The Bear Mountain Boat Shop

I don't think they are THAT bad. I think of them as the layout line usually left on hand-cut dovetails

And it's my first boat... i'm keeping it simple

Not sure if this is a good idea, since the staples can be quite long
Has anyone tried this?

I am on the mississauga/oakville border[/i]

Yeah it is a very nice boat... I think this one is for me :)
Too bad noah's doesnt seem to carry these plans

Why do you say that?

Also, what about the redfish spring run s?

Any feedback on that one?

The chart on noah's marine supply says 150-280lbs for the georgian bay
I think the caspian sea would be a fine kayak for my purposes.. i just don't love it's lines
Maybe I should start here and build something pretty for my next one

Yeah I read nick schade's book
The bear mountain method with the strongback below the boat and using the sheer clamps seems to be the easier method.. but i guess i'm open to either one

what are your thoughts on the goergian bay?

How is the caspian constructed? as one piece and then you're on your own to glass the inside or...?

But the plans for the caspian don't seems to be as good as those for the bear mountain boats
I also wanted to do it in the split/scew together method to simplify glassing the interior

I'm a lightweight, about 5'8 around 155lbs and a novice paddler
I was thinking about making the venture, but maybe the endeavour 17 would be better?
The boat will be used primarily in closed algonquin lakes for day trips
THe strips I have are 16' long (ripped for the venture)

If you are only going to make strips for one canoe, you will have your strips done in two passes by the time it take you to set up and dial in two routers. I have made over 20,000 ft of canoe strips and I do it using two shapers. the reason I use two shapers is that shapers are reversible, so I can...

If you look on Pg 48 of kaycraft, fig 4-7 you can see that Ted Moores is using 2 routers and a planer in one setup. His are staggered by a good distance, and one is above the table. This doesn't really make sense to me because the closer they are together, the more consistent the final width of the ...

well i just bought a second router, so to save time I will set them up so that the bead and cover are cut at the same time

my question is, should I mount them so the cutters are side by side (one above the table, one below) or stagger them and mount them both beneath the table.

does it even matter?

You're going to hate that smell by the time you are done ripping the strips