Sturgeon-nosed canoe - Part 3 or crossing the finish line

After many hours of sawing, planing, gluing, bending, lashing, doweling, sewing and coating finally the boat is completed. After my little accident during the water test I decided to change the bow and stern design from a Sinixt- to a Kalispel-type. This post also includes pictures of my sons kayak, which he wanted to be painted in red. So watch the pictures and enjoy! 

The frame with its initial design...

 ...and after the switch to the new Kalispel-end design.

 A picture representing one term: satisfaction!

 A close up on the stern structure.

 Covering the boat starts with sewing a pocket at one end (bow or stern). Then this pocket is pulled of and another one is sewn at the opposite end. Now the skin is stretched until it rests in both pocket. Note to the copyist: don't do it alone.

 The skin is stretched over bow and stern.

 The skin is laced-up like a shoe!

 The first coat is on!

The middle one of the three layers of coating is pigmented to mimic the look of wet bark.

  

The finished boat!

  

A collocation of well proven classic transport design.

 

At first I was sceptic about the colour, but it turned out very well.

The paddle-armour is just pegged: no glue involved! 

 He didn't want to get out. First he went out on a long rope and then I had to tow him with the sturgeon nose.

 On that day I had wet eyes!

 Finally on the water!

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 A good friend enjoying his first ride in a sturgeon-nosed canoe.

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