Hi all-
So my father-in-law and I finished the recanvassing of my 1916 OT Charles River (for ID see my one and only other post at http://forums.wcha.org/showthread.php?p=3463#post3463). Our next step is to work on fitting the trim while we wait for the filler to completely dry and paint to arrive.
Does anyone have a good photo that shows how the top and side trim should fit together without the stem band in place? Any suggestions on what's the easier sequence,top then sides or sides then top? Also, what's the better approach, bend the side pieces a little more and shape the upper edge or bend less, and shape the lower edge (am I making any sense)? (I went to my reference of Stelmok & Thurlow, but of course that's all open gunwale construction)
We're hoping to get a good bit of this done over the holiday weekend, so speedy replies are much appreciated.
Limited set of photos (mostly "before" pictures) at http://new.photos.yahoo.com/sheldens@verizon.net/albums
Also, for anyone else in the area (Champlain Valley VT/NY), I can't say enough about the help we've had from Scott Barkdoll at Skywoods Canoe (www.skywoodscanoes.com) in Shoreham, VT. Scott has an interesting alternative on bending ribs "in-situ" using a reinforcing "girdle." Worked great for us and avoids having to guess at the best fit location on the outside of the canoe. (Thanks again for the loaner, Scott.)
So my father-in-law and I finished the recanvassing of my 1916 OT Charles River (for ID see my one and only other post at http://forums.wcha.org/showthread.php?p=3463#post3463). Our next step is to work on fitting the trim while we wait for the filler to completely dry and paint to arrive.
Does anyone have a good photo that shows how the top and side trim should fit together without the stem band in place? Any suggestions on what's the easier sequence,top then sides or sides then top? Also, what's the better approach, bend the side pieces a little more and shape the upper edge or bend less, and shape the lower edge (am I making any sense)? (I went to my reference of Stelmok & Thurlow, but of course that's all open gunwale construction)
We're hoping to get a good bit of this done over the holiday weekend, so speedy replies are much appreciated.
Limited set of photos (mostly "before" pictures) at http://new.photos.yahoo.com/sheldens@verizon.net/albums
Also, for anyone else in the area (Champlain Valley VT/NY), I can't say enough about the help we've had from Scott Barkdoll at Skywoods Canoe (www.skywoodscanoes.com) in Shoreham, VT. Scott has an interesting alternative on bending ribs "in-situ" using a reinforcing "girdle." Worked great for us and avoids having to guess at the best fit location on the outside of the canoe. (Thanks again for the loaner, Scott.)