Learning how to use the all important spoke shave to make a husband
bonker. I mean fish bonker.
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The first real spoke shave job. The inside stem must
have a good landing to secure the cedar strips.
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The inside stem must be spoke shaved once in place and
attached to the stations.
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The first strip! Where’s my lifejacket?
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The first strip must be level or we might sink.
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Sue is good with the glue!
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3rd strip. Now we’re getting the hang of this. Once some type of
system is in place, the strips go in quicker.
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Nice design! Nice dog!
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The guy with the new haircut is asleep!
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Sue is wiping off any extra wood glue after each cedar strip is stapled
to the stations.
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Twenty strips per side. It’s closing in now. Where’s my lifejacket?
I think she’s talking to him again.
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The final strips are harder to attach as they must be twisted, and stay
twisted to form the bottom of the canoe.
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Sue is chiselling the ends of the strips. Since you alternate sides
when putting on the strips, they must be trimmed so that they are not in the
way.
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We are now closing in the bottom of the canoe. We no longer alternate
sides, and will finish one side, then the other will match up...hopefully!
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Two of the best helpers removing staples. The one side is entirely
finished, and the strips will be trimmed once the glue is dry.
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George is showing Shannon how to draw the midline.
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Once the midline is drawn, John and Shannon chisel the cedar strips to
the line.
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Once the chiselling is complete, a small plane is used for fine tuning
the straight edge.
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