Building my canoe

[uintahiker]

Looking good!

Hey @uintahiker, your thread reminds me of a video and blog I came across when I was scouting out a trip on the NFCT. I went and found it again because I thought you might enjoy seeing another build similar to yours.

Blog - http://allieandbriancanoe.blogspot.com/

Looks fun. Man I'm getting excited to finish it! I planed the high points on one side of it yesterday. Getting closer.

 

[TannerT]

Looking good!

Hey @uintahiker, your thread reminds me of a video and blog I came across when I was scouting out a trip on the NFCT. I went and found it again because I thought you might enjoy seeing another build similar to yours.

Blog - http://allieandbriancanoe.blogspot.com/

that video makes me want to thru-float...anything!
thanks for posting @Vegan.Hiker

sauld!!

 

[uintahiker]

Fiberglassed the outside. Pic is marginal quality, but the end is getting closer!

 

[uintahiker]

Here's a better picture. Pulled the canoe off the forms and now I'm working on the inside getting it ready to glass.

 

[TannerT]

It's looking good!

 

[slc_dan]

It's looking good!

yeah! starting to pay off.

 

[Artemus]

Nice!

 

[Vegan.Hiker]

Love the natural wood finish.

 

[uintahiker]

Somewhat of a bad picture. but hit another milestone last night when I fiberglassed the inside of the canoe. I don't have a picture of all of the sanding I did to get it ready to fiberglass since that part is more tedious. Next up- more sanding, then varnish.

 

[TannerT]

I'm excited now. So close!!!!

 

[Kyle P]

That is pretty awesome! I never would have thought about building a canoe. Nice job!

 

[uintahiker]

Sanded down the inside and out in preparation for varnish. Made the inwales. Last night I attached the inwales. It's getting close!

 

[Jeremy C]

That's lookin sweet..

 

[uintahiker]

Installed the decks last night. Tonight I'm going to install the outwales. It's getting close! Sorry for the bad picture quality, my phone doesn't do so well in low light.

 

[TannerT]

I'm getting more excited now! It's getting really close

 

[uintahiker]

Here's the canoe with the outwales affixed. Think the Christmas presents will look good stacked inside of it?

 

[Artemus]

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Here's the canoe with the outwales affixed. Think the Christmas presents will look good stacked inside of it?

What kind of wale?
Of course, will it fit in the living room?

 

[uintahiker]

What kind of wale?
Of course, will it fit in the living room?

Not quite sure what you're asking. The inwales and outwales together make up the gunwale. That's 3 kinds of wales right there! But, they're all made out of cherry.

Should fit in the living room, but I don't know if I want to try to get it in there after what my couch went through when we moved it in.

 

[DrNed]

Wow! Very cool.

What tools are required for such a project?

Love the polished wood look.

Fine job sir!

 

[Artemus]

Not quite sure what you're asking. The inwales and outwales together make up the gunwale. That's 3 kinds of wales right there! But, they're all made out of cherry.

Should fit in the living room, but I don't know if I want to try to get it in there after what my couch went through when we moved it in.

I was mostly being a smartarse but now you have piqued my curiosity. Any idea why there are wales at all? What is the origin of these terms? Maybe the gun is clamped to the wale and the outer and inner are obvious. But, why wale?

Words are important.