Looking good, mate. No, the bottom ones won't need to go right to the ends, but make them go 2" or 3" past the last frames and thin and round them up smooth so they can't chafe holes in the fabric.
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I've now fitted the last two longitudinals and ive also carved carved some floor boards from more willow, 7 in total.
I now need to think about the seat. I am wondering about making a webbed seat. Got any other ideas?
I now need to think about the seat. I am wondering about making a webbed seat. Got any other ideas?
Well, if you want something simple, you can make a frame, two long battens that can go across the canoe, two shorter ones across, (looks a bit like a H with two bars across), then you can use some old car seat belt webbing, or go to your nearest (and dearest) B&Q to buy some webbing to your choice of colour, and weave that on the frame.
If that's clear as mud, I'll do a drawing
If that's clear as mud, I'll do a drawing
No thats as clear as water Jojo! i know what you mean. Im just ordering the canvas now and the company also sells black webbing. I think im going to fo for the 2" webbing. Cheers!
I take it you mean like this
I take it you mean like this
The webbing from that websitw was too expencive. nearly 60p a meter! Its hard to tell how many meters im going to be needing. Anyway i ordered the canvas! That started out being £18 and then after vat and delivery ended up £33!! Daylight robbery!
Will have to get the webbing from somewhere else. B&Q proberbly or some hardware shop.
Will have to get the webbing from somewhere else. B&Q proberbly or some hardware shop.
I'll proberbly just be using some bog standard mill sawn wood like the stuff from B&Q. I hope its going to be strong enough.
I proberbly wont be making mortice/tennon joints either. Just screws i think!
Do you think thats going to be strong enough?
Just found some lovely Beech wood in the back of my shed! Its the perfect size for the seat. Pluss it will be really really strong!
If you dont want to use screws, how about drilling holes and putting some dowels? you can whittle some nice hardwood dowels, or drill the right size hole in A lump of metal(6 to 8mm thick will do) and bash the square wood through, you then have nice round dowels to use! you can glue them up and that would be better than screws.
Another other idea for the webbing: rawhide! I was in Pet World this morning and the had rawhide "bones" nearly 3Ft long for about £8.00
that would make a lot of webbing! With some polyurethane varnish that would do nicely!Yep, Jon, exactly like that!
thanks jojo! i'll see if i can get some dowels sorted!
I think i may have got 20m of black 2" cotton webbing free! Somehow i confused the website when i wought the canvas and it didnt charge me for the webbing! not bad ey!
I think i may have got 20m of black 2" cotton webbing free! Somehow i confused the website when i wought the canvas and it didnt charge me for the webbing! not bad ey!
If you use hardwood both for the frame and the dowels you shouldn't have any problems. I would use 20mm thick minimum X 50mm wide for the seat frame and 12mm dowels, with glue it should be fine. You could also use 1/2 lap joints, which would be probably easier, and stronger, to do if you have a handsaw and a chisel.
If you want I'll put a drawing tonight when I come back from work tonight.
If you want I'll put a drawing tonight when I come back from work tonight.
Ive got all the materials for making the seat. Just need to get the beech wood sawn to the right dimentions. Going to get my builder friends to do that for me soon.
Im going to use some red 1" webbing on the seat from a ratchet set. Im thinking of painting the the canoe red so a red seat too would look nice. Wilol post pics when its done!
Im interested to see this diagram too Jojo, thanks!
Im going to use some red 1" webbing on the seat from a ratchet set. Im thinking of painting the the canoe red so a red seat too would look nice. Wilol post pics when its done!
Im interested to see this diagram too Jojo, thanks!
another question for you Jojo....
Do you wrap and weave the webbing on the under side of the seat too?
Do you wrap and weave the webbing on the under side of the seat too?
Its an Old Town 174 Allagash.They now call it the Penobscot - see link
http://www.oldtowncanoe.com/canoes/expedition/penobscot_174.html
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