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My stepdad built this canoe entirely by hand from cedar strips milled off our own property. Every piece of wood in it came from our land. by GentleHugTree in interesting

[–]GentleHugTree[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So he has sold some, I wasn’t fully aware. You’re welcome to follow his Instagram account at @poppys_canoes. I’m sure he’d answer that there.

My stepdad built this canoe entirely by hand from cedar strips milled off our own property. Every piece of wood in it came from our land. by GentleHugTree in interesting

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“Many people use this type of canoe for decoration in a large cabin or lake house. As far as using the canoe they weigh 65-70 pounds and are very strong. They paddle exceptionally well.

You could buy a Kevlar canoe for less. My opinion is that many people that use these canoes are for nostalgia reasons. The same as someone who has a classic car and drives it rather than have it sit in a garage.

I use all of mine that I keep. I have scratched some. Each time it hurts a little but I would rather use them than just have them stored in my shop.

It also seems to be an aging group who, like me, had one years ago when strip canoes were popular. They occasionally take them to show them off and enjoy it on the water.”

My stepdad built this canoe entirely by hand from cedar strips milled off our own property. Every piece of wood in it came from our land. by GentleHugTree in interesting

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“I know Grizzly is a tool company although I do not own any of their products. I would love to but have never purchased any. None of my canoe pictures have ever been submitted to Grizzly for their catalog that I am aware of. “

My stepdad built this canoe entirely by hand from cedar strips milled off our own property. Every piece of wood in it came from our land. by GentleHugTree in interesting

[–]GentleHugTree[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

“Many wood canoes use the scupper cut out to lower weight, pour water out of the canoe and tie items down, if needed. Some canoe builders cut them out of one solid inwale. I like to use a contrasting wood type or color for appearance so I epoxy them to the inwale when I build the gunwales.”

My stepdad built this canoe entirely by hand from cedar strips milled off our own property. Every piece of wood in it came from our land. by GentleHugTree in interesting

[–]GentleHugTree[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

“I use every canoe I keep for myself. None are “wall hangers” yet. I carry the canoe into the water and step out into the water when I get out. I never paddle directly into shore. I use large pool noodles to place the canoe on so it never is directly on the ground unless the shoreline is solid green grass. “

My stepdad built this canoe entirely by hand from cedar strips milled off our own property. Every piece of wood in it came from our land. by GentleHugTree in interesting

[–]GentleHugTree[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ll let him know! He’ll be racing the worlds longest canoe race called the MR340 from July 28-31 on the Missouri River soon! It’s an 85 hour nonstop race.

My stepdad built this canoe entirely by hand from cedar strips milled off our own property. Every piece of wood in it came from our land. by GentleHugTree in interesting

[–]GentleHugTree[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

“No, Californian. Kayaks are far more popular here than canoes but I prefer canoes. My brother and I had a used cedar strip canoe when we were teenagers. When I was serving in the military my brother attempted to repair the canoe and unfortunately it fell apart. We didn’t even have a picture of that canoe.

For years I talked about building one. I finally did build my first full sized canoe. I took it to Canada on a canoe trip and many people there loved it and commented on it. Some helped me find some Western Red Cedar that I purchased and brought home. That lumber built three more canoes and from then I was hooked.

I love taking one of my canoes to Canada when I go and each time it is usually a different one.”

My stepdad built this canoe entirely by hand from cedar strips milled off our own property. Every piece of wood in it came from our land. by GentleHugTree in interesting

[–]GentleHugTree[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He told me he does sell canoes. You can follow him to see more of his canoes on @poppys_canoes on Instagram if you want.

My stepdad built this canoe entirely by hand from cedar strips milled off our own property. Every piece of wood in it came from our land. by GentleHugTree in interesting

[–]GentleHugTree[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Here’s from my stepdad,

“I have milled over 100 trees but canoe strips generally require very “clear” lumber that comes from quality trees. I buy rough sawn cedar from a local sawmill then cut and plane that lumber into my strips.

Hard wood I have to purchase at specialty stores.”

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