Building My Solo Wilderness Tripping Canoe - BEST CANOE EVER!
Vložit
- čas přidán 12. 08. 2018
- In this video I build the PERFECT canoe (for me).
As life changes, it seems that I'm doing more and more canoe tripping on my own. I spent the first part of the summer researching and trying out other solo canoes and then set about designing what I wanted.
I wanted to build a canoe that was stable enough to comfortably fish from or do photography and video - in fact, I wanted a canoe that I could comfortably stand up in. The canoe also needed to be smaller in length so that it would be easier to carry on the portage. I also wanted a canoe that would track well, while paddled solo... and to top it all off, I wanted to build a canoe that would perform well on winding creeks and on lakes with larger waves and winds.
I studied the lines of several canoes for inspiration and then set out to loft the forms and then build the perfect solo wilderness tripping canoe.
This video documents the complete canoe building experience. I've used time lapse to speed up the building process but have included descriptive narrative throughout.
Aside from the "scrap" wood I had left around, I also used TotalBoat Epoxy and Varnish for this canoe build. You can check their product lineup here: www.totalboat.com/
You can see the canoe in action here: • ⭐️ The Northwest Loop ...
I hope you enjoy the video. If you do, please give it the thumbs up and leave a comment.
Thanks - Jason
P.S. Somewhere along the way I nicknamed this the "Ugly Canoe" so if in the future you hear me reference "the Ugly Canoe" this is it. :)
Subscribe For New Videos!
Website: www.TrailguidePictures.com
Facebook: / trailguidepictures
Instagram: / trailguidepictures
#explorefurther #wildernesscultures #keepitwild - Zábava
Hey everyone,
Here's a video showing the complete build of my new solo canoe "The Ugly Canoe." I've used time lapse to speed up the building process but have also included descriptive narrative here and there at important stages.
Please check out the canoe in its first solo canoe trip here: czcams.com/video/HfewHKqB-nc/video.html
I have a question about where I can find plans for the forms? I want to truly build a sailboat, but i think in my small shop I should start with something smaller like a strip canoe!
I like the format of your build process video. You make it look possible for a dummy like me.
I came for the build, I stayed for the music. Great selection. Real mellow.
Nice job ! Iv'e built them like this, and it is a certain amount of work. It's good to see talented folks, keeping this woodworking tradition alive, whether it is boats , cabinets, guitars, it is a positive outlet for creativity.
Thank you very much!
That sure is no ugly duckling of a canoe, gem of a video detailing much hard work, thanks.
She definitely turned out ok. Thanks for watching Mark.
wow!! absolutely beautiful canoe, thank you for sharing.
Fantastic video, thank you so much, beautiful canoe.
Just stumbled onto your video. Wow! Subbed. Queuing up the next video. Thanks for sharing.
Dude, this music just put me in a trance. I used your videos quite a deal when I build my first cedar strip a few years back. Thanks.
Wow what an absolute masterpiece.. beautiful!! Thank you for sharing
Thanks for checking it out.
That is absolutely beautiful! Well done Sir, well done.
+1 Best looking "ugly canoe" ever.
Great build, and quality really shows. Thanks for sharing the video content on how this is done.
You sir are not only a master craftsman, but you created a functional piece of art. WOW is all I can say.
Thank you.
Outstanding . That's surely the most beautiful "ugly canoe" I've ever seen. Love your content and look forward to seeing that canoe in forthcoming videos.
Cheers,
- Martin
Thank you.
weird choice in music, beautiful work, excellent insight.
I like the color variations, gives it character and a beautiful all it's own, thanks for the video
Amazing! I'm about to start building my very first canoe and this video is truly inspirational. Greetings from Argentina!
Such a time consuming project but well worth the effort. What a beautiful canoe!!!!!!! Can't wait to see her in action.
Hopefully the first trip video will be up on Wednesday.
Thank you so much for the legnthy vid!
Wow!!! Love it Jason!!! It amazes me on the skill set you have!!!
Thanks Brent.
It's very satisfying watching an artist in action. Thanks, Jason.
Thank you.
Scratchee' sound track 💘 it!!
