Scamp no longer with us

Sorry to say that Scamp was taken ill on 14 March 2008 and had to be put to sleep.
I cannot express how devastated I am.
He was thirteen and a half and had had a heart problem for some time, he seemed well upto the end, but one day he was fine the next he was gone.
I thank him for the fantastic companionship he gave to me and the family, we could not have wished for a better friend, a true member of the family.
Life must start again without him.
The picture was taken on our last trip in the canoe end of Febuary on Barton Broad Norfolk.
Steve

Cedar Strip Canoe Build

HERE ARE SOME PICTURES OF THE BUILD FOR MY CEDAR STRIP CANOE.
Stem detail.
Note hole in strong back and cleat to take stem through base.
Start stripping.

Up both sides until nearing the end of inner stem.
Ready for one side only.
Clamp detail.

Shot from under side.

Note shelf for strips ready to use.
Strip ends, leave long and trip off with small pul saw.

Colour matched both sides.

One side complete and cut straight along the keel.

For this I used a long piece of 75 x 12 pse clamped on the centre line and used a router to get a straigh square edge. Moving clamps when required.

Gently does it a little cut at a time.

Stripping finished. Outer stems fitted. Wetted to raise grain ready for final sanding.
Sheathing outside.

Sheathing outside.

Cloth was 'West' 60" wide imported from Canada.

Finhed hull off the formers for the first time.

Scrape glue dross using shaped chisel.
Inner stem before clean up.

Sheathing inside.

Inside sanded.

Fitting inner gunnel after routing see other blog.

Fitting inner gunnel

When I done the outer stem I had all the resine on ready to clamp, then discovered the smaller clamps used for the inner where not big enough to go over both! 'panic'!!!.

I had a friends help and we clamped and screwed .
Inwales complete.

For details of making inwales see other post.

Deck detail, birdeye maple.

Finished.

Scamps first trip

Scamp and my canoe

Hi here are pictures of Scamp taken when we have been out in the canoe.
Scamp is a Norfolk Terrier, he is now over 12 years old.
He loves going out in my Canoe.

This picture was used by the BCU for their 2007 calender. Scamp is Mr March.

Taken River Waveney July 2006

River Waveney

woof "how long have I got to stay here while you mess about with that camera?"

Woof "wotsup"

Woof "throw another one"

At Blythburgh, tidal estuary just off A12.

Woof "wait for me....."

Woof "What's that?"

Router Jig

Here is the router jig I devised © HTS 2006

Base about 500mm long min.
Cut strips of ply as packer under gunnels to stop splitting on under side.

Fit guides to router
The gunnels are trapped between guides clamped down at ends of base.

Screw stops at limit of travel move these for every cut out.

My cedar strip canoe

Cedar Strip Canoe
Built winter 2005/2006
Ranger 15'-0" design from the Chestnut Canoe Company Canada.
Plans drawn from detail given in 'Canoecraft' by Ted Moores.


Note brass strip on outer stem.


Me and Scamp on launch day.


On the River Waveney near Beccles.

On the River Waveney near Beccles.

The Dilham Canal Norfolk.

Woof "Come on, put that camera down and lets go"

Deck detail, birds eye maple and mahogany.

Inner stem - 3 strips cedar steamed and laminated.

Inner stem - 3 strips ash steamed and laminated.

Gunnels ash.

Before launch.

Ranger 15'-0" design from the Chestnut Canoe Company.

Plans drawn from detail given in 'Canoecraft' by Ted Moores.

Hi here is my first blog. So here we go.

Here is a picture of Scamp in my canoe.