It's the first of February and snow is on the ground outside so I'll stay inside and start my canoe. The first step is to build a strongback. Then, lay up a bottom plank with both stems attached. I can then begin adding planks by alternating sides. Pretty slow going. I can only get 4 planks a day glued on. But I will press on. I have nothing else to do.
I've always wanted to build a cedar strip canoe.
by Jerry Sweat
Mar 12, 2023
It's the first of February and snow is on the ground outside so I'll stay inside and start my canoe. The first step is to build a strongback. Then, lay up a bottom plank with both stems attached. I can then begin adding planks by alternating sides. Pretty slow going. I can only get 4 planks a day glued on. But I will press on. I have nothing else to do.
