Canoe

**nando** · #1 04-18-2014, 04:58 PM

By chance, Trying else on the internet, I found an interesting thread in the forum of the magazine Woodenboat .
I liked the shape of the canoe and the idea of building a paper prototype , and I got the desire to build a model , taking the opportunity to try out some techniques for planning and design for future new projects.
After drawing the canoe in Sketchup , I 've exported to Pepakura , and then I used PDO tool developed by Imcold .

After I rounded profiles of the parties in Inkscape , and I tried to reproduce the texture of the wood, following the instructions I found in a blog.

So I switched to a realization "quick and dirty". The model came out well as forms but the texture of the wood is not satisfactory and too dark.

I did some test trying to get closer to the appearance of wood in some photographs of canoes and the second attempt seems to me the best.

I had fun and I learned a few things and I hope you enjoyed it too.
I wish everyone a happy and peaceful Easter .

Bets, Nando

**Mechanic** · #2 04-18-2014, 05:15 PM

Is that Nick Offerman approved?

**richkat** · #3 04-18-2014, 06:52 PM

Very cool Nando! would love to have this one, I have always had a thing for canoes......Rich, Oh and happy Easter to you as well

**nando** · #4 04-20-2014, 04:11 PM

Thank you guys, I'm not sure to well understand, because i don't know Nick Offerman and his philosophy of life, but thanks to Google and Amazon I think that he could approve my canoe: at last It is a hobby, not carpentery but to always build something, to make the life easiest.
This model is not so satisfactory to distribute, but i'm thinking to improve this prototype, doing it at 1/24 scale, with much more details. May be, if my life gives me some break.

Good Easter to all again.
Best, Nando

**Miles Linnabery** · #5 04-20-2014, 07:47 PM

Dear Nando:
I too have a canoe in the back yard so I would like to see a model of this canoe
Thanks,
MILES

**Mechanic** · #6 04-20-2014, 10:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nando

Thank you guys, I'm not sure to well understand, because i don't know Nick Offerman and his philosophy of life, but thanks to Google and Amazon I think that he could approve my canoe . . .

Aside from being an actor and an almost larger than life character, he is also a master carpenter and started(?) a video series on building a canoe:

Nick Offerman : Planking - YouTube

I've listened to a couple rather long interviews with him, he's really an interesting and down to earth guy.