The Bear Mountain Boat Shop

Need help!!!! :thinking I glued up 1/4"-1/2"-1/4" wide pieces to create an accent strip (16 ft. Peterboro). It consists of two pieces of Aspen (white) on either side of the 1/2" piece of Red Mahogany. I was already to Bead and Cove it but found out it is 4" too short. Duh! N...

:thinking ; I just went through this posting, saw some interesting ideas. I came to this conclusion: Why not just take a 3" Binder, add tabs and label them; mold, strips, gluing, epoxy, etc and do what I have done for the better part of the last year. Print the articles and responses, staple th...

If you want to purchase a quality nameplate to have engraved look in Wooden Boat Magazine or go tho their web site, www.woodenboat.com. There you'll find under Boat Gear, an Oval Cast Bronze Namplate 1/8" x 1 3/4" x 3 1/2". It's not cheap @ $22.50 but it'll look real nice if you have ...

Gentlemen; To those of you who replied I really appreciate your opinions. Thanks! Being a "rookie" in canoe construction, this web site and your input is a great resource. :!: For the record I think I'll pass on the keel. Rick and Glen's reference to "turning efficiency" and &quo...

In a recent E-mail Glen, you inplied the 16' Peterborough wasn't the most stable canoe. I am a novice, having never owned one before. I've spent a lot of time on the water in a small fishing boat and understand the hydro-dynamics one experiences in current. I am in the process of building my first c...

I am in the process of building a 16' Peterbourgh without staples. To date I have added 4 strips to each side. I have used a heavy rubberband (3/32 sq. x 6-7 inch long, available from Staples) with success. I put 3" long 1/4" dowels through the mould stations every 3-4 inches along the pro...

I just went through the same scenario as Sid at Algonquin. Rather than construct a router table and purchase the cutters. I used the flat planner blades for my Craftsman (Sears) Moulding Head and had a toolmaker alter them to make a 1/4" Male bead. He cut them on a Wire EDM. It's not to dificul...

I am building my first stripper, a 16' Peterborough. Just finished the mold and inner stems this weekend. I have decided to go "stapleless". I am planning to use rubberbands and bungy cords. I drilled each mold plate and glued 1/4" dia x 3" lg. wood dowel pins every three inches ...