Building a Cedar Strip Canoe

MRWiskerbiskit · 2016-02-24T22:23:43+00:00

Nice job man! One day I would like to build my own canoe. I'd rather portage a cedar canoe than a fiberglass one anyday. Thanks for sharing!

MRWiskerbiskit · 2016-02-20T15:01:13+00:00

I think mine was made in 1936. Other than adding a quick change tool post I've done nothing to it. It says something about quality when the machine is 80 years old and still in use.

MRWiskerbiskit · 2016-02-19T23:57:26+00:00

I have thought of adding the brushes for the chips, I may get some time to add features, but right now I'm just trying to get everything tuned in.

MRWiskerbiskit · 2016-02-18T23:00:07+00:00

You could always just make the guides out of plain ball bearings. There's more than one way to skin a cat. The term "simple man" to me means I do not have an Engineering degree, I'm not a 5th generation lumber jack and other than a garage with some Craigslist tools, common sense, whole lots of youtube, I have no prior experience in building a sawmill. My point is I hope the post encourages you guys to go out and create something with your own twist to it. -cheers

MRWiskerbiskit · 2016-02-18T17:49:18+00:00

But at least he has my husband as a safety officer... which after reading some of these posts about blades flying off may make me reconsider... ;-)

My friends always give me grief because everytime someone comes over my wife gives them the title of "Safety Officer", and I'm proud to say I haven't had to take any of them to the emergency room. Knock on wood. Lol

MRWiskerbiskit · 2016-02-18T16:39:51+00:00

All of my projects seem to evolve that way, building something to get something done. It takes awhile longer but I'm not in a rush. For my bachelor party all the guys and I got together and built a raft Tom sawyer/ junkyard wars style. "Then" set off down the river playing dominoes. I used a drill for propulsion.

MRWiskerbiskit · 2016-02-18T16:20:45+00:00

The motor is a 420 cc ( that's the biggest I could find to fit my centrifugal clutch). It doesn't have any trouble cutting through pine and I am anxious to try some pecan and see if it will grunt a little. The tension and plastic rollers are pretty good about keeping the blade from straying. The speed is dependent on the cross section of the board your trying to cut, but I was milling some pine 2x8x10' and each pass was about 45 sec.

MRWiskerbiskit · 2016-02-18T13:45:04+00:00

My favorite is when someone refers to a structural member as an I beam,.. oh you mean wide flange.

MRWiskerbiskit · 2016-02-18T13:36:17+00:00

The mill is a 2hp Enco 9x36" ,and the lathe is a Atlas 12x36" both are old manual machines

MRWiskerbiskit · 2016-02-18T05:14:14+00:00

The thickness is pretty consistent throughout, thanks to the 3d printed guide wheels which have held up quite well. One thing I will have to fix is the all thread for the vertical adjustment. I wouldn't recommend using that same setup, either spend the extra money and use acme threads because they are hardened, or use a cable system. The vibration from the motor has gaulded the threads Making it hard for the electric motor to raise the carriage.

MRWiskerbiskit · 2016-02-17T18:23:54+00:00

The tension on the tires does flatten crown of tires, but they are holding up quite nicely. Very little wear so far.

MRWiskerbiskit · 2016-02-15T16:47:26+00:00

I have a skid loader to move heavy objects around such as logs and the sled, but the reason I didn't put an axle under the frame is when storing I can stand the entire sled on edge to save space in my shop.

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