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Canoe Restorations: The outwales are the toughest part yet!

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Relocate. Restore. Refloat. Friday, September 18, 2009. The outwales are the toughest part yet! Once both are on, I will do the soak and steam bend technique. Not looking forward to that! If I pop these two I may have to go with a softer wood. The ash I put on my other boat bent easier than this! Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Keel created and primer applied (Sept 5). First coat of paint! The outwales are the toughest part yet! Read my other blog. Joyce Kilmer, Slickrock and Citico Wilderness Areas.

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Canoe Restorations: Keel created and primer applied (Sept 5)

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Relocate. Restore. Refloat. Monday, September 7, 2009. Keel created and primer applied (Sept 5). Lots going on quickly! First, I sanded the filler with 220 sandpaper, created a keel out of stock (had to do a scarf joint), created the outwales out of mohogany (another two scarf joints! Varnished the bow seat and applied primer. Now we are getting somewhere! That keel was tough to make. It has two angle cuts and I had to make a cove by running the stock over the table saw sideways. First coat of paint!

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Canoe Restorations: Brass Stem Band is installed...looks classy

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Relocate. Restore. Refloat. Tuesday, November 10, 2009. Brass Stem Band is installed.looks classy. Brass stem band went on like a dream! Underlaid with bedding compound and attached with brass #4 screws, the stem bands begin at the underside where the inside stem begins and they wrap around and on top of the deck. NOW I am excited! Nelson tells me the paint and varnish need to sit and cure for about 2-4 weeks.especially the. ANNALETS GIVE IT ANOTHER TWO WEEKS TO CURE AND WE ARE GOING CANOEING!

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Canoe Restorations: Filler applied...now wait one month!

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Relocate. Restore. Refloat. Thursday, August 6, 2009. Filler applied.now wait one month! It looks like a grey whale! Applying the first coat. The canvas absorbs the filler quickly. The finished product with three coats. It does look like a whale! The problem with this step is the filler in concert with the canvas shows every bump, nailhead, plank seam, etc. Its not forgiving! Perhaps the paint will help to smooth some of that away. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). The Old Towne is CANVASED!

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Canoe Restorations: What Color?

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Relocate. Restore. Refloat. Friday, August 7, 2009. What color shall the canoe be painted? Joe Seliga would say GREEN. The first owner said RED. I think it would look nice BURNT ORANGE. Widgi would say GREY. What do you think? Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). The Old Towne is CANVASED! Filler applied.now wait one month! Read my other blog. Joyce Kilmer, Slickrock and Citico Wilderness Areas. Paddling the Little Tennessee River. Hey this is Jeff Wadley. I love the Smokies! View my complete profile.

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Canoe Restorations: Linseed Oil Applied

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Relocate. Restore. Refloat. Tuesday, April 28, 2009. The outside of the hull with the linseed oil mixture. Note how the brass clenching nails shine after they got lightly sanded with the hull! A BIG difference between. The older (55 year old wood) and the new ribs and planks. I did not. Realize the oil would make the lighter wood turn dark. But.its OK! Close up of the two woods after the oil was applied. 50% turpentine and 50% boiled linseed. Step and boy does it look different! She is STILL a beauty!

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Canoe Restorations: First coat of paint!!!!! (Sept 7)

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Relocate. Restore. Refloat. Monday, September 7, 2009. First coat of paint! First coat of paint has been applied! The red paint did very well over the grey primer. This morning I had to put bedding compound under the keel then screw it on from underneath the canoe. I hated to drill holes through perfectly good canvas! The problem with paint.it shows every bump, nail head, canvas bias, etc. Paint is very telling of the job underneath. Sort of like our life huh? Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).

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Canoe Restorations: Outrwales Shaped and Varnished

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Relocate. Restore. Refloat. Saturday, October 31, 2009. Outrwales Shaped and Varnished. If all goes well it may be ready for water by Nov. 15. I really got to have a lot of sun to set the paint and varnish. In reality it needs to cure for about two weeks before being put on water. I certainly do not want the paint to come off in sheets! Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). OUTWALES FINALLY INSTALLED.NO BREAKS! Outrwales Shaped and Varnished. Read my other blog. Paddling the Little Tennessee River.

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Joyce Kilmer, Slickrock and Citico Wilderness Areas: January 2014

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Joyce Kilmer, Slickrock and Citico Wilderness Areas. Exploring the trails of the Joyce Kilmer, Slickrock and Citico Wilderness Areas. Tuesday, January 21, 2014. Flats Mountain Trail 102 in Citico Wilderness. The first field perhaps 1/2 mile from Eagle Gap parking area. The second field perhaps three hundred yards from the first. The Wilderness Area sign used to be here.but its gone and now its just a bear toothpick! Indian Boundary Lake can be seen from the trail just after the second field. Aircraft Cra...

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Joyce Kilmer, Slickrock and Citico Wilderness Areas: The Hangover and Haoe (January 9, 2009)

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Joyce Kilmer, Slickrock and Citico Wilderness Areas. Exploring the trails of the Joyce Kilmer, Slickrock and Citico Wilderness Areas. Thursday, January 15, 2009. The Hangover and Haoe (January 9, 2009). Third time is a charm! Finally made it to Hangover today! Here we are in my tent around 10:00 when we finally got back from the Hangover. It was so cool! Shadows on the snow! This is the intersection at Naked Ground. There are four trails which intersect here. Look at all the signs would ya! Between here ...