All is not fun and games n the canoe shop. Yes, real work is proceeding on the rowboat! I have transferred the drawings from the lofting table to paper, and I have made up the station molds and cut them to shape. Here they are set up on the strongback. For canoe building I usually use plywood or MDF for stations, but due to the size of these stations I opted for solid spruce lumber, more work but much lighter! And you get work access through the molds.
I have cut some nice 18' fir into skinny strips to apply to the outside of the stations as ribbands for lining the planks, and currently I am preparing the transom, stems, and keelson.
As this is a hybrid between the "Bailey" Whitehall and the Rangeley boat, I have taken to calling it the "Bailey-Rangeley". I'm open to options.
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