tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999508328036467805.post4099762917288200762..comments2023-10-29T15:32:19.571-04:00Comments on The Rasch Outdoor Chronicles: The Homemade Pirogue: It's on the Water!Albert A Raschhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11431765456546701021noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999508328036467805.post-87390045614441352522009-05-08T08:48:00.000-04:002009-05-08T08:48:00.000-04:00Son of a gun! I hope you have big fun, on the Bayo...Son of a gun! I hope you have big fun, on the Bayou...<br /><br />All the best,<br />HHHubert Huberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11648804733877209296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999508328036467805.post-4135209576646102562009-05-05T19:57:00.000-04:002009-05-05T19:57:00.000-04:00That's awesome - I'll use your plans!That's awesome - I'll use your plans!spotted facehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04180023664940821052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999508328036467805.post-52408396865524125712009-05-05T14:15:00.000-04:002009-05-05T14:15:00.000-04:00Congratulations, Albert. Handsome little boat.Congratulations, Albert. Handsome little boat.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11402651457453813639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999508328036467805.post-1548642423670568472009-05-05T12:21:00.000-04:002009-05-05T12:21:00.000-04:004o dollars sounds much better than the 800 dollars...4o dollars sounds much better than the 800 dollars I am going to spend on my cedar strip canoe I am building.Caleb Pearcehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03331940359174211773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999508328036467805.post-7038977708652208082009-05-05T11:46:00.000-04:002009-05-05T11:46:00.000-04:00Thanks fellows!
I really had a lot of fun putting...Thanks fellows!<br /><br />I really had a lot of fun putting it together.<br /><br />AKA, absolutely correct, I noticed when paddling that one tends to drag the paddle against the gunwales. Part of that is that I made the pirogue about four inches too wide. Optionally I could have moved the widest part of the curve further forward, then the middle would be a little narrower. It has been quite the learning experience.<br /><br />I'll be adding the gunwales when I scrounge up some more wood. There's a construction site nearby, and I have to get with the site manager and get permission to pull a 2X4 from the dumpster. I'm really getting into the hand tool thing and I found that with care and patience, I could rip a pretty long piece of wood. One of my future projects is a frame saw for just that sort of activity. I also need a workbench, stand for my post vise, a leg vise, saw horses, chisel cabinet, plane cabinet, saw vise; I need to rip that cherry wood for spoke shaves, and a scraper, and that small concave plane that I've been meaning to put together; I should probably make a tool box with liftout trays to sort out all the fasteners,...<br /><br />Well the list goes on!<br /><br />But what I really hope is that some of you give it a try also. I did use quite a bit of scrounged up materials. I think I spent less than forty dollars to build it all told. In fact, the only thing I bought specifically for the project was the plywood. The paint I had bought some time ago for my beehives, and that was top of the line exterior paint that was a miss-mix at the big box store. Five bucks vrs $47.00! <br /><br />Thanks again to everyone for the kind words!<br /><br />Your friend and shipwright,<br />AlbertAlbert A Raschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11431765456546701021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999508328036467805.post-48043339164136993872009-05-05T10:08:00.000-04:002009-05-05T10:08:00.000-04:00The Viking Dragon Head guiding your craft through ...The Viking Dragon Head guiding your craft through troubled waters!<br /><br />Great finish to a very nice project Albert!nativehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04428958610230219051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999508328036467805.post-22885797698194847372009-05-05T09:12:00.000-04:002009-05-05T09:12:00.000-04:00Not trying to tell you your business, but some sti...Not trying to tell you your business, but some stiffening structure around the gunwales might be a good idea. They (gunnels) take a lot more abuse than one might imagine and provide stiffness to the hull.<br /><br />Very nice job, congratulations.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999508328036467805.post-78975383014325024592009-05-05T02:41:00.000-04:002009-05-05T02:41:00.000-04:00Way to go Albert, you're afloat!
SBWWay to go Albert, you're afloat!<br /><br />SBWThe Suburban Bushwackerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09372690405902840131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999508328036467805.post-54978169272447686402009-05-05T01:16:00.000-04:002009-05-05T01:16:00.000-04:00Great blog series, Albert! Well done.Great blog series, Albert! Well done.Z@Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06993343918438930816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999508328036467805.post-81579949212989997842009-05-05T00:43:00.000-04:002009-05-05T00:43:00.000-04:00Looks like fun I might hav't to make one. But firs...Looks like fun I might hav't to make one. But first I have to finish the cedar strip canoe I am building. I already have over 200 hours in it.Caleb Pearcehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03331940359174211773noreply@blogger.com