canoe building

Hi! This year I’m building my first cedar strip canoe and I was hoping for some advice. This morning I took my boat off of the mold and flipped it over to find that my hull isn’t staying in the right shape, it’s too wide. What’s the best solution? Could I use straps during the Fiberglass process...

Originally posted in the wooden boats forum and someone from there suggested I post here; "Hi All; My wife wants a canoe so I have been looking for a good book with plans to follow and was wondering if anyone has used a book to build a canoe and could drop some pictures of the result. I am...

[I]The "Eastern Cree" canoe as defined by Adney & Chapelle, was used not only by the people who are referred to as Eastern Cree, but also by the Montaganais and Naskapi. It was, in other words, the canoe common to all the Indians of the Labrador-Ungava peninsula...

I’ve been following WCHA for a couple of years and always appreciated the knowledge, skill and generosity of its’ members. I started building my own boat a couple of years ago but working out of town and other parts of life made progress slow. I am happy to say that I’ve finally completed my...