Canoes

Cedar-Strip Canoe – “Nymph”

Double-paddle Canoe      Length:  12ft (3.65m)     Beam:  2ft (0.61m)

Designed by:   N. Schade

Construction:  

• Thin (4mm) strips of western red cedar glued together edge-to-edge over MDF moulds
• Cedar strips covered inside and out by woven glass fibre cloth and epoxy resin to form a very strong, lightweight composite
• Hull varnished for UV protection and to bring out the full beauty of the wood

Completed:   May 2009

• Lofting canoe to produce full-size body plan, profile and half-breadth drawings

• Moulds traced from lofting and set-up ready for planking

• Strip planks glued edge-to-edge
• Planks temporarily secured by monofiliment fishing line, clamps & tape
• Mahogany strips from shear to tumblehome; cedar strips below tumblehome
• Note laminated inner stem, bevelled to accept planks.  Strips of mahogany within tumblehome.

• Strip planking complete and hull sheathed in woven glass fabris and epoxy

• Many clamps secure the gunwale during glueing

• Completed canoe ready for launch on 30th May 2009

• Backrest carved from iroko

• Colour contrast between mahogony planks in tumblehome and cedar in hull

• Variation in colour of cedar planks makes for attractive pattern on deck, contrasting with mahogany coaming

• Paddle carved from spruce with mahogany inserts

• Tumbleholme creates additional beam and stability

• Good freeboard and trim with crew weight 168 lb (80kg) and ample built-in buoyancy