Dave Wermuth
Who hid my paddle?
greetings, I am building another new canoe. Except I erred and I ended up with a few rib tips that are a bit short. So, I thought I'd try to create a tutorial of the way I splice rib tips. I don't measure. I use a chisel to pare the angle.. I then pare the replacement tip the same exact distance of the mating surface. because the thickness is the same, and the distance is the same, the angle will match. I use a bench jack on my bench to hold the tip as I pare the angle.. On the canoe I use a backer board/plywood behind the rib for support. I slice the angle by hand. I don't need a mallet. The chisel must be sharp. It takes a couple minutes to do one tip splice. I'll try to add photos. Hope this helps for anyone who may be facing this for the first time. I'll add a follow up post if the pictures need more explanation.
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