Awesome video! Thank you! I built a couple soapbox derby cars with my father when I was young kinda the same way. I have a small woodworking shop and part of a Wounded Warrior hunt organization. The hunt is for Purple Heart Veterans and I want to build a canoe for the event next year. The club does a large raffle and all the proceeds go back into the organization for future hunts.
I built a 16’ cedar strip Bob special for my solo tripping canoe, but can also use it for two paddlers. Looks pretty similar but with a little more tumblehome. It has been awesome, I have put a lot of miles on it, and it handles the wind very well. Light enough that I can portage my canoe and pack in one trip (getting harder as I get older). Thanks for the video.
They are very similar. I took the Bobs and Prospector, combined them and shortened the length to 14 1/2 as a dedicated solo canoe. I love it. Super stable for fishing and photography/video and light (probably around 40lbs). It's been on some tough trips and performed great. Thanks for watching.
Great video! Thanks. Beautiful boats!
Outstanding work ,it was a pleasure to watch.
Thanks for teaching well
Thanks for showing
awesome canoe! I want one
I enjoyed your canoe build video. Myself, I've built kayaks, ,but never a canoe. Once built I usually out on the river for camping; fishing, or hunting. Maybe, a canoe will be a next big project. Thanks, for the inspiration.
excellent music, excellent build , thx
Glad you like it!
Jason, I love these videos. The ugly canoe looks like a beauty. I can't wait to see her on the water.
Thanks Scott,
Yes, she turned out to be a pretty canoe and truthfully is great to paddle. I'm very pleased with the design.
Hey Jason i understand buddy ive owned 17 or 18 boats in my life its a sickness i get it LOL. I am a retired Woodworker that has suffered a Traumatic Brain injury. At the moment. I am between shops and homes and ive always wanted to build my own wood boat but haven’t. Gotten to it yet I’m actually. A little afraid because i know i wont be able to stop making them myself ive owned and restored a old Chris Craft wooden Cabin Cruiser worked on several Grand Banks Trawlers and was a faithful subscriber/reader of Wooden Boat magazine Fo over 20 years whenever i see a Cedar Strip canoe i think it is prettier than the last one ive seen as i just absolutely love grain patterns in many species of woods i grew up in Florida and a large group of my freinds and i have been. Canoeing and rural camping. Along one of the rivers down there for over 25 years and yes its alcohol for breakfast ,lunch , and usually dinner. For a 3 day weekend I wouldn’t mind building a mini fleet and trailer to pull down for everyone to use I’m also glad you spoke about Total Boat Epoxy as ive always used the West.System which is More expensive and ive wanted to know more about Total i am a Jamestown Distributor customer and enjoy their CZcams channel. Tips and lessons From a Shipwright which are becoming a harder group of people to get. Tips from since most. People. Prefer fiberglass or “ plastic” boats as many people i know call them FYI i kept a boar on the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland for many years and the Waterman still use Wooden Bay Builts for Cranning and other livings on the Bay often you can look at a bay built and know who built it just because of her lines each. Region. Have their own unique design that works best in its waters and markets ive always looked at the older ones and thought that they would make a neat yacht if done correctly plus they. Are generally a economical and reliable boat as they are used to make a living in favorable weather conditions daily plus they. Can handle most conditions well as a rule
Super, beautiful canoe👍
Thank you.
That is some edgy music for a DIY video. I like it.
Cool, thanks
Thanks for posting this, really enjoyed seeing the end product. Looking forward to the "Ugly Canoe" on the water.
Thanks for watching
Hi Jason,
Great video, as are all your videos. I'm currently getting set up to build my first cedar strip canoe. I've been wood working for many years, but haven't tried a project like this before. I already have most of the tools I need, the ones didn't already have I'm getting. The biggest problem I have is not having a place to build it. That problem is currently being solved. I decided we need another storage shed. I'm currently building a 10' X 20' storage shed, which will be my canoe building shop before it becomes a shed. My plan is to build a Prospector but but shorten it to a little under 15'. Currently sourcing lumber for the canoe, while I pick up lumber for the shed. Thanks for all your wonderful videos, and insight. Many thumbs-up from Southern Oregon.
