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mis spent time
« on: October 23, 2010, 05:40:17 AM »
I decided it was time for a new canoe.
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Re: mis spent time
« Reply #1 on: October 23, 2010, 05:47:07 AM »
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Re: mis spent time
« Reply #2 on: October 23, 2010, 09:15:42 AM »
oldrifter,
This is great! :o  I have always wanted to build one.  I need a mentor.  How long did it take?  How many have you built?
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Re: mis spent time
« Reply #3 on: October 23, 2010, 01:47:15 PM »
Very cool.
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Re: mis spent time
« Reply #4 on: October 24, 2010, 05:07:33 PM »
This was #7 , but the first on these plans.  I am disabled so I would only work on it a little at a time , but about 2 week if you stay at it and have your materials at hand .   This one is made from 4 1x8 cedar that are from a tree off of my deer lease .
Give it a try
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Re: mis spent time
« Reply #5 on: December 11, 2010, 02:47:13 PM »
That is truly a work of art!  Definately not misspent time in my books.  Well done.
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Re: mis spent time
« Reply #6 on: December 23, 2010, 12:36:45 PM »
od,

Is that Mac McCarthey's Wee Lassie design?
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Re: mis spent time
« Reply #7 on: December 24, 2010, 01:32:47 AM »
No but I have built 3 of those and they are good and easy to build , that was the first cedar strip i made .  This is from carringplace , I liked the looks and made the plans myself to match the one I liked.
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Re: mis spent time
« Reply #8 on: December 24, 2010, 02:12:46 AM »
od, 

I built a Wee Lassie and Wee Lassie II about 10 years ago.
A few months ago I was saddened to hear that Mr. McCarthey was in a nursing home. 
I had bought his book and spoke with him on the phone on at least one occasion.

Have you used any wood other than western red?

Nice work BTW.

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Re: mis spent time
« Reply #9 on: December 24, 2010, 08:09:16 AM »
That wood there is red cedar from a tree here in Ms. just a good straight cedar tree .  I had leased some clear cut that joins some land I had leased to deer hunt and the loggers piled the cedar up for me and left it .  That is only 4 , 8-10 inch boards I have plenty left from only one of the trees .  I also have a new rail fence from some of the smaller ones. That canoe is 12' and 32" beam.
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Re: mis spent time
« Reply #10 on: December 24, 2010, 05:24:06 PM »
What did the canoe end up weighing in at?

Any trouble bending the cedar to the stems?

I used yellow poplar as the main wood on mine.  I also have a couple paulonia  (royal wood) trees to cut down.  Vry light weight but strong.  Thinking of them as a good canoe wood.
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Re: mis spent time
« Reply #11 on: December 25, 2010, 12:23:32 AM »
Just as in the pic it is 30#  and with seat 32# .  The Royal or prinses wood would be good and light but have you got any that is straight enough to saw.  Balsa would work but would be plain looking Skeeter boats proved that , they used balsa at one time in construction.  I made one that weighted 17 # and was 11' .  4 and 2 oz glass   it wasn't  as durable as I need.
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Re: mis spent time
« Reply #12 on: December 25, 2010, 01:41:07 AM »
That red ceder truely is pretty wood isn't it. I bought a coffin for my Dad made out of it. He was making them by hand one at a time.
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Re: mis spent time
« Reply #13 on: December 25, 2010, 02:19:46 AM »
That is what mine is made of . 
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Re: mis spent time
« Reply #14 on: December 25, 2010, 11:45:37 AM »
My Wee Lassie came in at 25 lb and the Wee Lassie II at 30 lb.
Saw a Wee Lassie that came in at 20 lb.

I have 3 paulonia on our property.  2 are long enough to flat saw logs of 8-12 feet.  Will probably only get 2 logs with max diameter of 14 - 16 inches.  More than enough to get a small supply for building.  Had thought of making the sides out of the lighter wood and the bottoms out of a denser wood.  That's the great thing about strip built.  You can go anywhere with it.
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Re: mis spent time
« Reply #15 on: December 28, 2010, 10:07:43 AM »
How'd I miss this!?   :o  Maybe I just forgot about it...  :-\  I hate being senile...  :-[

Anyway, BEAUTIFUL work!  gettin me all worked up!
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Re: mis spent time
« Reply #16 on: June 12, 2013, 08:28:22 AM »
Time to build another one. I need to build 4 or 5 maybe just stay at it. I will post some pics
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Re: mis spent time
« Reply #17 on: June 13, 2013, 04:05:17 PM »
OD,

Please post pics as you progress if you can.
I think that I need some inspiration to get another one going.
Can't wait to see the progress!

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Re: mis spent time
« Reply #18 on: June 29, 2013, 01:44:30 AM »
I would like to see this too!
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