Woodstrip Canoe (Prospector)

Very nice looking canoe, very good build

-- Mike, Bruce Mississippi = Jack of many trades master of none

Really great looking canoe!

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

Awsome, that looks like a lot of fun.

-- Glenn, New Mexico

Thats a really nice canoe, I bet thats a lot of fun to use too!

-- Steve-o

Great job Tim!. That looks like a blast to build. It looks fantastic…thanks for posting it.

-- Martin, Kansas

Prospector is a nice shape. Looks good. Did you make the yoke and seats as well? I’m curious because I’d like to make a yoke and could use some pointers.

Beautiful canoe. Thank you for sharing.

-- My favorite piece is my last one, my best piece is my next one.

Very cool! I have been planning on building a canoe for years now. What did the cedar cost you?

-- "That Government is Best that Governs The Least."-Jefferson

Nice canoe – I like the fact that you even caned the seats. Canoes are great.

-- John

“Prospector” got my attention as I have own ed two chestnuts over the years. Making five must have been fun with a lot of commeradie too.

-- Phil in British Columbia

great job. I’ve always wanted to build a canoe but simply don’t have the room to keep it set up for as long as needed. I love the looks

-- David, O.C., California

Great work!

Thanks for the post

Callum

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Thanks for all the comments.

Rob – yes, I made the seats and yoke out of birch. I added a brass metal strip on the ends that runs from the top on the way down (underneath). The brass strip is about 5 feet long on each end. It protects the ends a bit as you approach shore. It gives it a little razzle and dazzle as well. I made a trip to Chicago to pick up the brass strip. This was before the Internet really took off.

I made a three foot replica of the Chestnut Prospector out of some old wood blinds, with a walnut racing strip. This was before I had kids, when I had plenty of time on my hands. It hangs in my shop. I’ll try to capture it once I take some workshop pictures.

-- Tim from Iowa City, IA

you must be SO proud of this… it’s gorgeous and it sounds like your life is filled with memories of the building process!

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

Yes – I have a lot of memories with this project. The five of us get together to reminisce from time to time, over a beer of course. We made a lot of sawdust that summer.

-- Tim from Iowa City, IA

I did one of those a few years ago same model. It paddles great. Did you use Bear Mountain Canoe Plans

Quebecnewf

That’s one nice looking canoe! Great job.

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

Quebecnewf – I don’t recall the name of the book. I don’t believe it was Bear Mountain Canoe. All I remember was plotting a lot of points on paper to create the design and stations of the strongback. When I built the 3-foot replica, I got smarter and used some computer software, which I then converted the 16-foot measures down to 3-foot and printed the stations out on paper.

-- Tim from Iowa City, IA

Amazing canoe you got there!

-- It's better to have people think you're stupid rather than open your mouth and remove all doubt.

Very nice looking canoe,

-- jeanmarc manosque france

Isn’t that something!

-- Still clinging to my guns and religion.