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- Fri May 05, 2017 11:54 am
- Forum: Builders' Forum
- Topic: cane seats 2
- Replies: 8
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Re: cane seats 2
What I can see looks very good, but for some reason while it says there should be 65 images, the highest numbered one it will deign to show me is 48.
- Thu Apr 21, 2016 9:18 am
- Forum: Builders' Forum
- Topic: To Double layer the bottom ?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 11541
Re: To Double layer the bottom ?
How strong it is, how much epoxy it takes, and how heavy the canoe winds up are all related. When you apply epoxy to the glass, it soaks in and makes an uneven layer. Canoecraft explains the best way to fill the weave using extra layers of epoxy, then sand down to a smooth surface without cutting th...
- Thu Aug 07, 2014 10:28 pm
- Forum: Builders' Forum
- Topic: Quarter-sawn boards suggestions
- Replies: 9
- Views: 8861
Re: Quarter-sawn boards suggestions
I think the reason most use quartersawn strips is simply that they are cut from flatsawn planks that are usually cheaper than quartersawn.
- Sat Nov 30, 2013 9:56 pm
- Forum: Builders' Forum
- Topic: Show us your decks
- Replies: 20
- Views: 30008
Re: Show us your decks
Here's a recent one of mine.
- Thu Aug 08, 2013 1:20 pm
- Forum: Builders' Forum
- Topic: How light could it be?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 9823
Re: How light could it be?
One of the most effective ways to minimize weight without sacrifice of strength is to wetout the glass with epoxy, then to cover the wet surface with a plastic film and roll it smooth. After cure, the film is peeled off leaving a smooth surface that needs no fill-in coats. It can be sanded with 360 ...
- Thu Aug 08, 2013 12:51 pm
- Forum: Builders' Forum
- Topic: Interior Hull filled with water before fiberglass
- Replies: 3
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Re: Interior Hull filled with water before fiberglass
Ouch. Swelling of the wood causes the hull to buckle, since the glass does not. Heating the wood to dry it thoroughly might shrink it enough to minimize the problem. A bright incandescent lamp may be enough. That happened to me a long time ago (1972?) and I dealt with it simply by glassing the insid...
- Sat Jun 02, 2012 4:06 pm
- Forum: Builders' Forum
- Topic: inwale and deck material question
- Replies: 8
- Views: 6687
Re: inwale and deck material question
If you want a lightweight, light colored wood, try spruce. Sitka spruce used to be the recommendation, but is harder to find. I have a canoe with spruce decks, seats, and gunwales. I think one outwale needs attention, but the boat is almost 40 years old now.
- Fri Mar 16, 2012 12:14 am
- Forum: Builders' Forum
- Topic: Vertical stripes
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3366
Re: Vertical stripes
It's hard to be sure, but sounds like what can happen if you don't maintain a wet edge. As you apply epoxy, it soaks into the cloth and to some extent, the wood. At the edge where the cloth is wet by epoxy, as it spreads into the dry cloth it thins out and covers less well. As long as you continue a...
- Sun Jan 29, 2012 7:39 pm
- Forum: Builders' Forum
- Topic: Help with webbed seats
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4162
Re: Help with webbed seats
My temporary webbed seats have lasted almost 40 years so far. I didn't use stainless, but I think I used screws rather than staples. I will need to replace them soon, but it's the webbing itself that's deteriorating.
- Fri Aug 19, 2011 12:45 pm
- Forum: Builders' Forum
- Topic: Low angle block plane or Spokeshave
- Replies: 14
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Re: Low angle block plane or Spokeshave
I also would start with the plane, and don't think it needs to be low angle. A spokeshave is useful for paddles, but does not seem to me to be needed for the curves of a canoe hull. A card scraper is also a wonderfully simple and useful tool: get one. I have found that some cedar boards scrape beaut...
- Thu Apr 28, 2011 9:33 am
- Forum: Builders' Forum
- Topic: Ammonia/water wash before varnish ? WHY
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3822
Re: Ammonia/water wash before varnish ? WHY
The ammonia wash is a good idea if you have blush. The reason is that epoxy hardeners are amines, which are basic. Exposure to water and CO2 can convert them to their bicarbonate salts, which are water soluble if small enough molecules. This part you can wash away with plain water. But some of the a...
- Tue Apr 26, 2011 1:05 pm
- Forum: Builders' Forum
- Topic: My hull is warped
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5091
Re: My hull is warped
It sounds as if it's now less humid than it was when you put the glass on. The glass/epoxy does not expand and contract with moisture, but the wood expands sideways to the grain as it takes up moisture, and shrinks as it loses it, but does not change significantly along the grain direction. This cou...
- Sat Mar 12, 2011 10:03 pm
- Forum: Builders' Forum
- Topic: Alternatives to painter holes?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 12242
Re: Alternatives to painter holes?
If you want to put a painter hole through the hull, John Michne has a nice write up of one approach:
http://michneboat.com/Building%20the%20 ... ter%20hole
http://michneboat.com/Building%20the%20 ... ter%20hole
- Mon Feb 28, 2011 9:46 pm
- Forum: Builders' Forum
- Topic: any advice about a 10" band saw for strips?
- Replies: 11
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- Mon Feb 28, 2011 9:35 pm
- Forum: Builders' Forum
- Topic: Scarf Orientation Question
- Replies: 6
- Views: 10023
I scarfed using the A orientation with epoxy, which helped the joints to blend in because it's transparent and will cover all anyway. The thin edge helps. Some of the joints are hidden to the extent that they are hard to find even if you know where to look. Some (where I did a less good job of color...