Dick's 38 Special (8 photos)
Seat Bracket
Seat bracket machined from a block of Delrin.
Seat-Yoke
Slider seat with built in yoke-notice the mortise & tennon joints and rawhide lacing.
Finished Bow Deck
Bow Deck with epoxy finish. Trim wood is Mahogany-hull is basswood.
Inside Glassed
Inside and outside of the hull glassed and ready for trim.
Canoe Side View
Finished hull-Sanded and ready for fiberglass cloth and epoxy.
Stripping Close-up
Stripping progress showing the herring bone joints used when closing the football.
Canoe Accent Strip
Accent strip of Lacewood
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Finished 38 Special (Merlin x 3.8%) Basswood and Mahogany-42 pounds.