Blog - Tales From The River & Workshop

Once the inwales and keel are fitted the next stage is to stitch the hull together but before this can take place the meeting edges need to

Here again I used PU and you can see the props I put on it up to the ceiling to hold it in place whilst the glue sets.

Once the parts are together the outside joins are taped with parcel tape. This is not permanent as it is just to allow the inside joints to

Here is some of the water staining after I had given it a careful sanding as I didn't want to go through the veneer.

Hello Folks Sorry about the delay with this blog as you may have seen, I have been busy paddling and doing paddling blogs. If I can I...

Hello Folks Once the gunwales are glued the next task is to round their edges and put some trims on the decks. The trims were made from...

My First Stitch and Glue Canoe another fill coat.. Hello Folks The next day I had some tidying up of the glass reinforcement on the bow...

Hello Folks Although this chapter is called glassing the outside I began by sanding the inside of the hull. The reason I didn't rush to...

Hello folks Now the resin in the joints has set they can be cleaned up. They are carefully sanded and in my case because I had stained...

My first Stitch and Glue Canoe (Filling the Outside) Hello Folks Once the decks had set the overhanging strips were cut off and the hull...