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I'll certainly keep a photo log of the progress.

I've got an appointment to have the paint on the inside laser removed, it's not that expensive and only take a couple of days. Strips...

And I bet you have college mates, lost family members , fellow WCHA members along the way as you escape the heat and humidity. Makers...

They charge 500 to do the work and takes about two days.

Well, the video answered a few of the questions I had. Namely, how to follow the 3D surface of a canoe. My previous experience with...

See the crossover thread for more info and commentary, including a link to a video...

It's true, that Strickland is forever 'damaged', but... it still exists, after 120 years; it's still used; it's in much better shape...

Well, the video answered a few of the questions I had. Namely, how to follow the 3D surface of a canoe. My previous experience with...

Well, that be interesting to know more about. Maybe your report here would be well received as it can be messy plus. Please let us see...

I'll tell you what I know so far. The wattage setting on the machine if the main factor, it's set just hot enough to remove the finish...

I wonder if stripping furniture with a laser may be different than stripping a canoe... Furniture is generally hard woods, while canoe...

Here's a video of the process. It will cost 500 to get the job done. I consider that a bargain vs the time and mess of the old way.

Here's a St. Louis canoe that I restored many moons ago, pre-internet. If you look closely at the center of the gunwale, you can see two...

One came off the canoe the other was one I am trying replicate

I've looked at some photos of this event and many of the "war/freight" canoes are no more than fiberglass painted to look like birch...