The Bear Mountain Boat Shop

This was for mine only. Your costs may vary greatly but, it will give you a starting point. COST LIST FOR CANOE DATE COST ITEM 10/10/06 $21.67 BUILDING BOOK/w PLANS 10/20/06 $149.95 Cypress for strips 10/20/06 $89.63 Canoe plans 10/27/06 $ 28.94 Ash for gunwales 10/27/06 $14.82 Cedar for accent stri...

http://krypton.mnsu.edu/~wayne/Caning/ChairCaning.htm


http://www.ag.uiuc.edu/~vista/html_pubs ... weave.html



Those are a couple that I used.


P.S. Used this place for supplys http://www.seatweaving.org/

Complete and on the water. Don't look as pretty as some but, she is mine. On the water for two to four miles every day. http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid225/p21a3ef22d51ab80b46514ae6b3e40734/e96b292b.jpg http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid225/pe26e2e6a2b7c227168afb676b09362af/e96b2925....

The time spent insuring the strips are even will pay dividends.

The time spent alinging the router bits to the center of the strips will pay BIG dividends.

DON"T go to deep with the router. Make sure that there is a flat sholder on the strip.




Three lessons learned the hard way.

As you can tell from the time line, almost as I was typing, the big brown truck pulled up. For those interested, in addition to the plans, when you order you will also get; 1.West Sys user manual 2. Epoxy works Special addition 3. Step by step guide TO fine woodstrip canoe building 4. Bear Mountain ...

I got a late start , so I only have one complete. A One Ocean [Cape Anne Storm] kayak. Plans have been ordered, and hopefully enroute, for a Bear Mountain 16' Champlain canoe. I already have the wood and will start making sawdust as soon as I buy a roll of film to document the many mistakes that are...