I am building a canoe for my sister's boyfriend. He wants a sixteen footer. I am going with the Wabnaki model from Gil Gilpatrick's book. I've never done a blog before and am not real good with computers, but I will do my best. I'm going to start off with just a few things and if I see there is interest in this blog I will continue until it is done. So if anyone out there is interested just post and let me know and I will continue. So, first pic. is the white cedar I bought at a sawmill not far from home, he only saws cedar, but in all sizes.
He had a pallet of cedar right near where I had parked and it had all lengths on it. I chose 6' boards because my shop is 20'x20' and the shorter lumber is easier to move around in there. The boards are 4" wide (give or take 3/16" on some). I will try to get a better picture it. They are mostly clear. Only an occasional tiny knot here or there. I have my own sawmill so I seldom buy lumber, so I don't know much about prices. I bought 60 board feet at $3.00 per, so the total for cedar was $180.00. Next job. plane it to the thickest I can get and have it smooth on both sides. If this blog continues the next step will be ripping the boards into strips. However, I will leave you with some pics of the pieces roughed out for the decks, and the seat frames. The wood on the left is Elm for the decks and maybe the yoke. On the right is yellow Birch. This is for the seat frames.
So, if anyone wants me to continue with this blog, and I can figure out what I'm doing I will post more.
I am building a canoe for my sister's boyfriend. He wants a sixteen footer. I am going with the Wabnaki model from Gil Gilpatrick's book. I've never done a blog before and am not real good with computers, but I will do my best. I'm going to start off with just a few things and if I see there is interest in this blog I will continue until it is done. So if anyone out there is interested just post and let me know and I will continue. So, first pic. is the white cedar I bought at a sawmill not far from home, he only saws cedar, but in all sizes.
He had a pallet of cedar right near where I had parked and it had all lengths on it. I chose 6' boards because my shop is 20'x20' and the shorter lumber is easier to move around in there. The boards are 4" wide (give or take 3/16" on some). I will try to get a better picture it. They are mostly clear. Only an occasional tiny knot here or there. I have my own sawmill so I seldom buy lumber, so I don't know much about prices. I bought 60 board feet at $3.00 per, so the total for cedar was $180.00. Next job. plane it to the thickest I can get and have it smooth on both sides. If this blog continues the next step will be ripping the boards into strips. However, I will leave you with some pics of the pieces roughed out for the decks, and the seat frames. The wood on the left is Elm for the decks and maybe the yoke. On the right is yellow Birch. This is for the seat frames.
So, if anyone wants me to continue with this blog, and I can figure out what I'm doing I will post more.
I am building a canoe for my sister's boyfriend. He wants a sixteen footer. I am going with the Wabnaki model from Gil Gilpatrick's book. I've never done a blog before and am not real good with computers, but I will do my best. I'm going to start off with just a few things and if I see there is interest in this blog I will continue until it is done. So if anyone out there is interested just post and let me know and I will continue. So, first pic. is the white cedar I bought at a sawmill not far from home, he only saws cedar, but in all sizes.
He had a pallet of cedar right near where I had parked and it had all lengths on it. I chose 6' boards because my shop is 20'x20' and the shorter lumber is easier to move around in there. The boards are 4" wide (give or take 3/16" on some). I will try to get a better picture it. They are mostly clear. Only an occasional tiny knot here or there. I have my own sawmill so I seldom buy lumber, so I don't know much about prices. I bought 60 board feet at $3.00 per, so the total for cedar was $180.00. Next job. plane it to the thickest I can get and have it smooth on both sides. If this blog continues the next step will be ripping the boards into strips. However, I will leave you with some pics of the pieces roughed out for the decks, and the seat frames. The wood on the left is Elm for the decks and maybe the yoke. On the right is yellow Birch. This is for the seat frames.
So, if anyone wants me to continue with this blog, and I can figure out what I'm doing I will post more.
I am building a canoe for my sister's boyfriend. He wants a sixteen footer. I am going with the Wabnaki model from Gil Gilpatrick's book. I've never done a blog before and am not real good with computers, but I will do my best. I'm going to start off with just a few things and if I see there is interest in this blog I will continue until it is done. So if anyone out there is interested just post and let me know and I will continue. So, first pic. is the white cedar I bought at a sawmill not far from home, he only saws cedar, but in all sizes.
