Cedar strip boat

Documenting progress of building my first canoe

When building a cedar strip canoe, red cedar strips are one of the larger components of the total material cost. This is an estimate of the cost for red cedar strips.

While the original Seaford Skiffs were carvel planked with 1/2″ cedar, I decided to use 1/4″ cedar strips with bead and cove. After fairing, the hull would be covered with epoxy and 6 o…

Cedar Strip Canoe Build: Plans, Prep, and Progress

Its been a busy last few months, been working at Street Characters Inc. building mascots. Spent my evenings working on a wooden drawing mac...

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Patrick decided to improve the trim by moving the helm forward so he could pilot the boat from the center thwart. He decked the boat, creating two cockpits separated by the dashboard.

I'm working out a plywood design for the "most perfect for me" rowboat that is achievable with 2 sheets of 4mm ply with a relatively simple construction method and hopefully only a single frame in the middle. I've settled on a double ender, with a rounded faering-like bow and stern, and would like to approach the look of a faering to the extent possible with my two sheet limitation. It will have a solid wood stem and stern with horns. It needs to be cartoppable and rowable with reasonable…

Building a Cedar Strip Canoe, for my husband who always talks about building a canoe.