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slane01

I know many of us SSW members have built or crafted something in the shop over time. What is the favorite thing that you have built in your shop. It doesn't have to be Side x Side related. Let's hear about some of your past projects and see some pics if that is possible.

My all time favorite project was my last High School Wood Shop project. During my Junior year of High School (20 Years ago), I embarked on the venture of building a Cedar Strip Canoe. This was an awesome year long project. I found the plans for the canoe in a book called Canoe Craft, which had several different canoe designs.

The project started with building the strong back form which was a plywood structure that would create the geometry of the Canoe. The Canoe itself consisted of a bunch of 1/4" x 3/4" wide Cedar strips that were ripped from 20+ foot long clear cedar boards. It was quite the challenge ripping a 20 + foot board cutting a 1/4" at a time.

Once the 100 + cedar strips were ripped, the shaper was setup to place a bead edge on one side of the strip, then a cove edge on the other side of the strip.

All of the strips were then stapled and to the strongback form and glued together. Once the canoe shell was complete, all of the staples were removed, the canoe was sanded smooth and the outside was fiberglassed with a Clear Fiberglass Resin. This fiberglass was then finished with multiple coats of Spar Utherane to aid in the protection from UV Rays.

Once the outside of the shell was complete, it was time to turn the canoe over and begin on the inside. The same process was utilized....sanding and Fiberglassing.. After the entire shell was fiberglassed, the Gunwale trim pieces were added along with the seats and the canoe interior.

The end result of this project was a 19' cedar strip canoe that weighed in a 55 lbs. The thing was beautiful and was a joy to use. I think back in the day I had $400 invested in materials. My local lumberyard had donated some Ash for the trim pieces on the canoe so that saved some expense. However, I believe the biggest Expense was the West Systems Fiberglass and Resin. I think that was almost $120 back then.

I was offered close to $2000 several times for my canoe back then, but refused to sell it, as I was very proud of that project (especially for a 17 year old kid).

I actually still have it today sitting in storage at my father-in-laws shop. One of these days I need to get this thing back out, dust it off, and take my kids out in it.

I really wish I would have documented this build with pictures back then. A poloroid would have been great LOL. However I did not Sad

There were a couple of build pics in my yearbook that year, but I haven't a clue where those are either LOL.

Anyways, that is the build I am still the most proud of some 20 years later.
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Gary Lenon · Posted: Tue Mar 09, 2010 8:12 am Post subject:

Very interesting build Steve! Some day get it out of storage and take some photos for us! I would love to see what it looks like.
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bomoco · Posted: Tue Mar 09, 2010 12:20 pm Post subject:

I run a little custom motorcycle shop in what spare time I have anymore. These are a couple of my favorite things I've built and one little project just under way... I just wish I could keep all of them!

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'08 RZR . 2" wheel spacers . ITP wheels . ITP TerraCross tires . K&N filter . Gorilla winch . Polaris RZR S fender flairs . Crow harnesses . other stuff but a lot more to come

bomoco · Posted: Tue Mar 09, 2010 12:25 pm Post subject:

Steve,

You should pull that out and enjoy what you've done! I'm selfish anyway as I'd like to see pictures!
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'08 RZR . 2" wheel spacers . ITP wheels . ITP TerraCross tires . K&N filter . Gorilla winch . Polaris RZR S fender flairs . Crow harnesses . other stuff but a lot more to come

bige · Posted: Tue Mar 09, 2010 8:34 pm Post subject:

1968 camaro, had rsss package, 1 of 693 built for export to canada, number 432 off the assembly line. fully documented by gm of canada. took me about 10 months to finish from a painted shell

that car was special ordered with no stripes, gauges, ralley wheels. just go fast goodies

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bomoco · Posted: Tue Mar 09, 2010 8:52 pm Post subject:

Eric... that is one beautiful car. I've never seen a big picture of it, just your avitar dealio. Fantastic job!
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'08 RZR . 2" wheel spacers . ITP wheels . ITP TerraCross tires . K&N filter . Gorilla winch . Polaris RZR S fender flairs . Crow harnesses . other stuff but a lot more to come

carnivore · Posted: Tue Mar 09, 2010 9:52 pm Post subject:

Man, you guys have some pretty cool machines!
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09 800 XP from Lakeside Motorsports, Dirty Dawg Performance 800 kit with ported head, Dirty Dawg cam,DDP Bored throttle body,DDP ECU, Boonedocker fuel contoller, DDP snorkel,(DDP Stage III coming soon) , DDP Team Roller Secondary Clutch with Red primary spring, Dayco Wide belt, and Supertips clutch weights,Racer Tech 3" over mid travel suspension, Roll cage and front Bumper , Viper winch,27" Bighorns on ITP T7 12" Beadlocks, 28"Silverbacks on Polaris rims, Graphics by HP Graphx.

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slane01 · Posted: Tue Mar 09, 2010 11:26 pm Post subject:

Those are defnitley some very nice looking toys. Thanks for sharing.
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bige · Posted: Wed Mar 10, 2010 7:13 am Post subject:

bomoco · Posted: Wed Mar 10, 2010 12:01 pm Post subject:

bige · Posted: Wed Mar 10, 2010 12:33 pm Post subject:

a guy in salt lake city bought it. he has a warehouse full of muscle cars
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bomoco · Posted: Wed Mar 10, 2010 2:22 pm Post subject:

Interesting... I need to meet this guy!
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'08 RZR . 2" wheel spacers . ITP wheels . ITP TerraCross tires . K&N filter . Gorilla winch . Polaris RZR S fender flairs . Crow harnesses . other stuff but a lot more to come

cisco kid · Posted: Wed Mar 10, 2010 3:15 pm Post subject:

My 1930 Model A Hot Rod Wink

RZRRich · Posted: Wed Mar 10, 2010 3:19 pm Post subject:

VERY nice looking ride Frank !! Cool

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2009 Stealth Black RZR-Polaris Sport Roof,Polaris Storage Bags,EMP Extreme Front Bumper,Viper EX-4000 Winch W/Synthetic Cable,Crow 5pt "Camlock" Harness's,Fire Ext,Holz Rear & Side View Mirrors,OuterWears Pre-Filter,EMP Battery Box,Optima 34/78 Battery,ProArmor Doors,PitBull Rocker 26.5" Tires,ITP SS 212 - 12" Black Wheels,Super ATV Steering Wheel & Shifter Knob,

You only go around once, enjoy it to the fullest !!

bige · Posted: Wed Mar 10, 2010 3:19 pm Post subject:

I like that. the graphics are great
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