Posted on November 16th,2007
I decided it might be helpful for folks that are coming to see info about my Peace Canoe,PEACE OF THE PUZZLE,to have a little better overview page for the project. Below,therefore,please find a list of all the related posts,along with the topics covered.
- Walking the walk –a wooden boat (Peace Canoe) for Chine bLog! –Rationale for choosing to build this boat right now.
- Beginning work on the Peace Canoe –Materials,making seats,and cutting the chine logs.
- More on the Peace Canoe –scarfing sheer clamps and chine logs –Some pointers on scarfing the sheer clamps and chine logs,but please read this one in partnership with the entry below on issues I had.
- The Peace Canoe progresses –have plywood,will start cuttin’ –Cutting out plywood side panels and using butt-blocks to create the full panel length. Includes problems with the butt-block method.
- The Peace Canoe gets seats and gets closer to full sides –Seat unit construction and fitting chine logs to stem and sternpost.
- Building the Peace Canoe –time on the Moaning Chair –Problems in scarfing;problems with stems / sternpost bevels;repairing sheer clamps.
- Back in business –the Peace Canoe –Fitting the bottom.
- Structurally complete! The Peace Canoe gets a bottom –Pictures of the boat before final finishing.
- Getting closer –ready to paint the Peace Canoe –Picture of the boat pre-painting.
- And that’s a wrap! The Peace Canoe is complete! –Pictures of the completed boat in the yard,with better close-ups that the ones below.
- Successful christening and launch of the Peace Canoe! –pictures of the boat on the beach and underway.
- Initial performance thoughts on the Peace Canoe –What is the Peace Canoe like as a boat?
I hope this series is fun and useful! Enjoy PEACE OF THE PUZZLE!
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