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Don't feel bad. In some cases I agree. It's an individual thing.
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The floor boards are held in place by clips. Five each side
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Meaning three on the upside of the board and two on the downside at each end
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They attach in a manner to conform to the shape of the canoe . There's one near the keelson at the very end. One of three on the opposite (gunwale) side of the board....third rib up. Then seven empty ribs before the center gunwale side. Then seven more space (empty ribs) to the third gunwale side. Finally the second keelson bracket at the last rib... that's two clips on the keelson side (straight side) and three evenly spaced clips on the gunwale side . Note the chisels marking the three gunwale clips. I was fortunate to have the original floorboard so I found the wear indicating the clip location. Those two keelson end clips actually give the floorboard it's shape
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Basswood...... I'm stripping the paint off the floor boards. The top side of the board is heavily stained/damaged/discolored by something I don't understand. Look at the pictures. Is this a common trait of basswood ?
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Looks like water seeped through the cracks in the paint and discolored the wood. Maybe try oxalic acid.
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Greek women, sewing machines, lettering on old canoes,
This ca. 1908 canoe has history. From earliest recorded history (Greek) women almost without exception made their own thread. The tread was uneven but for hand woven fabric it doesn't matter. By 1860 the sewing machine was taking over hand stitching. The machine needed consistent sized thread and by 1875 few women made their own thread because factory thread was better. Late industrial revolution, .... what came from the factory was generally considered superior to hand work. The typewriter was in use. When my canoe was given it's name QUINNEDAUG, someone chose machine type letters not cursive. That, like the use of an Indian name, was the trend of the day. Thus, my canoe has lettering that seems to be from a stencil but in fact is a very skilled person who did a lot of lettering. Before you tear the canvas off that old canoe take a look. It might be a piece of art you don't want to destroy. In my case, being a wide board, it was under the canvas.
This ca. 1908 canoe has history. From earliest recorded history (Greek) women almost without exception made their own thread. The tread was uneven but for hand woven fabric it doesn't matter. By 1860 the sewing machine was taking over hand stitching. The machine needed consistent sized thread and by 1875 few women made their own thread because factory thread was better. Late industrial revolution, .... what came from the factory was generally considered superior to hand work. The typewriter was in use. When my canoe was given it's name QUINNEDAUG, someone chose machine type letters not cursive. That, like the use of an Indian name, was the trend of the day. Thus, my canoe has lettering that seems to be from a stencil but in fact is a very skilled person who did a lot of lettering. Before you tear the canvas off that old canoe take a look. It might be a piece of art you don't want to destroy. In my case, being a wide board, it was under the canvas.
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