Sounds like a great plan.
Don't forget that Bear Mountain has plans for their 15' Prospector Ranger.
Espetáculo......... muito bom!
Thanks for sharing us your passion Jason. You inspire me to build one for myself. Nice regards from Vietnam.
Thank you. You can do it! I'd love to visit Vietnam one day.
Great video Jason. ... Epoxy is amazing stuff! Really has opened up the Craftsman/Artist world to build and create things that would other wise at one time be impossible.
Keep up with the amazing work!!
Thanks Garth. To think, you were there 10+ years ago when I was just dreaming of building canoes.
Epoxy is the God of botchers
Fantastic Work Sir!! Simply Wonderful Craftsmanship!
Thank you very much!
Fantástico! Parabéns! Trabalho primoroso.
I'm not a staple builder. But I do like it when people build better-looking boats. Using a whetstone you can sharpen rows of Staples very little time. The now razor-sharp Staples slide between the cedar fibers without tearing. Nobody does this but the holes can be swell shut with steam. Clearly 50% of the holes are completely invisible while the rest of the holes that do not disappear completely are now 90% smaller.
Ok
Most of the time I don't watch vids with my mouth hanging open but as I watched this boat come together I am inspired. Stunning lines on this craft. Are the plans available. I aspire to be a full time builder in the next few years. Thanks for the video.
That is a work of art!!! Fantastic job, Sub'd
Thank you.
Im learning so much from your vids thanks for this
Glad to help
Hi Jason
Great video.
This year I decided to re-glass my 18'6" tripper that I built 40 years ago.
Your video inspired me to try the Total Boat products. The glassing went well.
My question is about the varnish, did you thin the varnish for the outer hull or just for the gunnels and decks? What ratios did you use?
I am a big fan of your videos, I learn something from every one of them.
Thanks
Phil
That’s what I’m takin aboot!!!
Nice one Jason! Greetings from Perth, Ontario! I've built numerous boats, canoes and kayaks over the years - retired now and have the itch to make another. I fly fish small rivers for bass so lightweight and stable is what I am looking for. Please let me know if you make your plans available. Cheers! Hank
Your work is absolutely stunning. You're a true master builder. I'm A site carpenter in the UK Manchester city. I'd get on a plane tomorrow to spend time with you I'd love you show me the ropes I've not done one yet but definitely want to make my own. Thank you for sharing your skills. Amazing 😊
Thanks mate, perhaps one day I'll make it across the pond and build one there. I'd love to explore the UK and see a bit of my family's heritage.
Awesome build! You can extend the pot life of epoxy by moving it into a baking tin after mixing. The larger surface area reduces the depth and slows the kick rate.
Yes, you're absolutely right but thickened epoxy tends to kick off quicker because its such a thick mass.
I'll often just pour my epoxy out on the hull when laying up cloth.
Thanks for sharing that in the comments, good bit of information for anyone thinking of building a boat.
-> speed 1.5x :) Nice vid! thanx for this one!
Building the perfect solo canoe even with a lot of that in your workshop is something. Looks very good and well made. I wonder how much one perfectly good and made costs. I might get one or 2 of those easy for one person and light to get to bay for fishing. And easy to store when not in use.
Fantastic project, execution and video! curious how you keep the fiberglas skin smooth (no wrinkles). I saw it laying loose on the hull and with the compound curves I couldn't imagine how you did it.
Awesome video. Truly beautiful canoe. I've learned a lot about different subjects watching your videos. Really like the way you explain what you're doing whether it's building a canoe or tying knots. Your presentation is always very informative. How much did the finished product weigh? Do you add any attachments or holes for mounting cameras? Looking forward to seeing it in action. Very impressive Jason. God Bless.
Hi Jon, I haven't yet weighed the boat but she's relatively light. My guess is 40 -45 lbs. I haven't added any special can Era mounts because I typically just use my tripod and also have a section cup mount for my gopro if I use it. I'm always thinking about ways to mount a camera but always afraid how it will affect the boats balance. Thanks for the compliment.
