new canoe build here.

[Dave Wermuth]

The solo canoe is waiting for canvas now. So I started another. This is a 16' tandem I purchased from Dan Miller a very long time ago. And Dan, I am going to use your suggestion on planking. So far, so good. Actually easier and quicker and very little has been removed to get it to lay right. My biggest gripe is that my planking is not what I'd prefer, but I have to work with it.

 

[patrick corry]

Did it require edge-setting the planking or planing, or both to avoid the gaps? What's the issue with your planking stock? Doesn't look so bad in the pictures.

 

[Dan Miller]

If done correctly, there will be no need to edge-set the plank. That is in fact something to be avoided.

 

[Dave Wermuth]

No forcing it. I just planed a little. They lay flat.

 

[Dave Wermuth]

The planking isn't quarter sawn and there are knots to work around. And it was supposed to be clear.

 

[Dave Wermuth]

Update: I've been studying the photos of planking. I find it very helpful. After setting the solo canoe aside until canvas time I started a 16' tandem. The gores are not nearly as large as the solo canoe. So I did as Dan suggested and it turned out well without the thin strips. I started in July and as of today I need just a few pieces of planking. I ran out so I have to mill more planking. I wish my planking stock was better, but it's all I got. This will be the first time that I will have three of my own canoes in the collection. This one has cherry decks and thwart.