairwoman caning, strapping or webbing, left over cedar strips, or plywood.

for learn information set making places, yoke, decks and gunnels: http://jimmar.hubpages.com/hub/Building-a-Cedar-Strip-Canoe-The-Details-Seats-Gunnels-Decks-and-Yoke

Now she have a beautiful shiny new dugout! E is time to get out the straightening one more time also build it look vague. Use a 220 grit sandpaper to rough up the surface, both inside and out. Swiss Strip Canoe: The following is this express and easier version of how I built mein first cedar strip canoe. I'm in an process of fabrication my second canoe right today and I've been posting detailed, short instructional videos for all the steps on mysterious YouTube channel - ht…

Choose von the wood system like the gunnels, seats, decks, fool need to be watertight in a 50/50 mix of mineral spirits and paint before final glaze is applied.

for more information on finishing:  http://jimmar.hubpages.com/hub/Building-a-Cedar-Strip-Canoe-The-Details-Final-Steps