The Bear Mountain Boat Shop

It IS a wonderful feeling, that first paddle after months of work, isn't it ?
Hope you enjoy the Redbird, and who knows, you 'll start another woodstripper some day.
seems I'm unable to see the pics ? Wrong link ?

Erik, Belgium.

Looks very familiar ... More of the same here:


I use several kind of clamps, depending on what & where to clamp. Have a look @ different methods here: http://www.qajaq.be/Winisk-1.htm

Erik, Belgium.

here are a few other examples
Erik ,Belgium

Glen,
nice work as ever.
as far as I can see, I think you used Maroske fittings for fixing the bungees ? Right ?
Erik, Belgium.

I ‘ve been asked to give tips in this restauration/ project. Due to the fact that I ‘ve only built woodstrip canoes/kayaks so far, I don’t really have a clue how to tackle this restauration. Erik. Here is the translated request: >>> I have a K2-kayak, made by De Meeuw Kortrijk, Belgium, about 60 yea...

I don't see a problem, since you 'll be sanding the inside anyhow. I wouldn't care too much about the outsides/insides of the strips are looking. What's important though, is how your bead & cove edge is lining up.

Erik, Belgium.

Thanks for your info about Kim Hafez. I had not heard of Kim's achievements before. What an extreme achievement !!

Erik, Belgium.

You might have a look at http://www.qajaq.be in section "WOODSTRIP / Stich & Glue method - Canoe & Kayak BUILDERS" as well.

Erik, Belgium.

dear Ludovic, sorry for the late response, I 've been busy with others things lately (one of them was paddling my new Disko Bay in rather heavy weather: windforce 8...). I started with West System for my first canoe, because I heard many good things about it. True: West System is very nice to work w...

I got them ordered with Lee Valley

I also noticed the with Winisk recently: it 's a jewel !

As much as I lke the outside painted on a canoe, I 'd hesitate to paint the inside only. I guess it 'll look all wrong, all too plastic like. (just my personal opion)

Erik, Belgium

This one is coming from the continent, NOT to be confused with the UK :wink We are faced with glasscloth being not wide enough too. What I did on the ouside and inside: _ solo canoe: I laid up thr glass cloth in ribbons (laid on 90° to the keelline) , overlapping each ribbon. Each ribbon was the wid...

3 for me: _ cedarstrip solo canoe 38 special (Northwest Canoe) _ Cedarstrip canoe Winisk (Green Valley) _ sprucestrip Disko Bay seakayak (Friedel Design) Next one: _ Hope to start this autumn: Black Pearl Skin on Frame (Björn Thomasson / Magnus Aström) After that: _ cedarstrip Black Pearl (Björn Tho...

hi all, I will start restoration of the boat on top in picture (not mine). My idea was to lay glass weave + epoxy on the bottom. But I am wondering what I should do best with the interior ??? Sand to bare wood and saturate with epoxy + some varnish layers after that ??? More info about those canoes ...

that 's very nice work Baydenoc, the level of your woodworking is VERY high. Recovering old wood is not the easiest, but surely the most rewarding way to go. Keep us posted on future steps. Look out with the low temps when you 're about to start epoxying !

Erik, Belgium.