Strip Built Canoe

wow! What talent. The canoe looks great.

Nice looking canoe, great idea to but your strong back on wheels.

My favorite "one of these days" project! Beautiful job. Interesting bench too.

very cool

Gorgeous! The side inlay is a beautiful touch. I built one in the 70's and it's still going strong. Almost too pretty to put in the water, but I suppose it's a little big to hang over the fireplace.

Nice work. The design in the side looks great. I finished mine last year. You're going to have years of enjoyment out of this project. Is it your 1st canoe?

Kerry

WOW that is amazing.

Great work.

Thanks for the post.

Great looking canoe, & fine craftsmanship.

One like this has been on my list for years.

I also like the portable jig rack you built for making it.

That strongback looks like it's a work of art in itself! Did you use the West system epoxy, or System 3? Great looking vessel!

Same here Dennis…"one of these days"

Great craftsmanship Mike.

superb works very impresses congratulation

This is really a beautiful canoe! And what could make building it better than having your own personal sanding slave.

That's beautiful! How was the experience building it? My wife and I would like kayaks and I've thought about building strip builts. Would you do it again? Any tips you learned along the way you'd like to pass along?

Thanks for all the feedback!

Kerry: Yes, it was my first. I wasn't sure about getting into it at first, but I loved every minute of it. There is a wealth of information and very helpful people on several differnet internet sites that exist just for boat builders. I couldn't have done it without their help and input…especially when I did something wrong and needed to make a correction!

TexasGaloot: I didn't use either, I went with MAS Expoxies. The workability and cost were very good. I plan on using MAS again.

IowaWoodcrafter: It was a great experience. It took about two years to do, but I didn't have much time to dedicate to it and could only do little pieces at a time. Would I do it again? Definitely, as a matter of fact I just bought plans for kayak (shhh…don't tell my wife!) I would recommend this project to anyone that likes woodworking and being on the water. There's quite a bit I learned with that project and from the research I started doing for the kayak. Any questions you have, don't hesitate to send them my way. I can give you my opinion on techniques and design pros/cons, and point you in the directions of several websites I use to get information.

Thanks again.
Mike

I too am going to build a Kayak, where did you get your plans? I've looked, and there are so many, I'm not sure where to start. Any input would be great. Thanks.

Looking good!

That is a great project.

And a Chestnut too. As a lad my Dad had a 14 foot Chestnut that we would trip about in. It proved to be too small and was sold to upgrade to a 16' Darren fiberglass…......

I sure wish I had that old Chestnut…....

Maybe I should build one… and that's another dream that won't go away.

Nice job on yours.

Beautiful. I really want to build one of those.

Mike,
What a great canoe. It's something I've always wanted to build. Seeing yours just might inspire me to get started on my own. Since you're not too far away from my place, I might hit you up for some pointers when I get that far. Great job!

SWEET !!! very sweet. (That's boat slang for having fair curves for anyone not familiar)
How was sanding out the MAS? I've used System 3 ( Seattle product) and Cold Cure (Vancouver, B.C. product) and found they were a bit gummy to sand out: Products formulated for the North West cool damp conditions during curing.
If that's you in the photo ~ I'll bet your Dad is very proud….. just kidding. It's great to see a young guy involved in a family project. As a retired shop teacher, I saw less and less of it and more and more kids in trouble. geee ... wonder if there's a connection.
Hope you take that young guy fishin for all of his hard sanding. Now whay won't my wife sand? I promised to take her fishin! ;>)

David