The cedar canoe is now taking shape. Any spare time has been devoted to it to keep it progressing before the weather turns truly cold. Fitting the strips went really smoothly, with the final closing strips going in without drama. There is a lot of force required to bend them into place which can break the fragile cove on the strips. After many hours taking the edges off the strips with a block plane and spoke shave it was time to start boarding the hull with sandpaper.
When all the sanding was done I took a spare cedar strip and spring clamped it to the hull to form a smooth curve to cut the sheer line. I used a Japanese saw to follow the curve. This is a nice point in the project to open the workshop and look at what now appears very canoe like.
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I am now looking to get the workspace as warm and dry as possible to avoid any issues with the epoxy and fibreglass sheathing.
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That is already looking mighty fine!
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