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thanks for the suggestion Jim, I'll experiment with this.

Did the skill saw method and it worked great once I built some jigs to assist with stabilizing the planks and got a friend to move clams while I mushed to saw. I now have a new issue. In an effort to decrease the weight of the canoe, I am planing down the strips to 0.222 thickness. I have borrowed a...

Did the skill saw method and it worked great once I built some jigs to assist with stabilizing the planks and got a friend to move clams while I mushed to saw. I now have a new issue. In an effort to decrease the weight of the canoe, I am planing down the strips to 0.222 thickness. I have borrowed a...

I would be screwing the gunnels, epoxy is just for water proofing and protection.

Would staining ash trim have any impact on epoxy adhesion?

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Thanks, I'm getting wood from different places & trying to calculate when I have enough.

Can anyone provide the number of 16' 3/4' strips to plank a 15' Ranger??

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Can anyone provide the number of 16' 3/4' strips to plank a 15' Ranger??

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Thanks Jim & Brian. I am looking for 3/32 radius bits. I have found a Freud 1/2 round 3/32 radius. but have not found a tool yet to cut the cove. My router has a 1/4 in shank and I find that it seems to limit available bits. If I do not find one I'll just take them down to .21 or 0.22 and use th...

did you intend 5/32 bits?

I am looking to take my strip down to 3/16 [or to 0.21 in] to lighten the load a pit. I'm getting long in the tooth and truck is high. My question is about routing the strips For B & C. It would seem that the strips need to be at the final thickness in order to center the B & C. I have a set...

Using 3/16 in strips. I have finally got a hold of some clear WRC and I'm beginning to cut strips. I am thinking of planing strips to 3/16 to reduce weight, I am getting a bit long in the tooth and an illness has greatly reduced my strength and I'm looking to lighten to canoe, I'm building a 15' Ran...

Jim, Thanks again you are a wealth of knowledge. I am thinking of using bass and black walnut to make a contrasting strip. I live on the other side of the Cascades near Bend.

Thanks Jim, Beautiful boat. I am still waiting to get my cedar boards from the mill. Finished building the stongback today. Your photos have brought up a couple new questions. Are the planks you are using to build Nokomis 3/4 in. ? The contrast strip with the dark brown and white appear to be wider ...