Thursday, September 15, 2011

Constructing and Caning the Seats

Mortise and tenon joints are used to join the seat parts.



Holes for the cane are drilled and chamfered. The edges are rounded over with the router before sanding the frames. Before varnishing the frames, they are fitted to the canoe.


The seat frames are sealed with a coat of epoxy before applying three coats of varnish.


The seats are hand-caned with a synthetic cane, which is much more durable in the marine environment than the natural cane.