hiawatha type canoe wish

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shawnkfl
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hiawatha type canoe wish

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i would love to see a haiwatha style in stitch and glue. i've actually designed one myself, but i don't have any way to make the flat patterns from my model. i really like the recurve bow and stern and i think a five panel per side would be needed to get it looking right. maybe four. Jem.....if you ever get the itch to play around with a new canoe design. i would build this style immediately! i'm trying to get a canoe built before spring to take my daughter on some canoe camping trips.

my wish:

hiawatha style
16'-17'
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-Matt. Designer.
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close. more recurve on the ends though. i've been looking at your sasquatch (that just sounds wrong) and i may end up ording one. i really like more recurve on the ends though. like this one http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=htt ... image&cd=1

and i would like it 16' in length. maybe i could modify the sasquatch to get the look i'm after though.
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Image

Wadda ya think?
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PERFECT! when can i order the plans?
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weird.....why does it keep signing me in as "guest"?
shawnkfl
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Re: hiawatha type canoe wish

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ahhhhh......better now.

i'll buy those plans the day you make them available. if you do, that is. that's exactly what i'm looking for. i really like the old style but i like the stitch and glue building method too. i was dreading having to cedar strip this thing. i still may in the distant future, but right now, my daughter and i need a canoe for camping trips. i don't want to "settle" on building one, so i figure i'd throw out my wish! i love reading everyone builds here. hopefully soon, i'll post up my own!

Thanks for posting up the picture matt, you're quick!
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I've been tinkering with that one for some time. Let me see if I can get those published in the next week or so.
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Re: hiawatha type canoe wish

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awesome! i'm ready to buy and build. i've got four sheets of ply waiting to be cut up too! i was about ready to order the sasquatch. glad i waited for the canoe i really want.
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You'll only need 3 sheets for the main hull. More for temp frames but those are disposable and any old ply will do.
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