The Bear Mountain Boat Shop

Thanks for the reply Sluggo. So when you stopped pushing at approx. 18 inches, did you then move around the other side of the saw and pull the board the rest of the way through? If so, do the board buddies hold the board from kickback, or did you maintain your hold on the board as you moved around t...

Hello all, I am about to rip my strips and after searching around this forum I have deceided that board buddies are the way to go. I purchased a pair of yellow board buddies and drilled and tapped my beisemer fence on my unisaw for the optional mounting bracket. I have them all adjusted to the point...

Thank you very much for your replies. I have actually deceided to put off the epoxy buying for now and laminated the stems with Titebond III. I can see the glue lines as I'm using ash, but in some ways I think the lines look interesting on the laminations.

Thanks again,

John

I about to laminate my stems on my freedom 15' (it is pretty exciting to actually be producing a part of the canoe :eyebrows ) and deceided it was about time to buy my epoxy for the project. I was thinking about using the US Composites because it is cost effective and others seem to think it works w...

Hello All, I have been reading on this site for a month or so gaining inspiration and prepping myself to begin my journey. I also picked up a copy of "Canoecraft" as well "Strip Built Canoe" by Randy Folsom to help me along with my journey. I have also ordered the plans for the F...