tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6466695305125791022.post1867558298870196206..comments2024-03-13T08:16:23.560-07:00Comments on Indigenous Boats: Authentic Fiberglass Birchbark CanoesBob Holtzmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05878339327766256094noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6466695305125791022.post-68491373298186975382012-04-11T23:40:41.892-07:002012-04-11T23:40:41.892-07:00Better than nothing and the feel on the water, whi...Better than nothing and the feel on the water, which is what counts, will be similar. My fibreglass dinghy has simulated clinker planking and you get the slap of the waves as it would be on the original.<br /><br />I wish someone would do a repro of a logboat, easier to move and no maintenance! Years ago there was a discussion about the possibility of copying logboats in fibreglass for ease of display etc.<br /><br />I once considered making a "logboat" from ply planks with faux built end pieces or even sections of tree trunks carved to shape, much like a three piece canoe.<br /><br />Rounding out seams with epoxy putty would aid realism and this is, I believe, the technique used by the Applegate Boatworks in their repro NW canoes.Edwinhttp://dark-age-boats.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6466695305125791022.post-3668220012074355192012-04-11T07:41:33.959-07:002012-04-11T07:41:33.959-07:00Until a few years ago, I had a Sportspal "sim...Until a few years ago, I had a Sportspal "simulated birch bark" canoe made out of aluminum. It had crooked thwarts, ribs and skin all out of aluminum, and was painted to look like bark. The foam interior and sponsons negated any look of true authenticity, but it suggested a birch bark canoe from a distance.<br /><br />Sportspals are still made:<br />http://www.bwmarineproducts.com/canoes.htmAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com