3/1/12

Spring Break is here....

Where we are leaving off:

SUP, ready for glassing

The furthest-along of the skin canoes:  inwales glued in place

2/10/12

Latest Pictures

Boats and tables in Ruger Art Wing atrium

Stand-up paddle board, almost ready for deck

























Work is progessing nicely.  Only a few more ribs to steam, and we will have all the boats off the forms inside of a week. While we finish at up, we will also mill and soak the ash inwales, before we trim them to fit inside the boats.  Soon we'll turn to shaping the thwarts.

1/16/12

Stringers are on the Forms











All of the stringers have been laid on the forms and tied on with twine.  Today I demonstrated for the students how to steam and bend the ribs and then lash them in place.

First rib clamped in place
























Meanwhile, Rob Feeney's stand-up paddleboard is coming along well.  The entire hull and bulkheads are together, and we are almost ready to weld all the seams.

SUP

1/6/12

Stringers soaking.
Two of five low-seat canoes in progress.

Rob Feeney's Stand-Up Paddleboard















Frame of  the Greenland Kayak