Skin-on-frame building series: Laminating Gunwales

[drewporter]

Clamps... I use large pvc pipe to make simple clamps. Cut into rings, then slit the ring open so it looks like a pac man mouth. The thicker the ring, the stronger the clamp. Very cheap and useful.

[Kanoist]

Great video and great information, thanks a lot ...:)

[chipsterb]

Thanks! I had noticed your laminated gunwales in other videos and wondered about them.

1 question: how do you determine how much curve you should build in with the lamination? As you explained, the angle outward already produces some of the sheer. Therefore, this curve is less than the sheer specified in a design.

[not-fishing]

What if you're building a flat water canoe and want a flat sheer because you're not worried about high waves or rocker.
what do you do about asymmetric sag? Modern flat water canoes are asymmetric.

[AaronBrand]

You mention a guide boat- do you have a class or plans for building one of those? I have some 18’ pine boards that were part of a roofing material bundle and I’m hoping to use them to make a skin boat. I still haven’t decided what to build, yet. And I have some other projects to finish first. But that is on my radar, if it’s what I think it is!

[abcer]

Thanks, Brian. May I ask a silly question? Cutting out mortises in absence of router may be tedious. Now, if one is laminating wood for gunwales, would it be practically saving time and effort to use cutouts in the middle part spaced out accordingly.
After laminating you end up with 'prefabricated' mortises. Should beat chiseling.

[JustinWimpey]

Thanks for that. Great tips! Can you share what thickness you end up with for say WRC versus Spruce?

[frontoffice]

Love your vids man! I run a furniture shop (chasewarrendesign.com). Going to have to follow your lead and make a few of these. From the standpoint of a woodworker and outdoorsguy who doesn’t know a ton about boats— your channel is the best info I’ve come across and you have all the same criteria that I would want in a lightweight canoe

[LuisPerez-fviu]

Me puede decirsi lo tiene en español quiero hacer uno y gracias

[kevinwelsh]

it will be a catinary curve not an arc