Like the shoemaker’s son, it had been many years since I had a canoe of my own. Martha and I were given this one as a gift last Christmas.
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Putting on the first rows of strips during the Christmas holidays.
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Putting on the first rows of strips during the Christmas holidays.
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And all of this on the first day.
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Getting some help putting on the strips from Cam.
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Here we are appeoaching the stems when we have to start closing over one side.
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THIS iS where the twisting of the strips is most noticeable.
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And still a struggle with twisting.
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George and the ‘Shop Fairies’ may have given us a little help along the way!
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With the one side closed over, we began the process of 'closing in'-patient work.
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Martha, Pat and George pulling staples
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Finishing off the hull. Brad chisels the ends of the final strips. This is when you find out if you matched the strips up properly
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A little planning to make them fit…
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Martha cuts the sheer lines.
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It all comes together with the last few strips.
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Pulling more staples
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