Apr 11Building a Wood Canvas Canoe - Part 10On the sides of the Canoe are scenes depicting the wildlife you might see around our rivers in the UK. There is a fabulous otter at one end.
Apr 9Building a Wood Canvas Canoe - Part 9After leaving the paint a few days to dry my next task was to load up the canoe and take it to my Sister, Artist Sarah Burt for the artwork.
Apr 8Building a Wood Canvas Canoe - Part 8When using Zinsser Watertite to fill a canoe it doesn’t take as long to dry as with traditional fillers but it is still best to leave it...
Apr 6Building a Wood Canvas Canoe - Part 7With the canvas covering the canoe and closed at both ends the next stage is to fill it. On close inspection the weave of the canvas has...
Apr 5Building a Wood Canvas Canoe - Part 6The canoe is sitting in its canvas envelope but the ends of the canvas must be closed and sealed to prevent water getting in. You may...