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It would be what boat builders call a "fashioned" piece, meaning basically that you would do your joinery with an oversized block and then sculpt it to fair in with the desired appearance.
If I were doing it I guess I'd choose a stepped scarf joint (traditional for this type of joint) and glue up a block with alternating grain directions to fashion the pieces from. .......sounds harder than it is.

shipwright wrote:It would be what boat builders call a "fashioned" piece, meaning basically that you would do your joinery with an oversized block and then sculpt it to fair in with the desired appearance.
If I were doing it I guess I'd choose a stepped scarf joint (traditional for this type of joint) and glue up a block with alternating grain directions to fashion the pieces from. .......sounds harder than it is.

It sounds really, really hard! Plus, if I can't see it....

Sorry for the Q&D sketch.

shipwright wrote:

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Sorry for the Q&D sketch.

Thanks for the sketch, it is self-explanatory. I like the idea a lot. Making up the blank would be a breeze. Fitting it and making the joints looks like it could tax my limited hand tool skills! Let me think about it. It might even be something I add over the winter.

algale wrote:Incredibly, the construction phase is OVER.

Well deserved congratulations!

and, fwiw, my vote is in favor of the pipe holes.

edflorence wrote:

algale wrote:Incredibly, the construction phase is OVER.

Well deserved congratulations!

and, fwiw, my vote is in favor of the pipe holes.

Thanks, Ed!

do you have enough time to splash before it really gets cold?

BTW, you will smile every time you paddle this beauty on the water.

I must say, that I hope to have half your woodworking abilities before I am done.

That is a beautiful boat and a beautiful job making it .....

rjent wrote:do you have enough time to splash before it really gets cold?

BTW, you will smile every time you paddle this beauty on the water.

I must say, that I hope to have half your woodworking abilities before I am done.

That is a beautiful boat and a beautiful job making it .....

It's looking doubtful for a launch before spring. I have a lot of varnishing to do and it really needs a couple of weeks to fully harden. Canoeing in Maryland in December isn't anyone's idea of a fun time. But, I am hoping for major temporary Global Warming! (That's a joke people -- no political screeds, please!).

I have learned a lot making this canoe, but I will let you in on a dirty little secret: It does not require any major woodworking skills -- lucky for me because I don't have any such skills. It does require a little patience and a LOT of sanding.

Got a few more coats on the decks/gunwales and a new one in the interior (interior already had 2 coats but had to sand back quite a bit to get rid of the worst drips). It isn't perfect by any means but I think it is good enough. Once these are dry, I'll flip it and work on the outside. So close!

Notice anything different? So much easier varnishing the outside! One down, at least one more to go.