He had a pallet of cedar right near where I had parked and it had all lengths on it. I chose 6' boards because my shop is 20'x20' and the shorter lumber is easier to move around in there. The boards are 4" wide (give or take 3/16" on some). I will try to get a better picture it. They are mostly clear. Only an occasional tiny knot here or there. I have my own sawmill so I seldom buy lumber, so I don't know much about prices. I bought 60 board feet at $3.00 per, so the total for cedar was $180.00. Next job. plane it to the thickest I can get and have it smooth on both sides. If this blog continues the next step will be ripping the boards into strips. However, I will leave you with some pics of the pieces roughed out for the decks, and the seat frames. The wood on the left is Elm for the decks and maybe the yoke. On the right is yellow Birch. This is for the seat frames.
So, if anyone wants me to continue with this blog, and I can figure out what I'm doing I will post more.
I am building a canoe for my sister's boyfriend. He wants a sixteen footer. I am going with the Wabnaki model from Gil Gilpatrick's book. I've never done a blog before and am not real good with computers, but I will do my best. I'm going to start off with just a few things and if I see there is interest in this blog I will continue until it is done. So if anyone out there is interested just post and let me know and I will continue. So, first pic. is the white cedar I bought at a sawmill not far from home, he only saws cedar, but in all sizes.
He had a pallet of cedar right near where I had parked and it had all lengths on it. I chose 6' boards because my shop is 20'x20' and the shorter lumber is easier to move around in there. The boards are 4" wide (give or take 3/16" on some). I will try to get a better picture it. They are mostly clear. Only an occasional tiny knot here or there. I have my own sawmill so I seldom buy lumber, so I don't know much about prices. I bought 60 board feet at $3.00 per, so the total for cedar was $180.00. Next job. plane it to the thickest I can get and have it smooth on both sides. If this blog continues the next step will be ripping the boards into strips. However, I will leave you with some pics of the pieces roughed out for the decks, and the seat frames. The wood on the left is Elm for the decks and maybe the yoke. On the right is yellow Birch. This is for the seat frames.
So, if anyone wants me to continue with this blog, and I can figure out what I'm doing I will post more.
I am building a canoe for my sister's boyfriend. He wants a sixteen footer. I am going with the Wabnaki model from Gil Gilpatrick's book. I've never done a blog before and am not real good with computers, but I will do my best. I'm going to start off with just a few things and if I see there is interest in this blog I will continue until it is done. So if anyone out there is interested just post and let me know and I will continue. So, first pic. is the white cedar I bought at a sawmill not far from home, he only saws cedar, but in all sizes.
He had a pallet of cedar right near where I had parked and it had all lengths on it. I chose 6' boards because my shop is 20'x20' and the shorter lumber is easier to move around in there. The boards are 4" wide (give or take 3/16" on some). I will try to get a better picture it. They are mostly clear. Only an occasional tiny knot here or there. I have my own sawmill so I seldom buy lumber, so I don't know much about prices. I bought 60 board feet at $3.00 per, so the total for cedar was $180.00. Next job. plane it to the thickest I can get and have it smooth on both sides. If this blog continues the next step will be ripping the boards into strips. However, I will leave you with some pics of the pieces roughed out for the decks, and the seat frames. The wood on the left is Elm for the decks and maybe the yoke. On the right is yellow Birch. This is for the seat frames.
So, if anyone wants me to continue with this blog, and I can figure out what I'm doing I will post more.
I'll be watching, but having blogged a single project myself, it adds a lot of time to the project. I'll understand if you decide to stop. It was hard for me to keep doing it due to lack of time.
I am building a canoe for my sister's boyfriend. He wants a sixteen footer. I am going with the Wabnaki model from Gil Gilpatrick's book. I've never done a blog before and am not real good with computers, but I will do my best. I'm going to start off with just a few things and if I see there is interest in this blog I will continue until it is done. So if anyone out there is interested just post and let me know and I will continue. So, first pic. is the white cedar I bought at a sawmill not far from home, he only saws cedar, but in all sizes.
