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