Knots do not always break. We had a couple break while dry fitting strips and it's no big deal. We just cut out the knot and and joined the ends together.
The only issue we had with knots that was also not a big deal was the difference in hardness and sanding.
My next boat will have knots as well.
Search found 64 matches
- Sat Sep 26, 2009 8:19 pm
- Forum: Builders' Forum
- Topic: Which canoe and which wood
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2930
- Fri Sep 25, 2009 6:38 am
- Forum: Builders' Forum
- Topic: Which canoe and which wood
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2930
- Fri Sep 25, 2009 6:27 am
- Forum: Builders' Forum
- Topic: Glassing True North
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2013
- Wed Sep 09, 2009 6:28 am
- Forum: Builders' Forum
- Topic: Problem cutting beads
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1420
That is going to be a problem. It's not the slight variance in width but rather the variance in the bead that you were routing at the time. If it isn't properly routed you will think that you have a tight fit in the cove of the adjacent strip but will likely have gaps once you sand the hull and disc...
- Mon Aug 31, 2009 10:46 am
- Forum: Paddles, Techniques, Boat Transportation, Storage & Maintenance
- Topic: solo paddling technique
- Replies: 5
- Views: 24528
Here are some replies bearing in mind that I consider myself to be only a slightly better than average paddler. You answered your first question yourself in your third. I think the term is heeled over when you tilt it to one side. I regularly paddel this was and shift from one side to give one set o...
- Fri Aug 28, 2009 9:40 am
- Forum: Builders' Forum
- Topic: Batten?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2960
- Fri Aug 28, 2009 7:51 am
- Forum: Builders' Forum
- Topic: Help my cane seats have collapsed!
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4037
- Thu Aug 27, 2009 10:45 am
- Forum: Builders' Forum
- Topic: cutting the shear
- Replies: 14
- Views: 9676
I think you guys are really overthinking things and making stuff way too complicated. I wouldn't glue a strip so that I could use a router. I'd be more concerned that I'd bugger up the wood when I removed the glued strip. I'd also be concerned about the potential damage to router bit could do if I s...
- Thu Aug 27, 2009 10:20 am
- Forum: Builders' Forum
- Topic: Started Building A Adirondack Guide Boat
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4847
- Thu Aug 27, 2009 10:14 am
- Forum: Builders' Forum
- Topic: Help my cane seats have collapsed!
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4037
I would definiteley NOT use Gorilla glue. I've used it a few times and it foams like crazy. It would take forever to clean the stuff out of the caning. I'd go with Titebond III or epoxy but these would make the caning permanent. I've never used plastic cane but I would suspect that it doesn't have t...
- Wed Aug 26, 2009 6:50 am
- Forum: Builders' Forum
- Topic: Help my cane seats have collapsed!
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4037
- Sat Aug 15, 2009 9:47 am
- Forum: Builders' Forum
- Topic: Plotting Station and Stem Molds- Please Help
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3597
I wouldn't cut them at an angle per se but I would extrapolate the curve using a batten or CAD sw if I had that. That way if I wanted to add a strip below the sheer line (which will make the canoe higher above the water) I could. Anyway I intend to do this on the next build. If you have a clear mark...
- Thu Aug 13, 2009 8:58 am
- Forum: Builders' Forum
- Topic: Plotting Station and Stem Molds- Please Help
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3597
That is a very good point that I must admit I did not notice. However, that just proves my point that it doesn't really matter. I put the molds based on the centres of the mold and not the edge and after the boat is done I can't say that made any difference at all. I stand corrected. The bottom line...
- Thu Aug 13, 2009 7:19 am
- Forum: Builders' Forum
- Topic: Plotting Station and Stem Molds- Please Help
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3597
- Wed Aug 12, 2009 11:53 am
- Forum: Builders' Forum
- Topic: Plotting Station and Stem Molds- Please Help
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3597
I've been busy on other projects and really have not had the time to see what's going on in this forum. I see that you haven't had any replies yet. I'll try to pull out my copy of Canoecraft and see if I can remember how we plotted the forms. I went from the book only and I don't recall having much ...