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Find out what I'm doing day to day. I may not actually update this daily. Actually, I will NOT update this daily as I do have other things to do. I like to build canoes and cabinets and most of the time I spend at home, I spend in my workshop. When the weather is too nice to be inside, I can be found on my motorcycle or out on the water in my canoe.
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james,
ReplyDeletevery very beautiful workmanship, you can be very proud of your canoe.
jim benson
Wow James looks great! How heavy is it? Keep on building!
ReplyDeleteThank you for your comments. I am very proud of it, and hated to send it to the customer. Fortunately, they are close by and I have been informed I am allowed to borrow it next month for a weekend canoe camping trip with my boys' scout troop. I am really looking forward to that. Anonymous asked how much it weighs. It finished about 55-60 lbs, but that is an estimate based on how it feels. Maybe I should get a scale...
ReplyDeleteJames,
ReplyDeleteGreat looking canoe! Did you use staples or do it stapleless? If you used staples, did you have any problem with the staple holes showing. Did they both you or weren't they that bad?
Chunky
Chunky,
ReplyDeleteI used staples because I didn't want to spend the extra time going stapleless. The staple holes do show, but I don't think they take anything away from the overall look of the canoe. In fact, I think they enhance it. If you are familiar with older canoe construction, with ribs and clinch nails, to me the staple holes are a kind of subtle reminder of that look. Does that make sense?