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    Pine wood ?

    Some of you more experienced guys know if I could build a good pirouge using sinker pine taken from the bottom of the river 2 years ago? Has anyone else used it or what is your input. It is about 150 years old without knots and very straight grained. Seems every log I have ,turns out to be pine...
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    LSU Pirogue build

    well this was my first build in plywood. It was the first ever with my oldest grandson also. We built according to the LSU pirogue plan except we left the full rocker in the sides and put the chines on the outside because of so many obstacles in the water here. It was a fun and interesting...
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    my swamp pirogue

    Well this is my version of a swamp pirogue. It is built from sinker cypress 3/4" thick. I am a slow builder inspired by all you guys on this forum. I am an OLD GEEZER plagued with an injury. The grand kids and my son do all the lifting. I try to involve them so they can do this too ,if they are...
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    serious boatbuilding questions

    when you guys build a boat do you glue the ribs to the sides or not. Would it be different when using boards or plywood? I glued mine on a plank boat and had an awful glue mess to have to clean at finish. Mr seedtick or kieth, when you finish a plank boat and treat the inside with linseed and...