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Old 08-08-2016, 08:30 PM   #32 (permalink)
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My son inherited his grandfather's redwood canoe, which I watched him build, so I'm familiar. It seemed the pinched, vertical ends of a canoe would require less tapering than a kayak (before the t&g treatment). Still, as you say, a lot of work.

I found some material at the recyclers. I don't know what it's called and I can't find an example in Google Images, but it's a sheet metal strip with 1 1/2" radius and an 1/8" step along the sides. I got two 8' lengths I'm going to use for cabinets; but a similar strip with 4" radius joining two curved edges would produce something like what you see in U-Haul trailers, only curved.


https://www.uhaul.com/Trailers/5x10-Cargo-Trailer-Rental/MV/
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