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Welcome to my photo site. I build cedar strip canoes and kayaks as a hobby and occasionaly for sale. I will be updating this site on a regular basis so please visit often and recommend it to your friends. Just select a "Pictures" album, click on the first photo, then click on "Next". Please check out my "Links" and "Reference Books" sections. Thank you. For questions or comments, please contact me via email: glen@charlevoix.net. Glen Smith in Baie-St-Paul, Québec, Canada |
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Hi guys; I actually had a small brass plate engraved and mortised it into the wood under the fiberglass. Ronmc
RonMc
04-21-08
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how much wood?
Too many variables. It depends on you choice of wood and the type and size of canoe or kayak you build. A first build can take 500 hours whereas after a few boats you get that down to about 150 h...
GRS
04-21-08
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You could score the wood then fill it in with thickened, colored epoxy. You can also print them on tracing paper and place beneath the fiberglass.
GRS
04-21-08
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first timers questions
Pre-installing a thicker runner strip will cause problems when you glass the inner hull as the glass won't lay flat against the hull. It will lift away and you will have a weak structure with air...
GRS
04-21-08
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