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A question about plank construction that comes up for me has to do with wood movement and checking/cracking. In my other woodworking experiences, a wide glued up piece like that will eventually check if it’s nailed to a board perpendicular like it would be in a boat, one of the reasons plywood...

Thanks for the advice everyone. So it sounds like a 22” bottom is recommended even on a short boat like that. Sounds like she’ll have a lot of room for fishing tackle! To answer a few of your questions, beekeeper. 40 or 50 pounds would be nice. I’m pretty well set on using our wood for the...

Thanks for the ideas, folks, it looks like I’ve got some more reading to do. I realize that plank and light might not belong in the same sentence, but so long as I can get it loaded up and into the water I’ll be happy. I’m not just being cheap here, it’s just that we’ve got a pile of homesawn...

Hi, I’m new here, a Carpenter and homeschooling dad, and have never built a boat. Exploring our Cajun ancestry, my 8 year old told me she wanted to build a small pirogue she could handle. I found a used copy of Poret’s Pirogue book and looked at a bunch of online stuff, (Louisiana folk life...