Pirogue

Pretty cool boat. It’s amazing what you can get plans for.

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

Ol’ Thibideau, him don’t pole no pirogue on da bayou! (for Charlie’s benefit)

Nice!

-- Earle Wright, Lenoir City, Tennessee

Earl, you left off the “x”. Thibedeaux. That’s Boudreaux’s mon ami. And neither one of them ever had a piroque as fancy as this. Very nice job Frank.

-- Tim -- http://tmuli.com

cool boat!!! how does it sail? and what seperates a Pirogue from a canoe—-does it have a flat bottom???

-- Matt, Napa, CA...fun is beautiful...just trying to have some fun...

Great job Frank.

-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python

Hi Frank,

That is a nice boat. It is in the water so I assume that you were able to try it out. :)

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

Napaman…

I use paddles & since it does have a flat bottom it moves about like a smooth bottom canoe. Stiff winds can push it around a bit.

Scott…

Yep I used it. It will hold two adult men or one adult man & camping gear & supplies. I actually don’t own it any more. Since it’s a pretty fair replica of the craft that were used in this area 200 years ago, I donated it to a local historic site & plan on using the lessons learned by building this pirogue on a “new & improved” model.

-- Frank, Florissant, Missouri "The New Show-Me Woodshop"

always a boat I wanted to build find that the technique for manufacture is very interesting has to make.afflicted for L English J have still much has to make . beautiful work

-- jeanmarc manosque france

Great looking boat, what are your dimensions?

Thanks… It’s 15 feet 10 inches long, by 32 inches across the beam, & 11 inches deep. If I do another pirogue I will put in less “rocker” & make the sides 14 to 16 inches deep.

-- Frank, Florissant, Missouri "The New Show-Me Woodshop"