He had a pallet of cedar right near where I had parked and it had all lengths on it. I chose 6' boards because my shop is 20'x20' and the shorter lumber is easier to move around in there. The boards are 4" wide (give or take 3/16" on some). I will try to get a better picture it. They are mostly clear. Only an occasional tiny knot here or there. I have my own sawmill so I seldom buy lumber, so I don't know much about prices. I bought 60 board feet at $3.00 per, so the total for cedar was $180.00. Next job. plane it to the thickest I can get and have it smooth on both sides. If this blog continues the next step will be ripping the boards into strips. However, I will leave you with some pics of the pieces roughed out for the decks, and the seat frames. The wood on the left is Elm for the decks and maybe the yoke. On the right is yellow Birch. This is for the seat frames.
So, if anyone wants me to continue with this blog, and I can figure out what I'm doing I will post more.
onoitsmatt, I see what you mean, when it comes to pics sometimes I forget to take some until it's too late. I promise nothing, but I plan to stick with it. I already have a few strips on so I need to catch the blog up with the job.
I am building a canoe for my sister's boyfriend. He wants a sixteen footer. I am going with the Wabnaki model from Gil Gilpatrick's book. I've never done a blog before and am not real good with computers, but I will do my best. I'm going to start off with just a few things and if I see there is interest in this blog I will continue until it is done. So if anyone out there is interested just post and let me know and I will continue. So, first pic. is the white cedar I bought at a sawmill not far from home, he only saws cedar, but in all sizes.
He had a pallet of cedar right near where I had parked and it had all lengths on it. I chose 6' boards because my shop is 20'x20' and the shorter lumber is easier to move around in there. The boards are 4" wide (give or take 3/16" on some). I will try to get a better picture it. They are mostly clear. Only an occasional tiny knot here or there. I have my own sawmill so I seldom buy lumber, so I don't know much about prices. I bought 60 board feet at $3.00 per, so the total for cedar was $180.00. Next job. plane it to the thickest I can get and have it smooth on both sides. If this blog continues the next step will be ripping the boards into strips. However, I will leave you with some pics of the pieces roughed out for the decks, and the seat frames. The wood on the left is Elm for the decks and maybe the yoke. On the right is yellow Birch. This is for the seat frames.
So, if anyone wants me to continue with this blog, and I can figure out what I'm doing I will post more.
I am building a canoe for my sister's boyfriend. He wants a sixteen footer. I am going with the Wabnaki model from Gil Gilpatrick's book. I've never done a blog before and am not real good with computers, but I will do my best. I'm going to start off with just a few things and if I see there is interest in this blog I will continue until it is done. So if anyone out there is interested just post and let me know and I will continue. So, first pic. is the white cedar I bought at a sawmill not far from home, he only saws cedar, but in all sizes.
He had a pallet of cedar right near where I had parked and it had all lengths on it. I chose 6' boards because my shop is 20'x20' and the shorter lumber is easier to move around in there. The boards are 4" wide (give or take 3/16" on some). I will try to get a better picture it. They are mostly clear. Only an occasional tiny knot here or there. I have my own sawmill so I seldom buy lumber, so I don't know much about prices. I bought 60 board feet at $3.00 per, so the total for cedar was $180.00. Next job. plane it to the thickest I can get and have it smooth on both sides. If this blog continues the next step will be ripping the boards into strips. However, I will leave you with some pics of the pieces roughed out for the decks, and the seat frames. The wood on the left is Elm for the decks and maybe the yoke. On the right is yellow Birch. This is for the seat frames.
So, if anyone wants me to continue with this blog, and I can figure out what I'm doing I will post more.
I bought some clear old growth, center cut cedar over 20 years ago to build a canoe, maybe some day it will happen? Guess I will watch and see how it is done! I think I got 40 bd/ft and it was well over $300 then.
I am building a canoe for my sister's boyfriend. He wants a sixteen footer. I am going with the Wabnaki model from Gil Gilpatrick's book. I've never done a blog before and am not real good with computers, but I will do my best. I'm going to start off with just a few things and if I see there is interest in this blog I will continue until it is done. So if anyone out there is interested just post and let me know and I will continue. So, first pic. is the white cedar I bought at a sawmill not far from home, he only saws cedar, but in all sizes.
