Redbird Woodstrip Canoe

An excellent project. Truly beautiful and well executed.

-- Todd A. Clippinger, Montana, http://amcraftsman.com

I love strip-built boats, and this one is absolutely beautiful! Great work!

-- http://www.north40custom.com -- http://north40studios.etsy.com --

Wow! Nice job. That looks like it would have been a complex woodworking project to say the least.

-- Tom, Surfside Beach, SC - Romans 8:28

A great looking boat. What does it weigh and how does it handle.

-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

It weighs about 55 pounds, I can easily portage and lift it on to my truck by myself. I had no idea what I was doing as far a the shape of the boat and it’s performance. If I do it over I will make the bottom more flat for a more stable ride. When I paddle alone I’m fine ‘cause I’ve learned how it handles. My wife and I, on the other hand, have discovered that it’s best we don’t canoe together. With two people, one always thinks the other is leaning or tipping too much. It is fast though.

-- lobbster, Oregon, www.michaellobby.com

Thanks. Especially for the size. A husband and a wife in a canoe really tries a marriage.

-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

Beautiful canoe! I’ll bet the neighbors in Texas thought you were crazy building a canoe in the desert.

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

its so sweet id have a hard time useing it afraid id scratch it very well done

Beautiful job. Good for you for having the confidence to try whatever you wanted to.

Steve

-- Stevethepeeve -- I'm no rocket surgeon

Beautiful!

-- http://www.woodsongsfurniture.com

That just looks like it would be fun to build. I don’t know about availability of Redwood in other parts of the country, but here in Alabama its not too difficult to carry a thousand dollars worth in your arms!

-- miles125, Alabama.."Architecture is frozen music""

FANTASTIC job! Wonderful placement on all those grains of wood.

-- Carpe Lignum - Seize The Wood,

Just great! I love these canoes and some day I’ll make one as well.

-- Thos. Angle

Wow!

-- You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. (Plato)

Beautiful.

-- Better to say nothing and be thought the fool... then to speak and erase all doubt.

I think your canoe turned out awesome… (I also just picked up my copy of canoecraft.) A tip about stability: In the plastic canoe I have I put sandbags in the bottom center (140 lbs total) and that brings the center of gravity way down to the point I can easily stand up while another person is in the canoe. And I should mention that it really doesn’t paddle any different with the extra weight.

-- All the test cuts in the world won't stop you from cutting the outside when you meant to cut the inside. doh!

Holy Cow, thats one sweet looking canoe. Looks like it will glide through the water.

-- Billp

Very nice. Well done. Those of us who have built canoes know that we have to take very good care of them. If anyone is thinking of building one, just remember that you cannot handle these canoes like an aluminum canoe and run them up on the shore and then step out on dry ground. You have to get your feet wet and then lift it out of the water

-- Ron in Osseo, Minnesota

Very nice, I am very interested in boat building and construction. One of my goals is to build a small wooden cat boat similiar to a beetlecat sailboat and teach myself to sail.

Very nice – I want to build wood strip boats too! I think I might start one this Fall – great job – she’s a beut!

-- Cov, Loomis, CA, http://www.covingtonwoodworks.com

Looks good. Is this your first? I have started my first RedBird. Hope it turns out as nice as yours.

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Buck

Yes, my first. I have this habit of seeing something I like or want to try and not thinking too much about it before I dive right in. This canoe is the perfect example. At the time I had a cheap table saw and a router and a few basic tools. I saw the book, thought “I could build one of those” and dove right in. I was pretty proud of my accomplishment but look back at it and think about how much better I could have done. After many years of building and learning and building furniture, I realized my standards of craftsmanship have increased dramatically.
I hope you enjoy making your Redbird…take your time, have fun, and you will learn more than you ever thought.

Michael Lobby
www.michaellobby.com

-- lobbster, Oregon, www.michaellobby.com

Thank you Michael

I am continueing to build my Redbird. So far, it has been lots of fun. I have completed the stripping and most of the outside sanding. I am not in a big rush but it has taken me 3 weeks to get to this stage. Can’t wait to see it finished. I have started a web site to show my progress. Feel free to check it out and let me know what you think. http://buckfillier.webs.com/

Buck

Absolutely stunning! I hope that I develop my skills enough some day to attempt such a boat!