Mike Collier Posted October 24 #1 Posted October 24 Started the Indian Girl Canoe . I first built the building board, then installed the keel. I started to plank the sides got four rows on each side done. I needed to take a break after because the fumes we’re getting to me. JacquesCousteau 1 Quote
Mike Collier Posted October 24 Author #2 Posted October 24 Sorry had a heck of to get the photo library up. JacquesCousteau, Scott Crouse, robert952 and 4 others 7 Quote
Mike Collier Posted October 25 Author #3 Posted October 25 Today’s work on my Indian girl canoe . Planking the hull. Knocklouder, robert952, Kelp and 6 others 9 Quote
Bryan Woods Posted October 26 #4 Posted October 26 I learned to focus beveling those tiny planks, making that turn to the bottom:-) You’are doing a great job ! Almost off that strongback! SiriusVoyager and Knocklouder 2 Quote Current builds: Le Martegaou- 1:80 - Billing Boats Back on the shelf: Gretel - Mamoli Nonsuch 30 - 1:24 - Model Shipway Completed builds: Mini Oseberg no 302 -Billing Boats Sea of Galilee boat Lowell Grand Banks dory, Norwegian sailing pram Muscongus bay lobster smack Peterboro Canoe- Midwest Captain John Smith’s shallop - Pavel Nikitin Chesapeake double kayak
Mike Collier Posted October 26 Author #5 Posted October 26 Thanks Bryan, I’m trying my best. Bryan Woods 1 Quote
Mike Collier Posted October 26 Author #6 Posted October 26 Finished plank the canoe today. I think I’ll sand it while it’s still on the building board. JacquesCousteau, Bryan Woods, robert952 and 5 others 8 Quote
Mike Collier Posted October 27 Author #7 Posted October 27 Sanded the hull today, removed from building board and added the pieces to the peaks ends. JacquesCousteau, Bryan Woods, Paul Le Wol and 3 others 6 Quote
Wawona59 Posted October 27 #8 Posted October 27 Mike, Beautiful work on the canoe. Cedar strip canoes are popular here in the wet Pacific NW. What kind of finish are you planning for her? Clear WOP or linseed oil perhaps? I'd like to follow along on this one. Keep up the good work. She's going to be a real "looker" when you finish. Paul Le Wol, king derelict and robert952 3 Quote Wawona59 John Next Project: Cleaning off my messy workspace a putting my tools away. Selected Previous Completed Builds: Revell - 1/96 Thermopylae; Revell - 1/96 Cutty Sark, Revell - 1/96 Constitution, Aurora - Whaling Bark Wanderer, Model Shipways - 1/96 Phantom, AL - 1805 Pilot Boat Swift, Midwest - Chesapeake Bay Flattie, Monitor and Merrimac, Model Trailways - Doctor's Buggy
Mike Collier Posted October 27 Author #9 Posted October 27 I’ll have to paint it, I had use a little body filler on the bottom. robert952 1 Quote
Mike Collier Posted October 30 Author #10 Posted October 30 I messed up on my canoe, the instructions said to soak the ribs in 50/50 solution of water and ammonia. I let them soak for 3 hours and then I started to glue them in, the ca glue turned white and dried hard. I’ll have to removed clean them and reglue , I should’ve rinse them off before I glued them in. I’ll never use ammonia again. robert952 and JacquesCousteau 2 Quote
Mike Collier Posted October 30 Author #11 Posted October 30 I did remove and clean the ribs and glue with Titebond wood glue and then clamped. ccoyle, JacquesCousteau, SiriusVoyager and 7 others 10 Quote
robert952 Posted October 30 #12 Posted October 30 Watching this build with interest. This canoe (and the Petersboro) sits in my stash. I am thinking one of those may be my next build. Good start. Building these is a lot of trial and learn process. Paul Le Wol and Bryan Woods 2 Quote ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Robert Chenoweth Current Build: Maine Peapod; Midwest Models; 1/14 scale. In the research department: Nothing at this time. Completed models (Links to galleries): Monitor and Merrimack; Metal Earth; 1:370 and 1:390 respectively. (Link to Build Log.) Shrimp Boat; Lindbergh; 1/60 scale (as commission for my brother - a tribute to a friend of his) North Carolina Shad Boat; half hull lift; scratch built. Scale: (I forgot). Done at a class at the NC Maritime Museum. Dinghy; Midwest Models; 1/12 scale (Does LEGO Ship in a Bottle count?)
