Building a skin-on-frame Canoe. Part 3: Assembling the frame

Follow along as I design my new skin-on-frame double paddle canoe.

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[DVKajak]

I really like that kind of intro with close-ups and relaxing music! Perfect video all together!

[chewbacka]

Bicycle inner tube can make a really effective clamp for long laminations when clamps are in shot supply. I use this for building greenland paddles all the time and it can yield some good clamping pressure.

[draven]

I'm really looking forward to seeing these plans finished, because I want to build one with my grandson that isn't a hard build so he doesn't loose interest in it before he paddles it

[garymyrah]

Your videos are great! Keep em coming!

[BofhJohn]

You cut at 10:23. I wanted to hear the rest of the rambling. Great vids and amazing work.

[Kanoist]

Great video and very informative one... I can't wait to see the result...:)

[DayReviews]

the canoes are looking really nice. I like how you replaced the screws with dowels. I am about so start a fusaladge frame canoe drom dave gentry in the next few weeks. I want to eventually do a steam bent canoe. its hard where im at to get ahold of any wood for a decent price besides pine at the moment but im going to keep looking as id much rather be building it out of ceder.

[chrishagerman]

Fascinating process. Looking forward to the maiden voyages. I see your point about the centre thwart. On the other hand, a thwart/yoke is more or less essential for portaging. It strikes me this type of boat would be ideal for solo, inland tripping particularly where there are many/long portages. The light-weight would rock in those circumstances. And I think there's a pretty big market of folks doing that kind of paddling in the Great Lakes region and points east, who presently have to spend thousands on a kevlar boat to get the kind of weight savings you're producing in skin on frame. In that light, you might want to consider at least making some provision for an optional thwart/yoke in your design.

[xhsfsls]

Hello! How to calculate the length of each edge? Or is the length selected empirically individually?
Thank you!

[juancarlossandoval]

Cuánto de largo tienen lo barrotes que se perforan las de borde gracias

[peterbeyer]

Before I buy any plans I would like to know if there are any woods suitable to bend for ribs in Australia, preferably wood near Melbourne.

[cholulahotsauce]

If you work with green bending wood, do you deal with your lashings coming loose when it shrinks?

[juancarlossandoval]

Buenas falcón quería saber si puede decime cuánto de largo tiene una canoa y si me pu sea echar una mano si puedo tener una canoa echa por mi desde mi bella Colombia gracias

[timothylongmore]

Would you recommend the use of moulds and framework for novice boat builders? You obviously have an eye for it. I would get half way done before realizing an issue. Also I'm somewhat of a primitive and wondered if riven wood, like white cedar would be a good choice. I'm in the NE USA and can get reasonably clear white cedar. I would like to get some plans from you and get a course when I'm closer to build time.

[kmonnier]

Have you ever done a rib set with HDP only?

[terrythomascra]

May I ask why oak vs ash ? Is it greenwood availability? Great series!

[markchaplain]

What is the cord/twine you use for binding please??