Materials List
(to build it like I did)
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2 - 4x8 sheets of 1/8 inch (3mm) Mahogany Door Skin.
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1 gallon of fiberglass resin either polyester or epoxy.
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50 ft of fiberglass tape.
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1 quart of automotive body filler, OR
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1 quart of wood flour.
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Sandpaper or sanding discs (if you have an angle grinder).
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1 pc. 1x4x16ft Spruce board.
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30 Brass screws #6 Square head x 1/2" .
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Several more brass screws, nuts and bolts of various sizes.
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Several scraps of plywood, and 1x4 boards.
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1 quart of urethane spar varnish (if you want a bright interior like me).
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More sandpaper or discs
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1quart of red plasticoat paint (for the exterior hull)
Tools you will need
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Jigsaw (you could cut the pieces with a hand saw if you had to).
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Table saw (for ripping the 16ft gunwales - although if you do not have one, a
cabinet shop will do this
inexpensively if you promise to show them the canoe when it's done).
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Drill (for drilling wire stitch holes and driving screws). OR
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A screwdriver & antique hand drill.
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A 4" angle grinder with a sanding disc attachment (I actually used my 1/4"
power drill and an adapter kit that let me use 5" sanding discs). OR
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ANY sort of sander that you might have. My old orbital sander packed it in just
after the first coat of resin was finished. I spent MANY HOURS sanding by hand
until I got fed up (see #5).
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"C" clamps - the more the better.
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An angle finder tool (helps to make a tight joint at the thwarts/sides and the
seats/sides.
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A 2" scraper - good for cleaning up resin/filler messes
before
they cure.
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A razor knife.
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Disposable paint brushes.
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Rubber gloves.
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A GOOD QUALITY respirator.
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A roll of wax paper (under everything that you don't want resin to stick to).
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Tin cans for mixing resin.
That's all you need. That's all I used. Like I said before, the goal of this
project was to build a beautiful wooden canoe
easily, simply, and cheaply. There is no reason to go out and buy a shop full
of power tools (although it might be a good excuse).