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.
Jon I'm about to make a wide middle seat for my Allagash, you should find your local car breakers will get you seat belts for next to nothing. I am struggling with how to make the H frame flush as I cant mortice/tennon.
Are you using Ash?
Jon I'm about to make a wide middle seat for my Allagash, you should find your local car breakers will get you seat belts for next to nothing. I am struggling with how to make the H frame flush as I cant mortice/tennon.
Are you using Ash?
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.
Ok I'll do that tonight. Kae 1, what sort of canoe are you working on?
another question for you Jojo....
Do you wrap and weave the webbing on the under side of the seat too?