Thanks for this! Is there reason for order of glass fiber layers? I would probably put biggest piece last, to hold "package" together. I have still long way to putting fibers to my canoe :)
Nice job ! Did you mill your strips and are they coved on one side and convexed on the other? I striped a canoe about 20 years ago and now you have me wanting to do another.
I think you knocked it out of the park. That turned out awesome. How if I may ask do you determine how to make your patterns.
Jason, amazing video on fiberglass and epoxy, I never would have thought you epoxy down all those layers of fiberglass in one pass. Great video appreciate you sharing.
Do you build your contoured seats? I am trying to find a plan or just try to build mine from pictures I see on the internet. If you have any advice to share I appreciate it.
Hey great job! Very inspiring. How did you remove the staples ?
Hey love your build. I was wondering how thick are your strips?
How did you know that the hull shape would be fair before setting up the stations? Are you designing in software?
I've been looking at and planning on building a strip canoe for a bit over a year now but cant pull the trigger on a design because I want to build a solo and can't find a good set of plans for one. Is that a design of your own or a modified design from one of the major design companies/books? Apologies if it was stated, I just missed it then.
Impressive as always, Jason. Just curious......if you weren't sure if you wanted the holes to tie off or not, wouldn't it be better to do it, or is it easy to add later if you decide to?
It's easy enough to add them to a deck later, just a matter of drilling a hole. I did end up adding one to the front deck.
Came across this video. What a lovely canoe. Have you an idea how many hours it took to complete Thanks again for sharing.
It's nice to know that I'm not the only squirrel out there.
Do you have plans or drawings for this canoe? I'd like to build one. Thanks for sharing your story in such an artistic way!
Jeff Randell you can get plans for strip built canoes from Clark Craft, Glen L Boats, Bear Mountain Boats (originators of the cedar strip canoe, or so I’ve been told), and various other website. Google Cedar Strip Canoe plans. You’ll find a bunch of them.
You can look for a copy of the book "Canoecraft" by Ted Moores. There's a number of designs and plans you can 'loft' up from the scale drawings, plus all the information you need to get you through to a successful finished craft. I've built from this book and it has been a good experience. Bear Mountain Boats is another good place to start.
Do you have a video on constructing the seat and the carrying thwart? Secondly, what was the final weight?
Great Video ty for the upload. Where do you get the form dimensions?
I wanted to see the process of pulling the staples. I was wondering if they'd scar the wood. This is such a beautiful project. In other videos I see builders avoiding the staples and using cords/strings and clamps only. Thanks for sharing the work.
Yes, most of my other builds are staple free but I was in a hurry and building with a lot of short strips which were scrap wood. I figured the staples didn't matter this time.
Truthfully I hardly notice them.
@@TrailguidePictures Thanks for the reply. I understand and I am glad the end result did not suffer. You have great skills.
Awesome buid. Whats the thickness and width of the strips. Will it be possible to use plywood instead?
sorry Jason but that is not an ugly canoe she is absolutely beautiful. Your use of shorter lumber is inspiring. I may have to try my hand at building one. Just wondering how much she weighs. Thanks for sharing.
Are the used strips square or are the edges slightly angled? And what are the dimensions of the strips you used?
Beautiful build. That's the first time I've seen a no stem boat, Was your table of offsets loosely based on any other canoe and is it symmetrical?
Yes it is symmetrical and I used the Prospector and Bob's Special as inspiration, combining the two boats and reducing the hull length to 14 1/2 feet.
Awesome! I've built a stretched Wilderness Express (16.5) but I find I'm mostly solo and its HEAVY and I get blown around; especially without cargo. Being a novice builder I think I added more beef and epoxy than I needed to. You've inspired me to try again. The beam is pretty wide on "ugly" canoe and it being so short. Curious as to why you went this way? I'm going to try without stems next too I think. Your's looks great without them.Also, which epoxy do you prefer now that you've tired 3 (I used West).. If you want to see a true ugly canoe you'll find me paddling it.
Hey Mark,
The canoe is beamy for a few reasons but mainly so that it has ample stability for photography, fishing and for poling the canoe in shallow water.
