Day 3, Row/sail canoe, version 2. Build time: 7hrs.
Started the day by using the Slickplane to round all the stringers and some edges on the gunwales. For those of you not familiar with this handy little tool it’s a huge timesaver whenever you need to break a lot of edges. They aren’t built very well and they need to be carefully set, but I’ve never met a radius plane that works better.
Recorded all my various heights and rockers on my handy layout sheets (thanks me!) and then set up the deck, fastened the ends, built the stems, and set the keel. I used cedar stems in a vain effort to lose a little weight.
In the basement both myself and my girlfriend are thrilled with the Le Tonkinois varnish. She is super sensitive to smells and often times even natural oils can set off a migraine. Not so with the Le Tonkinois. I like that I can use it in the house and I don’t need to buy organic vapor cartridges to use it. Addressing the question of durability I found an article online where a few dozen varnishes were left in the Florida sun for two years. Le Tonk was in the middle of the pack, which I think is pretty good for a natural product.
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