Specifications: Length: 11′ 4″, Width: 28 1/2″, Weight: 19 lbs. 9 oz. Date of Launch (first boat): December 7th, 2020 2020-08-24: Having never built a canoe, I spent the first couple weeks watching the videos, tuning up my saws, ordering parts & tools, identifying lumber sources, and making jigs. Before cutting the first piece of...
Author: Rich
With a background in electrical and computer engineering and sales, I retired from the IT industry and now spend my time on woodworking, training/teaching jiu-jitsu and various outdoor activities including paddling and XC skiing. I'm a member of the Northeast Woodworkers Association where I served as President from 2019-2020. I enjoy making Shaker Oval boxes, a craft that involves steam bending thinly sliced wood of various species. I hope to develop expertise in canoe building and have an audacious goal of constructing 6 nested vessels.