Canoe

[ryanps]

This is my canoe I built and finished up around August of 06 (started in July of 05). It is made out of Western Red Cedar with expoy/fiberglass.
Now I am looking at mounting a motor on it as I am lazy. I live less than a hlaf hour from Cabela's (actually the number one tourist destination for the state of Michigan) and they sell them there. Built using my BT3100 -- the only thing I didn't do were the seats -- I made the frames and then paid a lady to cane them.
Thanks for looking,
Ryan

[DUD]

Very nicely done Ryan, I have never tried to make anything that floats. Bill

[LCHIEN]

A wooden canoe, that's beautiful work, with a BT3, no less.
Thanks for sharing with us.

[T-Bone]

cedar strip canoe?

Ryan,

That is really nice - there's just something about a wooden canoe that I've always liked.

I hope this isn't a stupid question - is that a cedar strip canoe?

Also, what is the darker piece at the back of the canoe? Is it wood or metal?

[wareagle]

Building a canoe is still on my life "to-do" list. Thanks for sharing.

[Wood_workur]

that is one nice canoe

[John Hunter]

Very nice.

[Pappy]

Fantastic project! Looks like it will be enjoyed by at least two!

[Ken Weaver]

Really nice work - well done!

[mater]

That is a job well done. Beautiful work.

[ryanps]

Thanks for everyone's nice comments. Indeed it is a Cedar-strip canoe, T-Bone.
The black portion is just boat-paint -- the plans called for two layers of fiberglass cloth on each end of the canoe to give those areas more strength. For some reason the cloth turned a sickly yellowish color at this area so I tried to make some sort of design to cover it up.

[lrogers]

Wow, now that's craftsmanship!

[chalkhappens]

I am looking to make a canoe in the coming months. Did you buy plans or just wing it?

BTW This is my first post.

[Ed62]

That is a very sharp craft. If I made it, you could use it for an anchor.

Ed

[BadeMillsap]

OUTSTANDING work and a project unlike others I have seen (and posted) ... really nice.