Each student will make their own Cod Rib 12, skin on frame, double-paddle, solo canoe. Warm wood and a translucent skin make for a wonderful aesthetic, and its light weight (20# or less) will make trips to the water a breeze. It is a boat that can take you on a quick lunch-time paddle or on an extended back-country trip. A fun group project, we will cut fine joints for the pine stringers with Japanese saws and bend the oak ribs into place. Dacron will be shrunk to a perfect fit on the hull with a household iron, and inwales and outwales will be bent and screwed into place. The project is well-suited to those with no prior woodworking experience and can be quite fun for experienced woodworkers. At the end of the class, students will each have a canoe that is ready for finish coats of polyurethane.
**Paddle is not included in the class.
A Double Bladed Paddle class will be offered in the future if there is enough interest. (Students will not have time to build a paddle but will be given information on what size to purchase or build for themselves.)
Cod Rib 12 Student- "Building my boat was a life changing and empowering experience for me. Thank you for teaching me and being supportive and patient..."