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Building a Sassafras 14 ft. stitched lapstrake canoe
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HOME laying out
the planks		 cutting
planks		 gluing
planks		 rabbeting
edges		 stitching
seams		 shaping
hull		 filleting
stems		 gluing
seams
removing
stitches		 filling
holes		 gluing
inwhales		 gluing
outwhales		 glassing
outside		 glassing inside glassing
keel		 decks and
seat mounts
installing
seats		 epoxy
coat		 sanding varnishing finishing up launching storage BILL OF
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July 26, 2007
Stitching the planks -- 2:41 hours

Yesterday I borrowed some lumber from my friend John (above left) so I could build 2 sturdy saw horses.  I made them 36" high as I am over 6ft tall and that makes a comfortable working height for me.

John and I set right to work today to get the thing in shape.  While he cut 4" lengths of 18 gage copper wire, I began by stitching the center seam. 

We worked our way out from the center of each plank, drilling holes and adding a stitch at a time.  With each plank the canoe shape is beginning to emerge as we both wonder how the ends will pull together to form the final shape.  We'll find out tomorrow!
Here's a stitch detail on the outside of the hull, and the hull so far.

Here's a movie made from images taken every minute as we stitched the hull together,
time invested today 2:41

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