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Canoe Building, Part III

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Uploaded by on Jun 16, 2007

A hobby canoe builder finishes building a cedar strip canoe. (See also Parts I & II)

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  • Excellent suggestion ... I used to have one ... need to get another!

  • The blanket is 10-oz. fibreglass cloth which you stretch over the finished canoe hull. The whatever-that-glue-is-called is epoxy/resin mixed with hardener, both produced by West System (#105 and #205) available in Canada/USA. Mix it to specifications and apply it with roller, brush or spreader. It fills the weave of the cloth and bonds to the wood - a totally waterproof finish ... quite remarkable actually!

  • where do you buy the materials?

  • @jota4u Wherever you can get 'em for what you're willing to pay. Sources change frequently. Tracking down suppliers is half the fun!

  • Thanks for the reply and your insight. Cedar is great stuff, if it works for you I'll try it instead. Just one last question. I noticed you use West System Epoxy to finish the canoe "bright". Is there a risk that sunlight will turn the epoxy cloudy or does West have a particular resin for finishing bright? Their standard resin is 105. Thx, Scott

  • @henrynevins Yes, if you leave the canoe upturned in direct sunlight all summer long, there is some clouding of the finish ... and, I suspect, ultimately dry cracking. My solution: when it's not in the water, keep it in a shed, boathouse or under a tree. I use 105 epoxy/205 hardener.

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  • amazing video, thinking of building one myself. thanks for the inspiration.

  • Looks great! I'm building one myself at the moment, different style, but a canoe nonetheless. One thing I would recommend however, is using a random orbit sander instead of a purely rotational one. They leave very few swirl marks and tend not to gouge the surface.

  • good job guys. really well done for making it with limited resources and space :P

  • man you are a master!great job man!félicitation!

  • Hands down best video ever!!! And most beautiful canoe ever!!!!!

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