Forum: Self build Canoes

I received the plans for a SFD 14' Peterborough yesterday. Ordered a new blade for my Ryoba Komane and also ordered two new spokeshaves (any excuse...

Hi For old times sake I am looking to build a PB Teal canadian canoe. When my Dad was at school he built a PB kayak and canoed it down the river...

Hi 'Not another stitch and tape blog?', I hear you say. :D Yes, early days but the plywood has been purchased, enough for two canoes should...

Well today postie delivered a brown envelope postmarked 'Melksham' containing a set of plans for the Hazelnut.:D My original intention had been...

Hi All, I finally got some pics together from my build. It is a two sheet twisted ply over a simple frame of solid spruce/fir/pine (whatever...

I'm sorry but i have been feeling quite guilty for keeping it to myself... I am underway building my first canoe… and as such felt it only right...

Folks. I certainly enjoyed reading other people's self-build blogs in here, so I'll bore you with mine over the coming months. I am still...

A newbie question What is a kneeling thwart and it's purpose? Being a thwart I would guess it gives the canoe strength to the top sides but I...

Yet another build blog for your entertainment! If interested in seeing my progress follow the link! http://waterman13.blogspot.com/

Ok so this is not the first Stitch and glue blog but if any of you are fancying a go at a building one it might be of some help. So first things...

Well having had the chance to spend a couple of weeks canoeing in Finland, the bug has bitten me, and as it's winter and I've been given plywood...

After a long lay off due to a horrendous list of DIY jobs, I finally managed to get the canoe down and make some progress. This weekend I got the...

Post a pic of your boat. Here is my effort: Selway Fisher Prospector http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k191/bengreen49/fa7c16be.jpg ...

I hereby name this boat...... My project had drawn to a close, and I have enjoyed every minute of building it. I don't know what to do with...

I joined this website in August when i started building a stitch and tape canoe, and had questions to ask. Now i need a break from work, and am...

When trying to work out how to fit the seats to my canoe, I spent ages scouring the internet for some stainless steel bolts long enough to go through...

Just thought I'd better start a blog for my build. I don't envisage it being finished this year, but I 'll make a start :) Need to order some ply,...

Just trying to gauge what the common thoughts are on canoe lengths. I'm looking at a couple of designs (the usual suspects from SF) as a first...

On these cold evenings, with inlaws sitting around, I spend my time thinking and scheming. So far, over the years, this has resulted in strip built,...

I'm not likely to take it on, but it occured that it might be possible to build a canoe of the 1/4" foam insulation board using the stitching...

I wasn't thinking of making a paddle, but the following site has inspired me to have a go http://www.aldovarotto.org/canoa/pagaia_en.htm ...

Today we removed the metal and plastic gunnel's off the prospector. The new wood ones were scarft and ready to cut to length but they seem to weigh...

I am thinking of making my own Prospector canoe either wood canvas or using either strip or sheet plywood. Please could anyone let me know where...

I have just seen this on Ebay, what is it? Has anyone ever seen a canoe like this because I sure haven't....

Well here we go my first attempt at posting details of my "Raven Build"... It has taken a while to get going as I have been busy with...

Hi, First post, so please be gentle........... A bit of background:- My only canoeing experience was a long trip up the Thames to Lechlade...

I've had awful trouble getting my scarf joints on the gunnels to stick. I've shaped the joints quite well and they go together nicely, but each time...

I have the plans for Little Kate by Selway Fisher and the plywood is on the way, but I have one last choice to make. I would welcome the views of...

Hello, I just bought a wood and canvas canoe that has been partially restored. The canvas is all on but the widow's husband only has about 80%...

Has anyone out there seen a design like this before? http://i649.photobucket.com/albums/uu218/bigpete54/kanuthri.jpg It came to me in a flash...

A prototype 12' canoe has been designed and manufactured using CAD to design the boat and all it's components, and then CNC for machining all the...

Ok This is the start of my build diary which i hope to keep updated as the build progresses. I decided to try the new Hazlenut design from Selway...

All done! http://i663.photobucket.com/albums/uu351/zulu_photo/DSC02577.jpg http://i663.photobucket.com/albums/uu351/zulu_photo/DSC02578.jpg...

I am now a week into my build (bought and marked out the ply last Wednesday). 3 planks either side stitched on and they all seem to fit together and...

Hi All, Just finished building a cedar strip canoe. I'm going to need to fix some sort of tie-down eyes to the hull for securing buoyancy bags...

I want to make a glass fibre mould from a existing canoe (a good one) does anyone know any good sites that cover this type of process? Many thanks...

I have finally got round to starting the fitting out of my Apache. As a lot of you may already know the history of this hull, I wont bore you with...

hi all! i am a student studying furniture making and and design at leeds university, i have a final major project to make and am so impressed with...

Hi All, just sent off for plans to build a Selway Fisher Prospector 15'8" and was wondering had anyone out there built a similar craft using exterior...

Hi there, I'm really interested in these canoes and I just went to retrieve the web page and my link doesn't work! I've tried looking for the...

I got the initial urge to build my own canoe back in October last year. Having met a couple of self build SOTP’ers at a meeting held at Horstead...

Hi, I am having endless grief trying to get a timber frame perfectly straight and square, so was thinking about investing in an aluminium ladder...

Hi, I noticed on another thread a discussion of the pro's and con's of cane versus webbing seats. A few years ago in Canada we had a rental boat (I...

Planning my second canoe, I decided to opt for a slightly different route to the traditional stitch and glue designs. I wanted a small, lightweight...

http://i628.photobucket.com/albums/uu8/101spitfire/IMG_0345.jpg thought i would give you an update on how my wooden canoe came out before i sell...

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Well now the time as come to make a trolley for my two part canoe. I'd decided to copy the basic idea that I'd seen on another thread, which was the...

I'm looking to make two paddles and some one has suggested Cheery wood as a good timber to use but it seems quite hard to come by. Does any one have...

Hi all, Waiting for my Raven plan, my brain gets so steamed thinking this new stuff. It never happenned when I was designing even more serious...

Hello, I'm new here (joined today). I saw several members were building the SF 14' or 15' 7" Raven canoes here. SF website said its 14' weighs 50...

OK, so I thought it was time I bored you all with the canoe I’ve been nailing together since last October! It’s a Eureka 155 designed by that man...

Got my plywood delivered today ! ... It's just that I thought 6mm marine ply would be more than 3 layers. AND It's a startlingly 'light' shade of...

Having finished my first canoe and now working on my second has got me thinking..... SMwhistle A real sense of achievement would be to design my...

Almost there:). Hope to put her in the water tomorrow and determine best seat positions....

Thought I'd have a go at a kneeling thwart to see how it feels. Think it's ash across the main seat bit and cedar at the attachment points. Finished...

Sorry guys… I’ve been away too long… After a total disaster on eBay purchasing some more glue, and a week working away from home, I can get back...

Folks. I am pretty handy with my router but less so with my plane, so I was going to make my 6mm plywood scarf joints as routed steps and then...