Thanks Alan, I agree about the scraper, I have take a couple of thick high carbon 2 inch putty knives and ground a slight radius then ground...
SamSam, Alan White, and PAR. In an effort to cast a broader net in order to gather information on canoe building, repair, and restoration I have...
A question on stripping…… I will be starting on the Chestnut first as it has all the pieces that were taken off for the removal of the old...
Thank you all so very much for the advice and tips so far!!! I picked up the above mentioned Thompson shell last night and also purchased a...
Do I read that corectly?? The canvas is set in lead? My understanding is that the canvas is stretched over the hull, tacked in place along the...
Thanks for the inputs mechanical and esthetics. Originally I was going to build a cedar strip canoe but was short on spare time to build one, and...
Good question! I can only tell you that 2x4s have been 1 1/2" x3 1/2" at least for the last 35 years that I have been a carpenter. I have done a...
I am picking up a 16' canvas canoe shell this weekend that has had the canvas removed. My original intention was to strip the interior varnish and...
