Building the cedar strip Voyageur canoe 
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transpixel Martin and Matty meet Sandy.  M & M are the real canoe builders. transpixel
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transpixel New hickory gunwales, bent, laminated, glued and ready for installation. transpixel
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transpixel It takes LOTS of clamps to hold the 26' gunwales in place while it is glued and screwed into place. transpixel
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transpixel Heather sanded down and cleaned up yesterday's gunwale. transpixel
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transpixel Using the scarf joint to get the length and curvature just right. transpixel
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Martin and Matty meet Sandy. M & M are the real canoe builders. *
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New hickory gunwales, bent, laminated, glued and ready for installation. *
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It takes LOTS of clamps to hold the 26' gunwales in place while it is glued and screwed into place. *
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Heather sanded down and cleaned up yesterday's gunwale.
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Using the scarf joint to get the length and curvature just right. *
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transpixel Martin spent extra money for stainless steel screws.  Hickory is HARD and the heads snapped off of at least 10% of them. transpixel
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transpixel Yes, LOTS of clamps! transpixel
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transpixel The voyageur-style ends are going to be very pretty. transpixel
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transpixel Yesterday's gunwale is looking good. transpixel
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transpixel Still drilling (and snapping and stripping screw heads!) transpixel
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Martin spent extra money for stainless steel screws. Hickory is HARD and the heads snapped off of at least 10% of them.
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Yes, LOTS of clamps! *
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The voyageur-style ends are going to be very pretty.
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Yesterday's gunwale is looking good. *
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Still drilling (and snapping and stripping screw heads!) *
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transpixel Martin deciding on a height for the seats. transpixel
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transpixel Whooah!  Bumpy whitewater ride! transpixel
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transpixel If you look closely, you can see my contribution: dip dowels in dookie schmutz and insert into screw holes... transpixel
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Martin deciding on a height for the seats. *
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Whooah! Bumpy whitewater ride! *
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If you look closely, you can see my contribution: dip dowels in dookie schmutz and insert into screw holes... *
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