Building A Cedar Canoe - General

Actually managed to find holesaw big enough, although it was dulled to the point at which it burns through instead of cuts. [IMG]http://i546.photobucket.com/albums/hh416/kydoes/58.jpg[/IMG] The mount fit nicely in the bow. [IMG]http://i546.photobucket.com/albums/hh416/kydoes/59.jpg[/IMG] Got the other bulkhead in yesterday and today I epoxied the curved strip that gives the top deck a curved face. [IMG]http://i546.photobucket.com/albums/hh416/kydoes/60.jpg[/IMG]

that's a pretty big holesaw

This is really turning out well. Keep it coming!

I have never been more jealous of anything in my life :(, This is awesome man keep it up!

Put the first coat of varnish on today. Probably should have sanded more first to remove some of the noticeable 'dimples' but they may sand out and get covered as I apply more varnish. [IMG]http://i546.photobucket.com/albums/hh416/kydoes/61.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i546.photobucket.com/albums/hh416/kydoes/62.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i546.photobucket.com/albums/hh416/kydoes/63.jpg[/IMG]

looking pretty fancy

Sanded the first varnish coat almost completely off today in hopes of removing the 'dimples' I mentioned. It took care of a lot of them but, future sanding/varnishing should almost remove them all. Half sanded, half varnished with second coat: [IMG]http://i546.photobucket.com/albums/hh416/kydoes/64.jpg[/IMG] Surface looks wavy in this picture (Maybe it is?): [IMG]http://i546.photobucket.com/albums/hh416/kydoes/65.jpg[/IMG] And if anyone was wondering, yes I could just put a nice epoxy coat on it and have almost the same look, however, the epoxy I used will not withstand UV rays for too long and varnish is easier to refinish.

Looking kickass man, can't wait to see it in action!

Wow, that is truly a very beautiful canoe. Lets step it up. [quote=Indigo]15:57 - Indigo: no go build long boat lol[/quote] Your next project; [img]http://data.fuskbugg.se/skalman02/2e3b3ab4_longship.png[/img] I know you will make it. If it is seaworthy I will even buy it from you. I will then recruit a good hird. All of them riches and women shall be mine.

[quote=Indigo]15:57 - Indigo: no go build long boat lol[/quote] I now realized I made a mistake in 'now'. but yeah, build a long boat next time, even a smaller version of it would be great.

A canoe sized longboat would be pretty awesome as well.

[QUOTE=Hellsten;32843021]Wow, that is truly a very beautiful canoe. Lets step it up. Your next project; [img]http://data.fuskbugg.se/skalman02/2e3b3ab4_longship.png[/img] I know you will make it. If it is seaworthy I will even buy it from you. I will then recruit a good hird. All of them riches and women shall be mine.[/QUOTE] Hövding jag står vid din sida! ^^

Damn, I need to post some new pictures. Will do so ASAP. It's got about 1 more coat of varnish to go on the inside and it'll be complete!

Christ, this is insane

How long did it take you to learn this skill, OP?

Uhh... Well, this entire project was somewhat of a learning experience. I had a book on building this style of canoe so that gave me quite a few tips and a good idea of the process. Plus I had been around other canoes in my class so I had some grasp on how the pieces went together. It's really not too difficult, just tedious and precise.

Think you could apply this knowledge to build something much larger? Say a sailboat? I'd love to learn to build boats some day.

Yes, a lot of the methods used in this project could be scaled to larger craft. The tasks would become much more difficult to perform, however. Not to mention the price of materials. For example, the cost of building a canoe just 2-3 feet longer than this one would increase by about 200-300USD. One reason why fiberglass boats are so common. (As opposed to wood)

Ahh, that make sense. Awesome skills though. I would love to do it some day.

Just ventured into this section and I am hella impressed with the handiwork going on here. Amazing canoe!

Well I guess it's finally complete. Although more coats of varnish will be applied in the future as weather, sun, and time have an effect on the finish, this is all it's going to get for now. It has been quite the learning experience and has given me a whole new perspective on wooden boat building. [IMG]http://i546.photobucket.com/albums/hh416/kydoes/67.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i546.photobucket.com/albums/hh416/kydoes/68.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i546.photobucket.com/albums/hh416/kydoes/69.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i546.photobucket.com/albums/hh416/kydoes/70.jpg[/IMG]

That's sexy as hell. [editline]19th November 2011[/editline] Now go find a lake.

Magnificent work, you should be immensely proud.

I'd buy that thing if I had the chance, even though i'm nowhere near a place to use it, nor have any space for it. daaaamn that is one gorgeous canoe! you have talent sir, you could probably earn a pretty mountain of cash making custom canoes (or kayaks?) oh.. the most important question of all.. is she seaworthy?

Amazing job! Loving the color patterns on the stern/bow!

[QUOTE=DanishD;33383679]I'd buy that thing if I had the chance, even though i'm nowhere near a place to use it, nor have any space for it. daaaamn that is one gorgeous canoe! you have talent sir, you could probably earn a pretty mountain of cash making custom canoes (or kayaks?) oh.. the most important question of all.. is she seaworthy?[/QUOTE] if he takes that long to make one then making canoes for money isn't really much of an option unless he wants the waiting list backed up five years. ofc now that he's done it it would probably be much quicker

[QUOTE=ButtsexV3;33384720]if he takes that long to make one then making canoes for money isn't really much of an option unless he wants the waiting list backed up five years. ofc now that he's done it it would probably be much quicker[/QUOTE] well if he did it for money, one could assume he'd spend more time a day working on it, rather than just in his free time.

Silly OP you cannot use a canoe in a field of grass. Seriously though, this is amazing woodwork.

I was not aware they offered boat building classes at highschools anymore. Very nice setup to start with. I restore, rebuild, and craft new 14 to 50ft wood powerboats, and specialize in 30s to 60s runabouts of old times. SO I can appreciate the art too. I was interested in seeing the final product once I saw those molds in the first set of pictures. Very nice for a first shot gig. Also, those "dimples" you referred to in one of your posts after varnishing, there is a trade technique for removing them. It's #000 Steel wool. the strands tend to cut the bumps off nicely, and a good polish at the end makes it perfect. After a while though, your varnishing technique will get better and you won't get those bumps anymore.

We need a video of this in action. This is really amazing I wish I could stick with things like this, I always start and get bored within an afternoon.