He had a pallet of cedar right near where I had parked and it had all lengths on it. I chose 6' boards because my shop is 20'x20' and the shorter lumber is easier to move around in there. The boards are 4" wide (give or take 3/16" on some). I will try to get a better picture it. They are mostly clear. Only an occasional tiny knot here or there. I have my own sawmill so I seldom buy lumber, so I don't know much about prices. I bought 60 board feet at $3.00 per, so the total for cedar was $180.00. Next job. plane it to the thickest I can get and have it smooth on both sides. If this blog continues the next step will be ripping the boards into strips. However, I will leave you with some pics of the pieces roughed out for the decks, and the seat frames. The wood on the left is Elm for the decks and maybe the yoke. On the right is yellow Birch. This is for the seat frames.
So, if anyone wants me to continue with this blog, and I can figure out what I'm doing I will post more.
I am building a canoe for my sister's boyfriend. He wants a sixteen footer. I am going with the Wabnaki model from Gil Gilpatrick's book. I've never done a blog before and am not real good with computers, but I will do my best. I'm going to start off with just a few things and if I see there is interest in this blog I will continue until it is done. So if anyone out there is interested just post and let me know and I will continue. So, first pic. is the white cedar I bought at a sawmill not far from home, he only saws cedar, but in all sizes.
He had a pallet of cedar right near where I had parked and it had all lengths on it. I chose 6' boards because my shop is 20'x20' and the shorter lumber is easier to move around in there. The boards are 4" wide (give or take 3/16" on some). I will try to get a better picture it. They are mostly clear. Only an occasional tiny knot here or there. I have my own sawmill so I seldom buy lumber, so I don't know much about prices. I bought 60 board feet at $3.00 per, so the total for cedar was $180.00. Next job. plane it to the thickest I can get and have it smooth on both sides. If this blog continues the next step will be ripping the boards into strips. However, I will leave you with some pics of the pieces roughed out for the decks, and the seat frames. The wood on the left is Elm for the decks and maybe the yoke. On the right is yellow Birch. This is for the seat frames.
So, if anyone wants me to continue with this blog, and I can figure out what I'm doing I will post more.
I've been considering a canoe or boat project, so I'd love to see how one of these comes together. Carry on please. As far as the blog, you don't have to post a lot. Just keep your camera in the shop and snap a photo whenever you step back to scratch your head. Then whenever you're just sitting around, upload a few photos.
I am building a canoe for my sister's boyfriend. He wants a sixteen footer. I am going with the Wabnaki model from Gil Gilpatrick's book. I've never done a blog before and am not real good with computers, but I will do my best. I'm going to start off with just a few things and if I see there is interest in this blog I will continue until it is done. So if anyone out there is interested just post and let me know and I will continue. So, first pic. is the white cedar I bought at a sawmill not far from home, he only saws cedar, but in all sizes.
He had a pallet of cedar right near where I had parked and it had all lengths on it. I chose 6' boards because my shop is 20'x20' and the shorter lumber is easier to move around in there. The boards are 4" wide (give or take 3/16" on some). I will try to get a better picture it. They are mostly clear. Only an occasional tiny knot here or there. I have my own sawmill so I seldom buy lumber, so I don't know much about prices. I bought 60 board feet at $3.00 per, so the total for cedar was $180.00. Next job. plane it to the thickest I can get and have it smooth on both sides. If this blog continues the next step will be ripping the boards into strips. However, I will leave you with some pics of the pieces roughed out for the decks, and the seat frames. The wood on the left is Elm for the decks and maybe the yoke. On the right is yellow Birch. This is for the seat frames.
So, if anyone wants me to continue with this blog, and I can figure out what I'm doing I will post more.
Combining woodworking and boats (with no straight lines) is the most challenging and rewarding of projects. Consider me "Subscribed" on your blog. Great job, BTW, I had trouble even posting my first serialized blog. I built an 8' Eastport Pram from Chesapeake Light Craft last year and had a blast taking the family out on the lake. Starting is the hardest part, next to finishing of course…
I am building a canoe for my sister's boyfriend. He wants a sixteen footer. I am going with the Wabnaki model from Gil Gilpatrick's book. I've never done a blog before and am not real good with computers, but I will do my best. I'm going to start off with just a few things and if I see there is interest in this blog I will continue until it is done. So if anyone out there is interested just post and let me know and I will continue. So, first pic. is the white cedar I bought at a sawmill not far from home, he only saws cedar, but in all sizes.
