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Varnishing the Canoe (Ep 18 - Cedar Strip Canoe Build)

In this video, I show how my process for varnishing a cedar strip canoe. There are many tips and tricks and methods on the internet - you could probably ask 10 different canoe builders how they varnish and get 10 different answers. My advice (as always) - read everything you can find about the topic and come up with a process you’re comfortable with. Also, maybe practice on a paddle or some scrap before you start on the boat. Thank you to everyone who has been watching the whole video series! I will release a montage of the whole process and a video for the maiden voyage in a couple weeks. This is probably a good time for a disclaimer: As you may have noticed, I don’t always follow best practices for safety (working without gloves and respirators, free-hand cutting on a tablesaw, forgetting to wear goggles). Everyone has their own risk tolerance, I’ve developed some bad habits over the years, I’ll probably end up regretting it when I get cancer at 50 or cut a finger off. Please be careful for your own sake when doing stuff. Thanks again for watching! Process: 1. Varnish is finicky. It should be applied carefully in as close to perfect conditions as you can find. I brought the boat into my bedroom to have dust and temperature control. 1. I epoxy all exposed wood before I varnish. Varnish goes onto epoxy much easier than bare wood. I linked some articles below that explain this in more detail. 3. I break the boat into three sections - the trim, inside hull and outside hull. I did four coats on each section. I tape the sections off and when I switch sections I take the tape off and reapply it so the the varnish overlaps the previous section. 4. I stir the varnish, pour it through a strainer, and brush it on the trim with a foam brush. I start at any random place for the trim and jump back and forth (painting a couple feet on each end) as to not let any side sit for too long. It dries to tacky really quickly so I don’t let anything sit that I need to paint from for longer than a couple minutes. 5. After 24 hours, I scuff it with 420 (or slightly coarser) sandpaper, then scuff it with a scotch bright pad, then wipe it down with acetone, then wipe it with a tac cloth. You could probably get away with substituting water for the acetone but I think I read somewhere one time to use acetone and I’m afraid to stop. 6. