![]() ![]() I may resort to sanding off the clinched end of the nails from the interior with an angle grinder so I don't trash each plank when trying to get the nails out. Getting busted ribs out without destroying the planking is going to be interesting. ![]() Any other suggestions for stem stock that could be accessed from local mills?įitz- The planking is tender for sure. Stems: Air dried Ash is hard to come by here. I'll experiment and see how brittle it is on some test pieces before I shell out the cash for Eastern/Northern/Atlantic White.Not concerned about rot resistance. I know it is more brittle and softer than white, but since the planks are mostly a form for the canvas to wrap around, I'm not sure the softness matters. The cedar here is air dried, which I hope will provide me with some rib stock that will bend without breaking after I steam it. I was able to cull through some 2X stock at the local Home Depot for some relatively knot-free stock. I will be replacing both.īenson, I am going with Western Red Cedar for the ribs and planking, since that is what is available here in Texas. I have some woodworking experience so will likely be milling my own stock for the repairs but will def. a iron to back up the tacks when you clinch the points over in the ribs.ĭenise - thanks for the pics and advice, looks like you have some experience under your belt. You will need ring nails, canoe tacks, canvas and filler eventually. Ash for the stems we found bent best with the grain vertical to the bend and did less splitting. In the "book" how to bend ribs into an old canoe is covered. Again you can get rib stock from others builders selling online. 5/32" thick X 3 1/2 I think old town used. Planking you can get from any of the canoe builders. Are the outer rails spruce? Mahogany was an option. there you will want to make a 8-1 scarf joining the new to the old. You will also need to source some spruce to splice or replace the inner "rails" at least on the the ends where they screw to the breast hooks. ![]() Personally I think it's a better resto if you make new stems It's really hard to get ring nails to hold in the old stems. You will also, want to make a template of the good end so you can steam bend a new stem or two. even rope will keep it from spreading apart. You have the book! Not much isn't covered there! You will want to keep it in shape in maybe 3 places. ![]() I have more pics but not online, I should get around to uploading them someday. Looked like a shark bit it off! Here's a pic from my sailing forum album. Old town 1912 HW 15ft, and 1955 HW 18 was a sailing canoe but I sold it before building the sail rig. I've quite a bit of of restoration experience with restoring old towns, building strip canoes and finally designing and building my own 15ft one off. ![]()
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