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Boundary Waters Quetico Forum :: Group Forum: Boat Builders and Repair :: Gunwale “featherboard” curve
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| Grizzlyman |
I was able to admire an old birchbark canoe this weekend. I noticed that the gunwales had a pretty sharp 90 degree turn up that we’re bent by “ripping” the solid gunwale into thin fingers (all still attached) and then simply bending the thinner more flexible fingers. In other words- cuts were made lengthwise into the last 2 ft of the gunwale on either side that created fingers (not unlike a table saw featherboard) I thought this was a pretty cool technique. I was curious if anyone has ever seen this employed on a cedar strip? Seems like kind of a cool idea to incorporate. |
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| gymcoachdon |
sedges: "This is my favorite documentary of all time. No narrative, just ambient sound, yet it conveys all the information needed to build a canoe. Thanks for that link...a fascinating watch! It was made in 1971? I wonder what it would cost to have a canoe made like that today? |
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| sedges |
This is my favorite documentary of all time. No narrative, just ambient sound, yet it conveys all the information needed to build a canoe. https://www.nfb.ca/film/cesars_bark_canoe/ |
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