Lark - Building a cedar strip canoe

Presentation of how a Bear Mountain Boats Bob's Special cedar strip canoe was built in New Jersey. Includes a discussion of machining the molds and thwart using a ShopBot CNC router.

00:00:00 - Start
00:00:58 - Project Background
00:02:14 - Choosing the design to build
00:07:11 - Canoe terminology
00:11:53 - Strongback
00:16:02 - CNC routing the molds
00:20:06 - Buying the cedar boards
00:22:39 - Machining the cedar strips
00:28:15 - Making the stems
00:33:07 - Stripping the hull
00:38:01 - Ready for the stripping to commence
00:39:15 - Feature strips
00:43:41 - Cutting the center line
00:45:16 - Inserting the whisky plank
00:49:36 - Shaping the stems
00:50:37 - Sanding the outside of the hull
00:52:17 - Applying fiberglass cloth and epoxy resin
00:58:33 - Removing and flipping the hull
01:00:18 - Sanding the inside of the hull
01:01:03 - Fiberglassing the inside of the hull
01:02:51 - Making, attaching and finishing the gunwales
01:08:54 - Making and attaching the decks
01:11:09 - Varnishing the outside of the hull
01:12:49 - Making the thwart
01:14:17 - Making the seats
01:16:02 - Making the paddles
01:19:58 - Cost of materials and consumables
01:21:52 - Ready for launch

[TerrapinCreations]

A great tip I was told about for cutting the CNC tabs is to use a trim router with a 1/8 inch flush trim bit. It not only cuts the tabs, but it also trims off the tab leaving a perfectly smooth edge, all in one motion.

[lauramater]

I am almost done with a 16 ft strip canoe . I ordered plans and scaled them up and built jig. I have two layers of 6 Oz glass and resin on out side. I need to roll out probably 2 more coats of resin and then I'm done with outside. Me and my wife have been high end carpenters and she was awesome on the fiberglass and epoxy. This canoe looks awesome I went on my own on with the wood working it's different and cool.

[robertbolding]

You really only need to fair the wood one time.