Showing posts with label ceder strip canoe. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ceder strip canoe. Show all posts

Thursday, September 15, 2011

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