Any canoe/kayak builders here?

[j44ke]

Not using staples to hold the strips aligned while gluing?

[bigbill]

I did a Grand Canyon raft trip back in June. Brad Dimock was one of our guides and he is a semi-famous wooden boat builder. The link is about building a dory but the school lists so much more.
Building the McKenzie River Dory

[Ras72]

Not using staples to hold the strips aligned while gluing?

Yes sir. I don't want to see the staple holes through the fiberglass.
Although I did use staples at the sheer lines. I did this to anchor for the following strips. These locations will be covered by the gunwales.

[j44ke]

Yes sir. I don't want to see the staple holes through the fiberglass.
Although I did use staples at the sheer lines. I did this to anchor for the following strips. These locations will be covered by the gunwales.

I'm impressed. Keep posting photos.

[Jason Musgrave]

keep 'em coming!

[Ras72]

This project and method of not using staples is not for the impatient.
Slow going but happy for one week in.

Not much to see. Just stacking sticks.
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[Eric Estlund]

I'm most impressed by the clinical garage.

[guido]

I'm most impressed by the clinical garage.

Clinical? That thing is darn near surgical!

[Ras72]

Y'all just wait until I clean it...

[Ras72]

These bends are getting interesting...

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Here's a close up of the scrap pieces I'm using to hold the strips at each station.

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And a cross section of the bead and cove situation...

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Can someone help me with the auto-rotation action? I cant figure out how to manipulate them.

[Eric Estlund]

Are you milling the bead and cove?

[Ras72]

Eric, I'm not milling the strips.
I'm working with limited tools (hence the empty garage) and limited manpower. I couldn't figure out a logical way to setup a solo operation with 20' intake and 20' outtake. So, I ordered the cedar from Noah's Marine.

[Eric Estlund]

Yeah, seems like a hell of alot of work for one boat (setting upt to rip all the strips). Looks like fun!

[Ras72]

Two weeks into the strips and still glueing and stacking.
Now, I’m starting to plane and sand some lower sections.
I’m doing this for a change of pace and to make the daunting task more bearable.

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Digging this little guy.
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[Eric Estlund]

Starting to look like a boat!

[randonneur]

Fantastic work, thanks for the thread. Downright inspirational.

[Ras72]

Closing up one side...

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I’ll run a circular saw down that centerline once the glue cures. Then, stacking up the other side.

Also, trimming up the inner stems. End grains will be capped with the outer stems.

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[j44ke]

Do you use a smaller blade saw on the center cut?

[Ras72]

Jorn, I’m going to use a cordless circular saw with a 5 1/2” blade. I’ll set the depth around 1”.

[j44ke]

That makes sense. When I worked on houses, we had this little Porter Cable that had a 4 1/2"(?) blade on it. It was corded though (batteries = amazing now.) Basically like an angle grinder repackaged as a circular saw. But that was the trimmer of preference on site. Didn't have the same kind of gyroscopic tendencies that the larger saws had so straight lines were a lot easier, plus visibility was better. Also lighter etc.