We finished

But it's too cold to test :-)

Winter break is over :o)

Back to it after a short break...

We've sanded down the hull and given it a couple of coats of exterior paint.

We also completed the thwarts, webbing and all..

..and one paddle...

Back to it

After a winter break, we are back to work.

The second thwart was made and then the canoe was flipped over to attach the out bilge runners.

We also started work on a simple paddle.

Take a load off

This week we completed one seat frame, and glued and screwed the side supports to the inside of the hull.







I also tried the seat out for size, and realised I might have to drop a few pounds before launch day :)

The frame was glued together and screwed from underneath. It was then taken away to be varnished and black webbing attached.


Next phase will start the second seat, clean up some bits of trim and then start to sand in preparation for paint / varnish.

2010: Year of the Canoe

After a break for Christmas, we got back to canoe building.

The first step was to tidy up the decks. We have to fill the gaps between the two gunwales with plywood, and when dry planed and sanded it down to meet the decks.

We then started work on the seats, first making 'seats' for the seats... :o)

Then making the frames that will support webbing.

Christmas Puddings

This cold afternoon we finished the second deck piece and attached the remaining outwales. The outwales were epoxied and screwed every 200mm. The screws holes were plugged with teak.




We also attached the center yoke underneath the inwale.

And also measured up..

Decks and Outwales

This evening we started with the decks and outwales. The forward tank was sealed (containing the lucky ship's penny) with batons attached to the hull to hold a deck piece. This was epoxied in and once dry, will be worked down level with the hull and gunwale.

The next stage was to attach the outwales. We did this in two halves, first measuring 200mm points along the pine strip and drilling pilot holes. We then drilled larger holes half way through that will accept contrasting teak plugs. These were then epoxied and screwed to the hull. The ends will eventually be tapered off.