As for epoxy, its really difficult to say. I've used West System, MAS and now TotalBoat but have only used MAS on the Shearwater and TotalBoat on this build. Each have calibrating pumps, finish clear and more importantly, I didn't have any issues with any of them during layup.
What I can say is that I did find TotalBoat to have a low viscosity that flowed really well when I was saturating the cloth. Another point about this brand is that I also used their "Lust" varnish (and even though I don't think you need to match products) and it was nice to use an epoxy and varnish made by the same company.
The varnish, btw, is definitely worth checking out. Available in both Matte and Gloss, I did the inner hull with matt to keep glare down and did the outer in gloss. This is a really great marine varnish.
looking good jason , are the bead and cove on the ends aswell?
Yes. I've built my canoes without an inner or outer stem for years now. It's one way to reduce the weight by a couple pounds and saves a bit of time building.
Great video Jason. I know how much work hours into the build And the video. I may have missed it but did you glue the gunnels or just screw them?
Hi Terry. I glued the gunnels in place.
Awesome build - very cool. Just wondering - is that Elmer's glue on the strips?
Don’t know if you’re still curious. I was an engineer in a furniture factory and learned a little about glue. The main problem with white glue/elmers here is working time. It sets up fast. Yellow/brown/Titebond glues will give you a lot more time. The fiberglass makes up for the strength difference and water resistance between the glues.
@@zachkiss8870 Thanks!
nice canoe. i am in the proces building my second from plywood and epoxy and glasscloth. I see you sanding epoxy without a mask and gogles. You never experienced allergies from the epoxydust? Good Luck on the builds in the future.
Beautiful canoe. My question is the staples. I've seen others building canoes without stapling. They claim the marks from the staples show through.
The marks do show. It's a choice, do you want a utility, quick to build "ugly" boat? Or spend the extra time to do stapleless method. I don't mind the staple marks myself. They are invisible from ten feet
Was the lofting of each station just done by intuition and grid dimensions without a predetermined design?
I've never build a boat but have been designing a hull using FreeShip! for fun and to learn how shape impacts it's simple hydrodynamics modeling, and I can tell you mine is a lot uglier, but I've learned a lot.
Lol. No, I created a table of offsets first. I wish I was good enough to do it by intuition alone. Now that would be something.
Nice! I love seeing someone skipping steps I spent so much time on. Why scarf every joint when it’s going to be trapped between planks anyway? I mean, it can’t hurt but I spent a lot of time on scarfing and I bet your boat is just as bombproof. Just as many ways to build a boat as there are boat builders I guess. Thanks for sharing!
jason else what size of their seats that are glued to these laths that form the canoe, they are 10mm by 20mm?
An excellent informative video ,as always . For joining short strips together to make them longer did you used the butt joint method ? Thanks
Yes I did. I normally would use a mitre or scarf but didn’t bother with this ugly canoe.
@@TrailguidePictures You keep them together very well ! If both end meet at the Mold I think you staple them to the Mold individually ,how about if the joint locate between 2 Molds ? Many thanks
Jahangir Behzadpour just a small spring or c clamp if needed
Are offsets available anywhere ? This is your own design?
Great job loved watching, I have 2 questions, about how long did it take to build in total and what does it weigh? Thanks
Hi Dave,
This canoe only took around a month to build, working at it part-time in the evenings. Faster than most but I wanted a canoe built fast to take out on solo trips. Usually a canoe takes around 120 hours. I'm guessing this was built in half that time.
The canoe weighs around 40-45 lbs. I put it on the scale but forget how much exactly, but I remember being happy that it was well under 50 lbs and comparable to other manufactured boats of its size.
@@TrailguidePictures thank you it's a great looking boat
Fantastic sir! Ever thought of teaching one on one? 😉
Thank you. I've thought about it, but don't have the time right now. Perhaps one day.
hi, thank you so much for your vids, they are great to watch and very instructionable , i live in europe and it is very hard to find cedar wood, it is possible to make a strip canoe from other wood, for example pinewood or any other wood, any recommendations, thank you for an eventual reply
Yes, you can definitely make a canoe from wood available in your region. The highlight strips in this canoe are pine and mahogany. Cedar is the common wood in a strip boat because of its rot resistant properties, light weight and availability in the region where these types of boats were first produced.
