Whatever Floats Your Boat - Phase I
Let the stitching begin!
David searches for the corresponding deck hole.
I wonder if Chubby Checker would be good at this type of twisting?
A team that twists together stays together.
Forming the Kaholo's bow requires some special twists.
It's coming together nicely.
Bulkheads also need to be stitched.
John reams out one of the smaller holes to facilitate threading the copper.
The Kaholo is beginning to look like a stand up paddle board.
Epoxying the interior. The vessel must be absolutely watertight!
The flip maneuver enabling work on the hull is a team effort.
'Let's twist again, like we did last summer.'
Frank twists himself as well as the copper wires.
The devil is in the details when it comes to aligning all the planes of the boat.
With the paddle board progress well underway, let's catch up with the canoe restoration. Looks like we're almost up to 'staining and varnishing.'
A cracked inwale has been epoxied and clamped. It should be ready to go shortly.
Roger trims the new cane seating.
Kristine admires Roger's technique and learns in the process.
Now it's her turn to continue with finishing steps.
The applied finish brings out the natural wood grain beauty of the oak handles.
Our customized overnight drying rack. That should do it for the day.
Day Three
Roger arrives the next morning. He's ready to go!
First task - completing installation of the In and Outwales.
Fitting the wale pieces together at the Bow and Stern is another tricky job.
Almost there.
Outlining the desired shape before sanding.
Frank handles this task.
It's not Stand up paddling, it's Stand up sanding.
In addition to screwing the Inwales and Outwales into position, epoxy resin is applied.
Sticky business.
Maximum security clamping.
Using the Dremel tool to establish a channel for the wood filler.
Once the groove is filled and finished, the surface will be seamless and smooth to the touch.
Anna and Kristine apply the filler.
Roger lends a hand and the job is done.
Restoration also means getting a new name.
Kristine and Nick work to prepare the canoe for a new finish. It will be done during Phase II in April.
Prepping the canoe's other side.
Roger drives screws through the In and Outwales to firmly secure these canoe components.
Crafting the oak nose block's curves requires use of a band saw.
Before installation and for posterity, team members record their initials on the underside of nose block.
Now back to the board; after all the twists are done, the extra wire needs to be clipped off smoothed off so as to be imperceptable.
Anna uses the 'two handed technique'.
The Dremel comes in handy for this operation.
More filler and epoxy.
More epoxy and filler.
Next step - planing to ensure a perfect fit when the deck is attached.