The Bear Mountain Boat Shop

Thanks Jim!

Thank you. I'm not able to mill the planks in my area (no good or not good enough cedar wood in the Chicago-land area) so I'm working on doing what I can before they arrive from Bear Mountain/Noah's Mill. Working on the oars now and then will get these jimmy clamps ready to roll

Also, is there a thread where you talk about how you did your Jimmy Clamps?

Thanks again Brian. I'll break out the standing sticks and give it a go.

Hi all, I'm shaping my stems to accept the planks, first time doing this. I'm using a Veritas Spokeshave (first time using one of these too) to accomplish the task at hand. My understanding is that I'd want my plank to lie flatly against the stem. My difficulty is when shaping, I'll almost be there,...

I will and thank you, it's hard to get through this as a first-timer without a little bit of guidance. I took most of my week off of work to get a jump start and get ready for the planks. I just milled and bent the wood for the sterns today. https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/i/ryanhbay/IMG_7088...

Thank you. I have read CanoeCraft once through and watched the Nick Offerman videos. I'm going back through CanoeCraft as I work on each section. I do have cleats and thanks for the head's up on PB. I'm going to back and try this again. My SB is level, I spent a long time doing, and redoing, that pa...

Thank you Brian. Really appreciate your advice. I feel good about the molds being fair but adding as photo for one where I was concerned. I'm trying to figure out how to add photos. I've read the FAQ and it appears I should use Photobucket so trying that but if it does not work, let me know. Fair Mo...

Good morning, I am a first time builder and I’ve come across two points I cannot seem to address on my own after reading/watching videos. The first question is coming to test whether the molds are fair after setting up all the stations and batten down the keel. Each resource says that the batten “sh...