Wren canoe build
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This isn't so much advice as a request: PLEASE take LOTS of photos, videos, and notes of how you progress and what you do. I have always wanted to make a canoe or small boat and have yet to gather the necessary courage to just get on with it.
Best of luck.
Best of luck.
4th'd if thats possible - have been looking at making one of these for a while - they reckon 18hours construction time? Think it'd take me 18 months! If you do care to log your progress I would be an avid follower 
ATB and good luck
Dave
ATB and good luck
Dave
I have to say SNAP i find the whole thing very interesting but haven't got the cahones to do it myself.....yet!
Thanks dave
Thanks dave
Only advice I have, and I'm sure you've heard it before, is measure twice and cut once.
A few pics would be nice too. The Wren is a nice boat, you'll be the envy of all the Disco owners at the portages!
Al
A few pics would be nice too. The Wren is a nice boat, you'll be the envy of all the Disco owners at the portages!
Al
Wow! Thanks all I will get as many pics up as I can, I will post them in this thread so keep watching!
Those plans look brilliant and I'm dead jealous. I imagine that paddling a craft you made yourself is one of the best feelings.
You're half way there mate... you just need to remove all the bits that don't look like a canoe!
I am already on SOTP ;@)
Here are a few more pics from today's activities, only got half a day on it due to my sons first sports day, anyway
Everything laid out and ready for a start
Then comes lofting the plans onto the wood, this is in a grid pattern, and as long as you can measure (twice in some cases) this is fairly straight forward.
The next stage was joining the dots, this obviously involves curves for the lines of the canoe, I used a length of old plastic weighted down with old paint tins so it stayed in place then drew along it
Once all the lines are drawn, the jigsaw comes out and each panel is cut out you can just make these out in the picture. The cut panels can then be used as templates to draw out the remaining panels
The next phase of the operation was very hard work, involving standing in the sun for 2 hrs
Got an 8am start on the project tomorrow so more pictures to come!
Here are a few more pics from today's activities, only got half a day on it due to my sons first sports day, anyway
Everything laid out and ready for a start
Then comes lofting the plans onto the wood, this is in a grid pattern, and as long as you can measure (twice in some cases) this is fairly straight forward.
The next stage was joining the dots, this obviously involves curves for the lines of the canoe, I used a length of old plastic weighted down with old paint tins so it stayed in place then drew along it
Once all the lines are drawn, the jigsaw comes out and each panel is cut out you can just make these out in the picture. The cut panels can then be used as templates to draw out the remaining panels
The next phase of the operation was very hard work, involving standing in the sun for 2 hrs
Got an 8am start on the project tomorrow so more pictures to come!
Hi Dave,
good to see you back on here.
Must say that garage looks rather too tidy for yours, or have you had a clear out since I saw you last?
Cheers, Alan.
good to see you back on here.
Must say that garage looks rather too tidy for yours, or have you had a clear out since I saw you last?
Cheers, Alan.
Don't forget to fit the sky hook so you can paint the bottom of the boat.
Oh and good luck hope it goes well
Oh and good luck hope it goes well
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