The Bear Mountain Boat Shop

All, Thanks for the replies! I will take all of your advice into consideration! I'm currently building some tables for the house, but as soon as that's done, it's on to the canoe. I couldn't find cedar in large quantities around here. I ended up with four nice pieces of Sitka Spruce that are 14ft lo...

Brian,

Thanks for the info! My shop is 20' long, but I figured I could place the strong back from corner to corner to buy me a couple extra feet. I'll make sure to pass the info on its handling abilities to my buddy. I don't foresee him taking it on small twisting streams, but you never know!

Hi all, I've been wanting to build a boat for a while and finally settled on a canoe. I was on a recent canoe trip with my best friend and we jokingly mentioned taking a trip in a hand made canoe. He's getting married next year, and I decided to give it a go! I've got some decent woodworking skills....