Building Skin on Frame Canoes, Step by step

To celebrate the release of our new skinonframe canoe building course, I thought I d put together this visual overview of the whole building process. Plans and videos available at Gunwales and upper stringers: red cedar Keel and lower stringers: Douglas fir Outwales: Ash Ribs: White Oak Skin: 9 oz nylon Coating: 2 part polyurethane Mast: Anodized Aluminum Sail: 4oz Dacron Larger canoe 11 8 x 28 18lbs Smaller canoe 11 x 26 1, 2 16lbs