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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

38SPCLdick_1

Finished 38 Special (Merlin x 3.8%) Basswood and Mahogany-42 pounds.