Wood Strip Canoe

Hi All,

The Man Chair is comlete and moved in, however the pictures I took did not come through with enough lighing, so we have a treat today........Canoes!!

When I met Kevin back in 1993 he was building Cedar Strip canoes in Columbia Falls, Montana. 

Back then Colombia Falls is a small logging town of 3000. They also had several yards that catered to woodworkers.  From the speciality wood fall off Kevin planed own many a board into strips his canoes much like the one you see above. 'NO' nails are used on the hull, each board is bead and cove cut cut for a perfect fit. Epoxy and Fibreglass add to the strong build.

Since we moved to Georgia in 1995, he's built and sold over a dozen of these white water rapid sturdy canoes. 

And I must admit, I was so impressed at his creation, I decided to stick around for the next 17 or so years to see what came next. And I'm still fascinated...

~Cheryl