Grizzle
One repair / restoration so far......
Hi
It was the Company who suggested the identity of the boat - so don't blame me ;-)
It's the usual story of rotten stems, sheer strake; one or two planks warped. Follow the unedifying tale here - I acknowledge with deep respect the super-competent company in which I write - but everyone has to start somewhere.
http://canoe-at-little-log-cabin.blogspot.ca/
Present question is:
It's only the top of the stems (2-4 inches perhaps) that's rotten so I proposed scarfing in new ends. Can I use maple for this, or even birch? I have lots of straight grain maple and am surrounded by birch but have only a little ash - which is juuuust too small.
Thanks
Peter
It was the Company who suggested the identity of the boat - so don't blame me ;-)
It's the usual story of rotten stems, sheer strake; one or two planks warped. Follow the unedifying tale here - I acknowledge with deep respect the super-competent company in which I write - but everyone has to start somewhere.
http://canoe-at-little-log-cabin.blogspot.ca/
Present question is:
It's only the top of the stems (2-4 inches perhaps) that's rotten so I proposed scarfing in new ends. Can I use maple for this, or even birch? I have lots of straight grain maple and am surrounded by birch but have only a little ash - which is juuuust too small.
Thanks
Peter