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a few projects i have done for different hobbies i have,apart from the sledge,i enjoyed steaming and bending the timber and of course to see if i could do it.

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originally built two canoes,one for me,one for a friend,who had friends, which then turned into twenty,i kid you not

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By now you can guess what happened with the paddles,yes i lost count.

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but all in all it was most enjoyable.

Of course being a carpenter gave me a slight edge.

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When i made them in 2006 to 2007, the ones i had to charge for, because the circle of my friends friends was getting decidedly distant.I had used all available timber that i had left over from other projects and had to source more timber,resin,vanish and paint as well as sundries.So when costed they went for around the £300 mark.They could carry

850lbs in weight, were 16ft long, with 3ft beam, weighed around 70lbs.

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First i would cut the boards for two canoes with a router using mdf templates lofted from the plans.(eight sheets 4mm ply ) then using tying wire stitch them together(the fabrication was done in a 20ft tunnel tent during the summer because the epoxy resin needs heat to cure.)I would go into the tent in the early morning,lay up two seams on each canoe,zip the tent up and go to work.the temperature would get up to around 100 degrees in tent, curing the epoxy resin.then in the evening when i come home i would fix inwales,outwales and gunwhales,then seats,yoke and thwart.I would get two canoes done in five days,sand and varnish them at week ends.No offence intended but if you have even the most basic woodworking skills you could make one.i was fortunate in that i had every tool you could want to speed it up.If you undertake this project the most important thing is warmth to cure the resin.hope this helps

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