I'd suggest looking for a wood with similar properties in your region, or as close as you could get.
@@TrailguidePictures thank you for your reply, i think i will go for some good old pinewood and see how it goes, thank you for your advice
cool build
do you have line drawings for the canoe?
Hello , I loved the video and the canoe, I would lie to build one myself but a little bit different . My plan is to buld a sailing outrigger canoe, would you be willing to send the plans of the one you just built so i could use ytour tecniques to build mine???
Hey, can you give some measurements: length, with, depth and weigth?
Is this your design? or where did you get the plans? I am thinking I might like to try and build on of these canoes. Thank You.
Beautiful looking craft. Would you consider distributing a set of templates for the ugly canoe? Even a square shot photo of each piece marked for scale,, in a pdf file, that could be blown up to actual size?
Thank you. I might in the future but I'm still deciding what I want to do with the design.
Great video but I’m not clear on how the strips are trimmed at each end. Also how the fiberglass cloth is trimmed after epoxy. Do you have any videos on these details?
I have a full playlist on canoe building and another on kayak building. You can also check out my website www.trailguidepictures.com
Hang on - what's actually holding this together? We saw staples going into temporary ribs, then we saw the boat with no ribs and presumably no staples! So what holds the hull planks together?
If you can answer this please..I have watched a few videos of these boats being made and have never seen anyone other than you use a staple gun.. Does that compromise the integrity of the strips?
Hi,
I normally don't use staples for my builds but I wanted to get this canoe built fast. Staples have been used in the building process for a long time and are illustrated in a few books. They don't compromise the strips at all but leave a tiny pin hole sized mark in the finished boat. Check out Gil Gilpatricks book on strip canoe building and you can see his method using staples, nails and screws.
Thanks for watching.
Can anyone comment on the use of the staple gun to secure the boards to the form? I'm about to start a canoe build and I've seen both the staple method and I've also seen people using elastic cords to hold the boards down until they dry.
Staples seem like they would provide a more secure hold and be less finicky, but won't that make an ugly row of holes in the wood? Or when the glue is all dry, do you go back with a glue/sawdust combo to fill in the holes?
Thanks in advance for any advice.
Hey Adam, the staples will leave tiny hole marks and it doesn't matter if you fill them.
I built this canoe using scrap wood, so wasn't worried about the staple marks.
I have a bunch of building videos and one specific to building staple free. You can find them in my playlist or visit my webpage trailguidepictures.com/canoe-building/ for a list of videos. I also have resources for kayak building on the site, so there could be useful information for you there too.
Good luck with your build.
How did he get the canoe to separate from the molds since he stapled the strips to them?
I realize this isn't exactly an instructional video, but few questions : are those butt or scarf joints on the strips, what brand of stapler and type of staples, finally is there a good source for wood strips? Enjoyed the video, it's inspirational. I plan on building a 2 person myself.
Hi Larry, for this canoe they were just butt joints. I was in a hurry to get the canoe finished...
Just curious, why did you butt join all the strips? Wouldn't it be better to scarf the strips together? I haven't build a boat yet, so you no doubt know more about this than I do.
I would normally scarf or mitre the joints but I was in a rush, using scrap wood and an untested design. The butt joints won’t affect the integrity of the hull but just show more. I nicknamed this boat the “ugly canoe” but she still looks nice.
As always, great job! I knew you wouldn’t build an ugly canoe! What are the dimensions of this one?
Thank you.
Basic dimensions are 14 1/2 feet long, 34 3/4 inch beam, 12 1/2 inch depth.
Do you make these to sell or just to make Them please comment back and let me know and what would you want for one price Weiss thank you for this video
I build to order. You can find my email in the contact tab.
@@TrailguidePictures How much do they sell for with you building now please comment back I am 511 and I weigh 295 pounds I would like a short one I'm only using it for retrieving my RC boats please comment back thank you so very much for getting back to me thank you