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geofish
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Wood strip canoe

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Took a few years in my spare time, but I finally finished the wood strip canoe.
I can see all the imperfections, but at the end of the day if floats, it's got good balance, and it tracks straight.
Time for a new project!
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trying to post fotos from photobucket. Keep getting a message that "this image is currently unavailable", even though I upgraded :( my photobucket subscription . .. .
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links to fotos. Can't seem to get photos to load and show
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Man, that’s awesome. Great work
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That’s is a work of art and a labor of love for sure. Thanks for sharing.


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Looks great! I thought I was the only one around here that was into canoes! I started mine in mid-April and it took me about 6 weeks to finish. Granted, I'm out of work because of the virus and could devote all day to working on it. It's been a blast to take out. Took it down some rapids up in North Georgia and added some character marks to it! Mine's tough as nails, stable, and fast. I just never got around to posting it on here. I'm hoping this virus mess tamps down some because I have been wanting to do the Float the Flint with it.
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UGADAWG some great work!


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Very nice! You're a quicker builder than I am.
Hope to get out & scuff it up some more soon.
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Beautiful handiwork, guys. Those really are cool projects.

Another forum I frequent, Microskiff.com, has had several threads from members who have built their own technical poling skiffs from plans (epoxy and composite strips). I certainly admire these skills. Don't think I want to tackle one myself, though, as I don't relish the thought of divorce court. :wink: So I'll just paddle along vicariously.
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Wow some nice work guys, those look really good, y’all have way better Carpentor skills than I have


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Very nice work. Well done.


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very nice work I have been contemplating building one myself I love canoes.
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