Ribbing explorations aside, I'm about halfway through the design development on the new canoes. Check out our YouTube channel for two new videos in our canoe series on planning the boats, constructing the prototypes, and the lessons learned so far....
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Ribs, ribs, ribs.
Ribs, ribs, ribs. This is just a small portion of the growing rib graveyard as I develop the new canoes. Oak, bamboo and ash, and milling another set of oak today. It’s a small glimpse of the time, money and material that goes into prototyping. If this was just about getting the shape down,...
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New gunwales mortised and ready for canoe round 2
New gunwales mortised and ready for canoe round 2. Modified the shear - we'll see how they look ribbed this afternoon....
Progress on the mockup canoes
Learned what I needed from these mockup canoes, now it's time to tear them apart and start over with modifications. The gunwales will be set aside for a future variant, the ribs to the growing rib graveyard in the corner......
Test ribbing number one, with white oak and stringers
Test ribbing number one, with white oak, and stringers clamped in place. This boat was disassembled and ribbed a second time with carbonized bamboo, and will ultimately be disassembled entirely to make some design changes to the gunwales. This is what’s so great about skin on frame – it allows for rapid prototyping when...
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Bamboo vs Oak
I get a lot of questions about ribbing with bamboo, and for years that’s what I used in my boats. But it was hard for students to get the steep bends needed for the F1, hence the switch to white oak. But this boat doesn’t need such dramatic bends, so we’re doing a trial...
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Getting ready to rib this prototype canoe
Getting ready to rib this prototype. My goal here is more than just shape, I’m also looking for an intuitive measurement system that will scale with paddler size, just like for the F1 kayak. ___ This post was originally featured on our Instagram feed. See the original post and discussion here. Follow Cape Falcon...
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