Building a wood strip canoe...

From pile of shaped plywood...

...will come something like this

A partial set of molds

A really nice steam box..

Stem molds ready to accept steamed wood.

Sanding stem and strips flat to accept outer stem.

Bow Shaped...

The art of wood stripping canoes goes back to the Northwoods of Canada, where traditional canoe makers have been building wooden canoes since early in this century.

Installing the molds on the strongback

Steamed and bent stems drying. Alternating clamps help keep stems straight.

…and a handful of cedar strips...

Starting to look like a boat...

Coming up around the curve of the bilge.

Closing in….

Shaping the inner stem.

More strips installed

Feature strip installed

Shaped inner stem.

Feature strip glued, clamped and drying.

First strip installed.

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Short strips for the curve at the bow and stern are glued up.

Finally, the fiberglass goes on….

And the beauty of the wood starts to show..

Excess Glass cut away, and 2 more coats of epoxy applied.

When its cured, the boat is popped off the molds, and the inside is sanded and fiberglassed

Same with the outer gunnels...

The 2 decks carved and ready to insert.

The decks get glued and attached with brass screws.