Paul Douglass
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I'm thinking it is a wedge. I like the fact you are not using staples. I always thought it looks a lot better and that is how I would want to do it.
I'm thinking it is a wedge. I like the fact you are not using staples. I always thought it looks a lot better and that is how I would want to do it.
On second thought, is it just the end of the wedge?
Actually I think that will be easier than now, as the twisting of the strips is really a pain. I'll be glad when we are past the stem and can start just laying strips flat.Reaaaallly close to the next complicated section where the keel starts to peter out. Looking forward to seeing that part done because its always twisted my brain a bit.
I see you haven't yet trimmed the bow/stern ends of the strips. Be very careful there. It's very easy to take too much off, and then you get a very blunt end. Some of yours already look pretty short. Are you adding a metal or bentwood molding to the bow and stern?
Is yours to be flat-bottomed, or will you be adding a keel to it? A flat-bottomed canoe blows all over the place in a crosswind on a lake, but a keel can be a disadvantage if river canoeing.