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by Ramps
Tue Sep 25, 2007 8:43 am
Forum: Builders' Forum
Topic: An "Aussie" Redbird
Replies: 14
Views: 3753

Kerry the gunnels, seats and decks are Western Australian Sheoak. Got about a cubic metre tucked away, I love it. A bit dense for boats ( about 600kg/m3 ... sorry don't know what to translate that into if you're non-metric) but better than most of the other native timbers that we have available (800...
by Ramps
Sat Sep 22, 2007 7:03 am
Forum: Builders' Forum
Topic: An "Aussie" Redbird
Replies: 14
Views: 3753

Glen i did wonder if this was the reason but it didn't quite make sense as when, in solo mode and the seat has been slid towards the centre thwart the support is actually under the seat so it seems not to be a problem. As for paddling from a kneeling position, apart from finding this very uncomforta...
by Ramps
Fri Sep 21, 2007 6:16 am
Forum: Builders' Forum
Topic: An "Aussie" Redbird
Replies: 14
Views: 3753

thanks guys
Never did work out why I shouldn't put a slider in a symmetrical canoe ... seems to work well though

Works well for the whole family
by Ramps
Thu Sep 20, 2007 9:01 am
Forum: Builders' Forum
Topic: An "Aussie" Redbird
Replies: 14
Views: 3753

Glen Logged off the woodworking forums and could still see all the pictures so I don't know what the story is there. I've put a few on google to share but looks like the same issue. Can anyone see the prob? http://lh4.google.com/RunningRampant/RvJ4DG2115I/AAAAAAAAAIc/yd46JL7CKyg/IMG_6276.JPG?imgmax=...
by Ramps
Wed Sep 19, 2007 9:10 am
Forum: Builders' Forum
Topic: An "Aussie" Redbird
Replies: 14
Views: 3753

That was quick Glen
I didn't realise that they'd done that to our WW forums ... too late tonight I'll get onto it tomorrow
sorry
by Ramps
Wed Sep 19, 2007 8:53 am
Forum: Builders' Forum
Topic: An "Aussie" Redbird
Replies: 14
Views: 3753

:sad

OK what's happened to my pics?

:thinking

By the way it took about five months in the carport to build
by Ramps
Wed Sep 19, 2007 8:43 am
Forum: Builders' Forum
Topic: An "Aussie" Redbird
Replies: 14
Views: 3753

An "Aussie" Redbird

Inspired by many web sites around the world a after much reading and issue solving on this website (even though I have contributed little) I have completed my (first) canoe. This Redbird was launched in January this year (yes I know it only took 9 months to report back) but I promised that I would. ...
by Ramps
Thu Sep 07, 2006 8:07 pm
Forum: Builders' Forum
Topic: One more Redbird
Replies: 18
Views: 6354

Tom Paulownis is a chinese timber broad leaved deciduous tree, as you can see is quite pale with nothing like the features of wrc but should stilll come up nicely with a bit of grain. Would work in well as a feature with wrc (as in the opposite to what I'm doing). I spent a couple of hours on the fo...
by Ramps
Wed Sep 06, 2006 10:00 pm
Forum: Builders' Forum
Topic: One more Redbird
Replies: 18
Views: 6354

Tom As far as native woods we're pretty limited for low density timbers. Australian Red Cedar was avery valuable boat building timber in it's day but the only way you're likely to come across it nowadays is if you happen to buy an old chuch pew. We do get WRC over this way ... mostly imported from y...
by Ramps
Mon Sep 04, 2006 9:32 am
Forum: Builders' Forum
Topic: One more Redbird
Replies: 18
Views: 6354

Well done

Tom That is one fantastic 'bird Something I can aspire to I am in the process of making my first Redbird with nothing like like the selection of woods you have over there. I'm not complaining about the beautiful timbers we have over here (Oz) it's just that half of the sink even when kiln dried and ...