The Bear Mountain Boat Shop

Not sure if you are drawing from a set of plans (tracing) or actually lofting stations from tables, but I think the process will be the same. (Please note that I think plans already build this in) I believe it's the shear that you actually want to follow, and in this case if you look at the values f...

Awesome looking solo, I see the backrest and a note saying seat detail, did I miss the seat?


Brian

I just go to the local hardware chain, in Canada that is Canadian Tire, if I was buying again, I would get 3/16" latex/surgical tubing. I bought the bungee, then figured out that the other would be better, but I am too cheap to throw out what I have and buy new ... it still works. I suspect tha...

I guess when I think about it, the full length dowels make sense for the way I do my strips, you can see (the bungee cords) that in the second pic I posted for the accent strip comment, I basically use lengths of 3/16" bungee cord wrapped around the strips to clamp each new strip. So it is easi...

lol, famous last words.

That's a thought Jim, but the dowel fits right into the cove and is quite secure, the minute you add wood above the cove, it wants to twist out. I only build stapleless, so whatever is used to clamp the strip will need something that is not going to easily move around or out of the cove. Dowels fill...

I used to use cut up dowels, but on my last build I had bought some new dowel lengths (which are dirt cheap) and was ready to cut them up .... but when I thought about it, I just couldn't see why I was doing that. Long story short, it was easier to just use the 4' lengths directly on the strips, and...

Hi Jim, was just rereading this post since I was on replying to another post ... and noticed your comment about boat use, I actually use these boats almost exclusively for tripping, so portaging is definitely on the agenda. I actually do use the thwarts to lash in the paddles, well lash isn't the co...

Jim, The end jigs are mostly for after the turn at the bilge, those strips have quite a twist usually and since I build stapleless, it can be a challenge to get everything to stay tight to the forms in this area. With the jig, I just slip a wedge in the gap and it provides that firm hold required to...

Not sure if you intended to just add the 1/4" strips to a regular strip and make an extra wide strip, or glue wider thin pieces together to make a plank blank suitable to cut strips from. That's what I did to get the pinstripes for my last boat. You can see the accent strips sitting on top of t...

I think Stephen has posted the answer ( we are lucky to have him mine the site for answers). Just in case you want more info, I actually lofted and did the molds, from the Canoe Craft tables, for the Freedom 17 I just completed. I posted a complete description of what I learned here: http://builders...

I would post some pics, but PB is down ATM, I will when it is up. Gluing the strips together works fine. I made pinstripe strips by gluing up 2 strips of NWC (5/16") with a WRC (1/4") core. Granted I did that with 3.5" width pieces and cut the strips from the glue up. They B&C'd, ...

Well, I am jealous, I am between project atm ... this looks like an interesting build. Please keep the documentary coming.


Brian

New pics are always looked forward to, as is a new build. I use photo bucket, store pics to be posted there, then just select the picture on Photobucket, use the image URL (IMG) at the side of the picture to copy the location to memory, then just use paste (or Ctr V) into the post. There may be a fe...

OK, this one is finally finished, with any luck we will do the water test tomorrow ... for now ... a few pics Full length https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/AsoJFjCdRrkYxKd8EjefFOVyvnxijo3aTaUzNVMu5wcPscrqzwcPkRI1QJc-3eJ7N1EnC1kMldWMpxm75Af2b9K6V2OLHrmdYLMT4lci0UzqOR326z3M9tzA_0XO1wHrHM-rg5szLslfemDr...