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wildthing
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 I'm building a Canoe!!...maybe. |
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so I'm in Forestry in my school and that includes wood shop in it. I have to build something and I decided that it would something I would use and not some dinky decoration so I'm going to make a canoe.  I'm not sure if it really is going to happen but the teacher says its a great idea. so I was wondering, is there any one out there that can give advise or even plans on how to build a canoe? is it too hard? well I know it wont be a walk in the park but is it more for the experts? I really hope to make this sort of thing a hobby for me. I really do like to make stuff and would like to continue to work with wood for a long time. so any advise please throw it out there for me.
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Wow, a Canoe? Cool
All I made in shop was a crappy clock 
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Drummer Dave
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If you have the time & the tools & some help i would go for it  something you will have for a life time if taken care of.
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schmitty
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My GFs dad made one.
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TrooperMax
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All I made in shop was a crappy clock
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lol me too
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linsleyk
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wildthing make the canoe you would have it years to come and be proud
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flashlightfreak9
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I don't know that much about woodwork, but I say go for it. 
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wildthing
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hay thanks guys. I really hope it will work out. I am soo exited!!
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TrooperMax
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Hey If you can make pics of your progress that would be cool. I dont have the slightest idea of how to make one (properly) and if you can make pics it would be neato
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wildthing
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| | Hey If you can make pics of your progress that would be cool. I dont have the slightest idea of how to make one (properly) and if you can make pics it would be neato |
I'm not sure if I can but I can ask.
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flashlightfreak9
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Pictures would be cool.
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Survivor Kid 909
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This will rock!
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BushRat
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An episode of "Bushcraft" shows Ray Mears learning how to make a canoe using just hand tools and trees. If you could get ahold of a tape or dvd of it, I'm sure it would be very enlightening, even though you'll likely be taking some short cuts.
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Drummer Dave
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^^
I love that episode of Ray Mears making that Birch Bark canoe. Ive seen it twice, would be cool to take on a project like that.
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wildthing
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uhm... I'm not going to build a canoe.  it takes too long to build. so insted I am going to build an intarsia!! its really neat but not as cool as a cedar strip canoe. its a wall hanging, decoration if you will. this isnt the one I'm doing but an example to show you what one looks like.
how it is made is pretty much by cutting out the disine and putting it back together. if your really good then you can use like 5 differnt kinds of wood for the shading and stiff. I made a desine of my own and so thats why you can't see it cause there is nothing like it on the web that I could find.
its a profile of a wolf head howling and its in a circle with trees in the back. its neat I'll show all when I'm done.
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Oh, thats to bad wildthing. No worries maybe next year, lol 
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wildthing
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| | Oh, thats to bad wildthing. No worries maybe next year, lol |
That would happen.... if they had an advanced wood shop here but they don't this is the only corse for wood shop   but if I make it a hobby I'm sure I could find a class or a place that will let you use wood working tools. I hope I can I really want to make one. 
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Drummer Dave
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| | | | Oh, thats to bad wildthing. No worries maybe next year, lol |
That would happen.... if they had an advanced wood shop here but they don't this is the only corse for wood shop but if I make it a hobby I'm sure I could find a class or a place that will let you use wood working tools. I hope I can I really want to make one. |
> Thats great wildthing you have the drive and want to make one i know they require space & time to make a canoe & some tools of course. But like i said, if you have the want & drive to make a canoe i think you will
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flashlightfreak9
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That intarsia sounds cool, wildthing. 
Can't wait to see it.
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linsleyk
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yeah post pics when your done or during construction
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