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Sassafras Canoe Building Class

I started the Sassafras Canoe at the WoodenBoat School in Brooklin, Maine. WoodenBoat is an awsome place, with an ideal location, great staff, very good food (and lots of it), and simple clean accomodations for those boarding on site (which I'd thoroughly recommend). We sewed up the planks, clamped them at each end, then flipped them over and glued the seams. We got the rails on and the bulkheads in too. The rest has to be done at home.

Sassafras Canoe Specifications:

Length: 15 feet 7 inches
Beam: 33 inches
Height: 13 inches
Weight: 65 lbs
Maximum Load: 450lbs

Unfortunately I had a very severe reaction to the epoxy and have not been able to finish the Sassafras Canoe yet. Once I'm able to get some help finishing the epoxy work I'll finish up the paint and varnishing. If you do build your own boat - my advice - ALWAYS wear a respirator when working with epoxy, and never do it inside your house. It takes YEARS for the gasses to vent (Amines linger on surfaces and in wood and paper and furniture), and if you're sensitive it can make life very unpleasant. But one day I WILL get this boat finished.