PREPARE TO AMAZE YOURSELF, AND YOUR FRIENDS, WITH THE BEAUTIFUL CANOE YOU WILL
BUILD HERE.. AND YES! YOU DO TAKE YOUR CANOE HOME WITH YOU WHEN YOU LEAVE.
FIRST DAY
The first stage in the process is to cut out the marine ply panels, and sew
these together using cable ties as seen here. This is a fun stage, and you
quickly see your canoe coming together. Children often opt to be involved at
this stage. Not all children decide to be with us for the slower paced sections
of the build.
SECOND DAY
The second day is mainly taken up with cutting, planing, sanding and fitting the
seats ( the Thwarts). At the end of the second day we aim to apply the first
coat of resin, to the inside of your canoe, along with glassfibre tape ro
reinforce the seams.
THIRD DAY
Most of the third day is taken up with preparing the outside of your canoe for
the resin and tape. This involves a lot of patient planing and sanding, The
whole boat gets two coats of resin inside and out, and all the seams are
reinforced with glassfibre tape on the outside too. If the weather is nice, we
like to apply the resin outdoors, as seen here.
View the full process here [https://www.birchcanoes.com/canoe-building-process].