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Start:
For starters I had to make a strong back (other than my own).
I made it from plywood that I found at a big store that sells about everything.
They have a loft where they stored old second hand wood so it wasn't to expensive (www.mhavik.nl).
I used the same plywood to make the molds from. The plywood had to be about 8 to
10" because I had to staple on it.
When I made the strong back I also made my first mistake. The measurements on
the plans were different from the measurements in the guide. The guide was meant
for building all kinds of canoes and not only for building the Nomad.
So.... I should
only look at the measurements on the plans that I ordered and not at the
measurements in the guide. I had to lengthen the strong back to get up to the right
size.
The plans are scaled 1:1 so I just had to copy them on to the plywood and use
the band saw to make them. Next I screwed the molds on to the strong back
starting with the center mold. The molds hade to be exactly aligned and
perfectly straight. The screws should be pointing towards the stern mold because
they hade to come out when the canoe was build over it. You also need to keep this in
mind when the stern mold is being screwed on!
After the molds were in place I had to make the inner- and outer stern. They
had to be laminated and bent. I used three strips for the inner stern and three
strips for the outer stern (1/4 " thick and 3/4 " wide and 34"
long). So I used six strips of Ash for the front and six strips for the back end
of the canoe. I bendet the front six all at the same time over the stern mold and
did the same on the other side. When you bend them at the same time you know
that the outer stem will fit when you need it. I steamed the laminations before
I bendet them over the mold. Next I clamped them on to the mold and left them to dry.
Next day I glued them at bundles of three together.
The outer stem I put aside to use when the planking of the canoe was ready.
The inner stem I shaped so it would nicely fit the Cedar strips that would be glued to
it.
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