First time Pirogue Build - picture heavy
- Thread starter crkdltr
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Good pictures! What's with the popsicle sticks everywhere a tie-wrap is? I haven't seen anyone do that before.
GBinGA
GBinGA
gbinga said:
That is how Matt suggests that his boats are made in place of just using the copper wire stitches. A lot of the build pictures of the JEM Watercraft boats being made show that process.
Chuck.
I'll have to go read up on that. I understand zip ties instead of wire, I'm just misterfied by the popsicle sticks. But I spend a lot of time misterfied.
GBinGA
GBinGA
Those popsicle sticks/spacers are an OPTIONAL build method to help align the panels along a seam.
Very handy on boats like pirogues that don't have a lot of temp frames... but not required.
Very handy on boats like pirogues that don't have a lot of temp frames... but not required.
I kind of like the festive looking Christmas frogs in the first picture. You should incorporate those boys into the boat somehow.
George
George
(inner) gunwales are installed. I need to get access to an electric planer before I install the outer gunwales. The lumber I used for the gunwales are a pine 1x2 (5/8 x 1-1/2) and when I mocked fitted a 8 foot piece for an outer gunwale I found it an extremely tight fit. Not sure how it would look if I tried to splice two piece together. So I think I'm going to plane them down to about 1/2" thickness. Hopefully they'll be a little more limber.
And for those who like the caroling frogs (that I haven't finished in 2 Christmases :shock: ) ... :lol:
And for those who like the caroling frogs (that I haven't finished in 2 Christmases :shock: ) ... :lol:
What was the county where they had the frog contest.... I think it was a Samuel Clemens story. Help me out here, Bear.
Calaveras County....but that frog never made no Super Bowl commerical.
I live jest up the Blue Highroad frum the Kermit the frog museum....well, the Jim Henson museum.
regards
bearridge
The Super Bowl has become so commercialized, its religious meaning is in danger of being lost completely. John Alejandro King
I live jest up the Blue Highroad frum the Kermit the frog museum....well, the Jim Henson museum.
regards
bearridge
The Super Bowl has become so commercialized, its religious meaning is in danger of being lost completely. John Alejandro King
"Captains Gig" ain't a bad idea, but I say name it the "Calaveras" and paint a frog on the side.
GBinGA
GBinGA
Been a busy weekend. Fiberglass tape and small coat of resin is down. going to come back with the glass cloth and cover the entire bottom and crap around the sides as much as possible. should get about 1 or 2 inches overlap on the tape.
Also had time to build the UJ chair.
Also had time to build the UJ chair.
