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Elegant handcrafted canoes, kayaks, paddleboards, rowboats and surfboards... |
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CANOES
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THE FREEDOM Since Marge and I like to canoe camp, I selected the Steve Killing design with a 33-inch beam and 13-inch depth at center. The hull was 3/16-inch strips of western red and juniper white cedar. It was relatively easy to strip. This was the first effort in which the strips had been first run through the Grizzley 18-inch drun sander to remove most of the saw marks and end up with fairly uniform strips. Photos show the hull covered with six-ounce fiberglass fabric and followed by four coats of West System 105/407 for clear coat on wood. A special feature is the bow seat which can be adjusted fore and aft. Phillip Green of Wood Song Canoes gave me instructions over the phone. He has always been helpful. |
Many observers say "They are too pretty to put in the water" so they become "object de arte." My personal boats get used for the most part.
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THE UGO The 15-foot-6-inch UGO is an old Rushton design, a two-seater with a moderate rocker and 32-inch beam. It can be paddled solo in the kneeling position (if your knees can take it) or with one or two seated on caned seats. It weighs about 50 pounds and is quite handsome. He was a canoe instructor before he went on to a real profession. 
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WEE LASSIE The Wee Lassie is a 11-1/2-foot cedar strip, 25-pound canoe. It is suitable for people up to 6-foot-1 and nearly 200 pounds. Beginners that are larger may feel more secure in the Wee Lassie II, which is 13-1/2-foot and an inch wider at the beam. These canoes are usually paddled with a double paddle but can be paddled on the knees with a single blade. |
The bulkheads in each end are book-matched mahogany. The inlay of the
single blade paddle is yellow mother of pearl with thin strips of abalone to represent
the water. The inlay of the wooden double paddles is maple and purple heart.
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