The boy craftsman; practical and profitable ideas for a boy's leisure hours by Hall A. Neely (Albert Neely) b. 1883

Author:Hall, A. Neely (Albert Neely), b. 1883
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Tags: Woodwork, Toys, Amusements
Publisher: Boston : Lee and Shepard

HOW TO BUILD A CANVAS CANOE

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and one-half yards of canvas forty inches wide will be required for the lower portion, and the same amount thirty inches wide will be required for the deck. Boiled linseed-oil should be purchased for filling the canvas and the best grade of mixed paint for painting it. A drab, or cream color and white trimmings, are both suitable for a canoe. If the latter is used, buy white paint, and, after pouring out enough to cover the finishing strips, mix the rest with enough yellow ochre to make a pretty shade of cream.

Below will be found a bill of the material required to build a canoe such as this chapter describes, and although the prices of canvas and a few of the fittings are likely to fluctuate somewhat, the price of the canoe should not exceed this amount, and there are locations where it may be less.

BILL OF MATERIAL

3^ yards No. 10 Duck, 30 inches wide, 27 cents 3^ yards No. 10 Duck, 40 inches wide, 36 cents i^- pounds 1-inch Copper Nails, 30 cents . 2 pounds f-inch Copper Tacks, 35 cents .

2 dozen f-inch Brass Screws (Flat Heads), 7 cents 6 dozen f-inch Brass Screws (Flat Heads), 6 cents

3 dozen f-inch Brass Screws (Round Heads), 6 cents \ gallon Boiled Linseed-oil .... \ gallon Best Quality Mixed Paint . 15 Lattice-strips, 12 feet long .... 1 Piece of 2-inch by 8-inch Plank 6 feet long „ Miscellaneous Strips and Pieces (see page 202)

Total cost

$0.95 1.26

•45 .70 .14

.36 .18

•25 -75 .90

.20 »5Q

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