freedom-15

Ripping It Up

Doug Smith
I spent the weekend ripping strips for the Freedom. The stock wood I used was 9 boards of 6”x3/4”x19’, from old growth tight clear western red cedar.

Steam bending stems for canoe

Doug Smith
I finished steam bending the stems for the Freedom 15. It was really easy. I grabbed our kitchen kettle and taped down the on switch to keep the kettle boiling.

and now for something mundane

Doug Smith
I was doing some woodwork 9 days and got a splinter in my finger. So I pulled it out. My finger still hurt afterwords and it got kind of swollen.