Strongback

Introduction

Garage clear out

Model choice

Tracing plans

Making the moulds

Bending the stems

Strongback

Mounting

First strip

Planking

Outer stems

Sanding

Epoxy outside

Sanding inside

Epoxy inside

Gunwales and fittings

Canoe seat

Paddles

Odds and sods

Launching

Home canoe building

Last update: nov 6 2007

Oct 23, 2007: Started today to build the strongback according to the description in Ted Moore's book.      Made the 3 individual box sections and then joined them together.
Nov 4, 2007:  After joining sections and adding the legs, used a scissor jack to help level and then tapped in and fixed the middle parts of the feet.
Screwed down the top, screwed to the floor and marked the center line using string and a good straight edge to mark in biro. Have screwed down the mould mounting blocks from under the table.