Any woodworkers?

Interesting. I’ve never seen an aluminum keel on a cedar stripper. Kevlar a couple times, but even that is rare.

 

It's common around here. Shallow lakes and rivers full of glacial moraine.

 

Where is that?

 

Northeast central Ohio. It's the foothills of the Appalachian mountains, Appalachia.

 

I sand, and I sand, and I sand, and I sand…. Might get to the other half tomorrow, but at least most of my epoxy mistakes are disappearing.

did pick up some cool looking wood for the decks though, something called Kiaat, if they would have had a 6’ piece I would have loved to make a paddle out of it. essentially teak and cedar had a love child and produced kiaat in Southern Africa. Shockingly light, tough, and really cool grain pattern.

 

The kiaat wood I found.

 

Results from the second coat seem much improved, although I’m definitely buying a torch before I glass the interior. Passing out from blowing on bubbles over here. I’m guessing two more epoxy coats on the exterior before I can pull the forms.

 

That’s looking fantastic!

 

Looks great! I always thought of these canoes as furniture that floats.

 

My first house was too small to make a full sized one so when my wife was pregnant, I made a 5.5' one to be used as a cradle. It's exactly like a full sized down to the last detail, but it is furniture, the bow and stern decks have purple heart, lacewood and onyx.

 

I'll try to remember tonight.

 

Making a key/tray bowl. Needs to dry before i can finish sanding and stain

 

Trimmed up the pizza peel. I didnt like the round shoulders so this tapered off looks better to me

 

I was asked to build one of these for hospice house. I wonder if there is anything I should be careful of due to different grain directions. Each tier will be 6” high. The bases will be square-12”, 10” and 8”.

 

I need to refurbish it one of these days.

 

Sell it to a river-rafting midget.

 

I think not.