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Thanks, beekeep! Although I appreciate the info (very much!), I'm going to go with the non-tapered curved stem on the marsh style boat, and follow Keith's plans for the tapered, straight stem on the swamp style. If I do another one with a curved stem, I'll likely give your tapered version a...

Thank you sir. Oddly enough, I've run out of questions! :lol: After re-reading just about every thing you've written on the marsh pirogue, I now know where I was going wrong in shaping the side panels and I have just one more model to build to prove it. And that model will also show me how...

OK, you have me thinking now. . . Maybe "sticking" (sorry 'bout that!) with epoxy is something I just might be better off with doing. In fact, I probably will. So, I'm wondering if you still use the boat nails spaced 1 1/2" apart as if you were still using the Weldwood? Or do you now use the...

MM, Old Sparkles, agree about DuckWorks! But I'll have to wait for "permission to join" their Yahoo groups page to see that link. I signed up, just waiting to hear from them. Wannabe, that's a pretty good recommendation. I have read quite a few like it on other forums. Always looking for more...

I know this isn't a very popular subject, as epoxy is the accepted "go-to" glue (and sealer) these days, but it is my intent to go a little more "old school." Can't seem to explain it very well, and have given up trying to, but it is what fascinates me right now. I hope someone who has used...

I very seldom get involved in this sort of discussion, on-line. But, I have to say that the perception of "need" does not figure into the 2nd Amendment. To carry the concept of "need" to an extreme, and believe me, sooner or later all governments do, who really "needs" a car that can go faster...

And I'm still learning from you! :lol: Mike S. Spring Hill, FL

Bluegill, Welcome to it! :D Some of the best time I spent making my UJ Pirogue was spent on the phone, talking to UJ, himself. That, as well as emailing even more questions directly to him. But even more good time was spent right here on the Forums, getting as much input as I could from all...

I think Larry at Rika could most likely answer the question about the weight difference. I'd call whoever I bought my epoxy from if you ordered it from a manufacturer. As for making a choice between the two cloth weights, I'd consider other factors as well in the decision. What is the main...

For me, the build just just as important as enjoying the results of the building. And better yet, is the learing along the way. I know that my learning is not going to add to the existing knowledge base, or advance the hobby, (if you want to call it that.) In fact, the way most of the builds...

I just love seeing these pictures! Couple of questions: In the first post, the picture showing the blades of two paddles, do you happen to know the width of the bottom paddle, the darker one of the two? I'm wondering how wide the piece was it was made from. And any hints about how the top end...

No no, Mr. Keeper! You didn't add to my confusion, although that is easy enough to do, you clarified things for me. But since you brought my confusion up. . . :D I will continue to study all the pics I have of Friend Keith and Seedtick's builds, as well as yours and others posted on the...

Thanks, guys! From what you've both said, I think I now have a much better idea of how to go about what I want to do. And as usual, I was "over-thinking" the problem. I guess what it comes down to is, "Stupid, Keep It Simple!" :D I kind of like that! SKIS. Hmmmmm. . . Should be able to...

Beekeeper, you are RIGHT on time! :D Although I'm still about a month away from starting a build, I was wondering how I could make the curved stem for a marsh style pirogue, as well at the tapered stem called for in Kieth's plans for his swamp pirogue. I considered renting a band saw for a...

Looking good there, Joey! I like your approach to this project. I remember you first cut the sides to 14'4". Now that you have them in place, what is the total length? Just trying to get an idea about how much length is reduced by bending the sides into the final shape. Mike S. Spring Hill, FL

Well, at least we got a conversation going! :D I wouldn't have had much to say if I hadn't forgotten what the thread title was. . . :oops: Now, I have some ideas about making a pirogue paddle, something I can do even if I can't get the boat build started just yet. Mike S. Spring Hill FL

I don't know if I can "hot link" these pics, but I'll give it a try. These are what I've found when I searched for pics of traditional pirogue paddles. They are on the louisianafolklife.org web site and describe the paddle as being "soft shouldered," with a long, narrow blade and a squared tip...

That last link will be helpful to me. But I really would like to hear more about traditional pirogue paddles, if anyone knows about it. I'd be surprised if seedtick didn't have something to say on the subject, but I haven't heard from him in quite a while. In fact, the Forum itself seems to be...

beekeeper, you are right! I'd love such a lesson. On that same web site, I found a picture of the narrow, long blade paddle I was thinking of. It was here: http://www.louisianafolklife.org/FOLKLI ... asp?Page=7 There is a larger pic, something of a close-up of the blade, but I'd really like to...

"It's for stirring a pot of boiling mudbugs. 8) " Then I definitely hope he puts it to good use! :lol: Mike S. Spring Hill, FL