Nokomia build

[Jim Dodd]

After hashing over, what to build, I settled on a canoe I designed, and cut the forms for in March of 2000. I've not built this one before.
I named it after a lake here, in town, Nokomis.

Here's a few pics.
It will be 16'4" long and a solo. Plenty of tumblehome, flat bottomed, with a little flare.


Jim

 

[Jim Dodd]

Sorry for my typing error ! The correct name is NOKOMIS.
Where I'm at today with NOKOMIS, and a tumblehome shot.



Jim

 

[Jim Dodd]

Here's where I'm at tonight.
I tilt my strongback to make it easier to glue and strip the football.


Jim

 

[Kathryn Klos]

Looks like it will be a beautiful canoe-- thanks for sharing pictures.

There's a Lake Nokomis in the town where I grew up-- Minneapolis. I am told the word means "grandmother" in Ojibwe, but most people know it from Longfellow's poem, "Song of Hiawatha", were Nokomis is the grandmother who raised him. A good name for a canoe.


"By the shores of Gitche Gumee [Lake Superior],
By the shining Big-Sea-Water,
Stood the wigwam of Nokomis,
Daughter of the Moon, Nokomis.
Dark behind it rose the forest..."


Kathy

 

[Jim Dodd]

Thanks Kathy

I've paddled Lake Nokomis in Minneapolis. During several of Mid West Mountaineerings events.
I'm hoping Nokomis will approve of my canoe !

I'll try and post a few pics along the way.

Jim

 

[Jim Dodd]

Centerline is cut. I like to stop a few strips short of center, it makes it easier to fit the last strips, and I can add a feature strip to the bottom the same time.
Here's a pic of where I'm at today.

Jim

 

[Jim Dodd]

I have Nokomis stripped up. except the very center.
I plan to fill it in tomorrow with a moon design, thanks to Kathy (Squirrel whisperer) ! Here's a pic of todays work.



Jim



Jim

 

[Kathryn Klos]

Wonderful Jim! It's fun to follow your progress.

 

[pklonowski]

Looking pretty nice...

 

[Jim Dodd]

Glued and cut out a panel, and moon. Every thing needs to be fitted.
Here's a pick of what it will look like

Thanks again Kathy

Jim

 

[Jim Dodd]

Have the staples pulled, and one side sanded.
Can't believe our great weather, as I can do my sanding outside. Hope to finish sanding tomorrow.
Here's a few pics.


Jim

 

[Jim Dodd]

One more.

Left side is course sanded.


Jim

 

[Jim Dodd]

Can't believe this great weather !

Got outside, and finished rough sanding Nokomis today.

Jim

 

[RoadRunner]

Wow, looks fantastic. Can't wait till I'm at that stage.

 

[RoadRunner]

At what stage am I, you ask? Well.....

 

[Jim Dodd]

You are on the way !

What design are you building ?
Just a little extra glue on the one joint.
It looks like you decided to go with bead and cove. Good move !

Keep us posted !

Jim

 

[RoadRunner]

Hey Jim -

Didn't mean to hijack your posting, but just a quick reply here...
I'm building Bear Mountain's Freedom 17, and it's my first canoe build. Finding the sweet spot on the glue is a bit of a task, but I'm overall so thrilled with the project that I can barely contain myself. Really enjoying the process. Perhaps I'll start a post of my own. Thanks Jim!!

 

[Jim Dodd]

I heard good things about the Freedom !

After my post, I looked closer at your pic, and caught the letters "dom", on your forms. I thought it's got to be the Freedom.

Mastering the stems, you have already proven yourself ! Looking forward to more !

Jim

 

[Jim Dodd]

Ready to wet out the cloth on Nokomis. The Peel Ply I ordered arrived today. And I have the extra layer on the football trimmed. Here's a few pics.
Plus tools I use to wet out cloth And a tool to mark, where the extra layer will be trimmed. I put small dots, every foot or so, and trim the cloth, dot to dot.


Jim

 

[pklonowski]

There appears to be a vehicle in your shop... What madness is this???