Cedar Strip Canoe

That is very cool. Nice accents.

-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.

Boy, that is just lovely. Nice work.

-- Maplewood, MN

Very nice canoe. I have looked at building a canoe/kayak for many years but just haven’t built up enough nerve. Also a big enough area is of concern.

I see you cut your on strips. I really like that idea. So many of the canoe builders just buy the strips already bead and coved. Did you have much trouble cutting the strips? Did you use a table saw or band saw? Router table for the cove and beads I assume? And how about the epoxy? West system or another?

What plans did you use? I have looked at most of the Bear Mountain plans, and I have a copy of Canoe Craft, one fine piece of literature…....

Nice job on your canoe, Thanks for shareing….And welcome to the LumberJocks site, you will love it here.

-- Brian's Table Top Toys http://home.mountaincable.net/~bgraham/

That is a wonderful canoe and it was nice of your wife to let you help in building it.

Thanks for sharing.

-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.

Very nice! I built one many years ago, much like yours. I used 4 oz fiberglass cloth, total weight around 50 lbs., 18 ft. At that time I belong to the Minnesota Canoe Assocation, a lot of help. Also at that time there were a lot in the club that made their own paddles. Some of those paddles were so nice you would think that they should only be for show.

-- Ron in Osseo, Minnesota

For me this is absolutely remarkable. Gosh I believe this is so awesome. I would love to be able to do something like this! I am waaaay to jealous for my own good. You ought to come to my neck of the woods. We have some lakes that allow only trolling motors or none at all, such as Echo Lake (Beautiful)Silver lake. Yes this is the country for this canoe!!! Yep that is way to cool.

-- Allison, Northeastern Ca. Remember, Amateurs built the Ark, Professionals built the Titanic!

No you need to come to this part of the country. A ride up the Snake River Canyon is just what that canoe is made for! I’ve been thinking of a wooden boat for years now….someday.

-- http://www.woodsongsfurniture.com

wow nice canoe. thats something you can really enjoy. great job.

i love canoes great job ! allison and dennis are both wrong , bring that thing to fla ! lol we have man eating scenery thatll give you new reason not to tip it over ! lol

-- if you aint the lead dog the scenery never changes

Beautiful canoe – but mrtrim showed the reason that I don’t canoe. We have gators here in SE Louisiana too.

-- Bill - "Suit yourself and let the rest be pleased." http://www.cajunpen.com/

Very very pretty canoe! Love the color and finish, shape, all of it! Wonderful.

Thanks for the invites guys. We have plenty of spots around here though. One such spot can be seen here. We also take it to Algonquin park in central Ontario every year.

Regarding paddling with gators goes, been there, done that. One time we rented a canoe during the end of the dry season on a pond near Flamingo Fla. The swamp was drying up so there were both gators and crocks everywhere. Interesting experience. As long as they think you’re bigger than them (14’ gator vs 16’ canoe) they won’t bother you.

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Here in Minnesota we have a horse fly that could swallow that gator.

-- Ron in Osseo, Minnesota

Something about a wood, or wood canvas canoe that the metal or plastic ones just do not have!
Clean fair lines making them both a pleasure to see and paddle.
I for one still favor a bamboo fly rod, just seems right.

-- Paul from New England "No man is a failure who is enjoying life". William Feather