JacquesCousteau Posted October 30 #13 Posted October 30 Good fix from the ammonia problem! When I was making the Peapod, which has the same construction method, I found it useful to use a spacer block to help keep the frames even. robert952 and Paul Le Wol 2 Quote Current Builds: Lancha Chilota Coasting Sloop (1:32) [Scratch] Completed Kit Builds: Model Shipways Dory (1:24); NRG Half-Hull Planking Kit (1:48); Midwest Maine Peapod (1:14) Completed Scratch Builds: Xochimilco Trajinera (1:32); Juana y José Cross Section (1:32); Lake Chapala Canoa de Rancho (1:32)
Mike Collier Posted October 30 Author #14 Posted October 30 I always learn from each of my builds, I learned from this never to use ammonia again! Jacques how did you use the spacer block? JacquesCousteau, king derelict and robert952 3 Quote
JacquesCousteau Posted October 31 #15 Posted October 31 I checked on the plans how far apart the frames are supposed to be, and used scrap wood to make a small piece of the same width. After getting the first frame in place, I just placed the spacer to make sure each subsequent frame was even. Mike Collier and robert952 1 1 Quote Current Builds: Lancha Chilota Coasting Sloop (1:32) [Scratch] Completed Kit Builds: Model Shipways Dory (1:24); NRG Half-Hull Planking Kit (1:48); Midwest Maine Peapod (1:14) Completed Scratch Builds: Xochimilco Trajinera (1:32); Juana y José Cross Section (1:32); Lake Chapala Canoa de Rancho (1:32)
Mike Collier Posted November 2 Author #16 Posted November 2 Got some more work done on my canoe. I think it’s coming along nicely but not my best work. king derelict, JacquesCousteau, Bryan Woods and 5 others 8 Quote
robert952 Posted November 4 #17 Posted November 4 Looks good to me. Keep up the work and it will come together nicely. JacquesCousteau 1 Quote ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Robert Chenoweth Current Build: Maine Peapod; Midwest Models; 1/14 scale. In the research department: Nothing at this time. Completed models (Links to galleries): Monitor and Merrimack; Metal Earth; 1:370 and 1:390 respectively. (Link to Build Log.) Shrimp Boat; Lindbergh; 1/60 scale (as commission for my brother - a tribute to a friend of his) North Carolina Shad Boat; half hull lift; scratch built. Scale: (I forgot). Done at a class at the NC Maritime Museum. Dinghy; Midwest Models; 1/12 scale (Does LEGO Ship in a Bottle count?)
Mike Collier Posted November 6 Author #18 Posted November 6 Thanks for the positive words guys. I think I got the building part done, now on to the finishing. ccoyle, robert952, Bryan Woods and 2 others 5 Quote
Mike Collier Posted November 8 Author #19 Posted November 8 Sealed the canoe with spray shellac today and started to work on the paddles yvesvidal, JacquesCousteau, SiriusVoyager and 4 others 7 Quote
Mike Collier Posted November 11 Author #20 Posted November 11 Finished my Indian Girl canoe. Shotlocker, Bryan Woods, ccoyle and 5 others 8 Quote
ccoyle Posted November 11 #21 Posted November 11 Good job, Mike! JacquesCousteau, robert952 and Paul Le Wol 3 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, TBD
robert952 Posted November 11 #22 Posted November 11 Nice looking model. Congrats on finishing it. JacquesCousteau and Paul Le Wol 2 Quote ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Robert Chenoweth Current Build: Maine Peapod; Midwest Models; 1/14 scale. In the research department: Nothing at this time. Completed models (Links to galleries): Monitor and Merrimack; Metal Earth; 1:370 and 1:390 respectively. (Link to Build Log.) Shrimp Boat; Lindbergh; 1/60 scale (as commission for my brother - a tribute to a friend of his) North Carolina Shad Boat; half hull lift; scratch built. Scale: (I forgot). Done at a class at the NC Maritime Museum. Dinghy; Midwest Models; 1/12 scale (Does LEGO Ship in a Bottle count?)
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