Tyler's Canoe Build



Tyler boiling the stems so we can bend them over our jig

Bending the stems onto the jig

Tyler sanding & preparing ribs for the steam box

Placing the ribs in the steam box

Canoe building starts - carefully bending each steamed rib onto the form 

Fairing up the ribs

Nice job on the rib bending Tyler, I think we only cracked 2

Yes, wood can bend that much - you just have to talk to it!

Planking the boat

Tyler gets a hand from his brother Cole

Tyler learning how to use a hand drill, only hand power tools in this build

Getting a hand with a few planks

Preparing to remove the canoe from mold

Tyler's first look at the inside of his canoe

Setting the canoe back to shape

Tying up the ends

Preparing ends for the canoe decks

    An inside view, notice the red cedar garboard planks down the center

The final plank to go on the canoe

Each brass nail must be clinched with a hammer and brass clinching iron

The canoe gets hung in the canvas...

...and is weighed down to stretch the canvas

 after given time to stretch, Tyler tacks the canvas to the inside gunnel

 Putting on the fill 

 The canoe is ready to dry for 2 weeks, giving time to complete seats, thwarts and gunnels

 Tyler routering the canoe thwarts

Weaving the seats

Varnishing the boat, gunnels, thwarts

Painting begins

Completed seats and carrying handles are installed

'coffee break' in the canoe

the cleanup and final touches are added

Project completed on time!

Tyler's cutting board also part of his 4H project

Loading the canoe heading to the 4H show...

CONGRATULATIONS TYLER!

on all your hard work and being

so dedicated to your project
what a beautiful canoe!