He had a pallet of cedar right near where I had parked and it had all lengths on it. I chose 6' boards because my shop is 20'x20' and the shorter lumber is easier to move around in there. The boards are 4" wide (give or take 3/16" on some). I will try to get a better picture it. They are mostly clear. Only an occasional tiny knot here or there. I have my own sawmill so I seldom buy lumber, so I don't know much about prices. I bought 60 board feet at $3.00 per, so the total for cedar was $180.00. Next job. plane it to the thickest I can get and have it smooth on both sides. If this blog continues the next step will be ripping the boards into strips. However, I will leave you with some pics of the pieces roughed out for the decks, and the seat frames. The wood on the left is Elm for the decks and maybe the yoke. On the right is yellow Birch. This is for the seat frames.
So, if anyone wants me to continue with this blog, and I can figure out what I'm doing I will post more.
I am building a canoe for my sister's boyfriend. He wants a sixteen footer. I am going with the Wabnaki model from Gil Gilpatrick's book. I've never done a blog before and am not real good with computers, but I will do my best. I'm going to start off with just a few things and if I see there is interest in this blog I will continue until it is done. So if anyone out there is interested just post and let me know and I will continue. So, first pic. is the white cedar I bought at a sawmill not far from home, he only saws cedar, but in all sizes.
He had a pallet of cedar right near where I had parked and it had all lengths on it. I chose 6' boards because my shop is 20'x20' and the shorter lumber is easier to move around in there. The boards are 4" wide (give or take 3/16" on some). I will try to get a better picture it. They are mostly clear. Only an occasional tiny knot here or there. I have my own sawmill so I seldom buy lumber, so I don't know much about prices. I bought 60 board feet at $3.00 per, so the total for cedar was $180.00. Next job. plane it to the thickest I can get and have it smooth on both sides. If this blog continues the next step will be ripping the boards into strips. However, I will leave you with some pics of the pieces roughed out for the decks, and the seat frames. The wood on the left is Elm for the decks and maybe the yoke. On the right is yellow Birch. This is for the seat frames.
So, if anyone wants me to continue with this blog, and I can figure out what I'm doing I will post more.
I am building a canoe for my sister's boyfriend. He wants a sixteen footer. I am going with the Wabnaki model from Gil Gilpatrick's book. I've never done a blog before and am not real good with computers, but I will do my best. I'm going to start off with just a few things and if I see there is interest in this blog I will continue until it is done. So if anyone out there is interested just post and let me know and I will continue. So, first pic. is the white cedar I bought at a sawmill not far from home, he only saws cedar, but in all sizes.
He had a pallet of cedar right near where I had parked and it had all lengths on it. I chose 6' boards because my shop is 20'x20' and the shorter lumber is easier to move around in there. The boards are 4" wide (give or take 3/16" on some). I will try to get a better picture it. They are mostly clear. Only an occasional tiny knot here or there. I have my own sawmill so I seldom buy lumber, so I don't know much about prices. I bought 60 board feet at $3.00 per, so the total for cedar was $180.00. Next job. plane it to the thickest I can get and have it smooth on both sides. If this blog continues the next step will be ripping the boards into strips. However, I will leave you with some pics of the pieces roughed out for the decks, and the seat frames. The wood on the left is Elm for the decks and maybe the yoke. On the right is yellow Birch. This is for the seat frames.
So, if anyone wants me to continue with this blog, and I can figure out what I'm doing I will post more.
English, the cedar was on a pallet that he hadn't put away yet. It had only been sawn for a couple of days. Northern White Cedar dries really quickly so I don't worry about it. I ripped it into 1/4" strips right away and that thin they dry even faster. by the time I got the strongback built and the stations on I think the wood was done doing what it does. Only four strips twisted enough to bother. I have no way to measure moisture content. My first canoe was built the same way with no problems.
This is an older thread, you may not receive a response, and could be reviving an old thread. Please consider creating a new thread.
Related Threads
?
?
?
?
?
LumberJocks Woodworking Forum
2.5M posts
96K members
Since 2006
A forum community dedicated to professional woodworkers and enthusiasts. Come join the discussion about shop safety, wood, carpentry, lumber, finishing, tools, machinery, woodworking related topics, styles, scales, reviews, accessories, classifieds, and more!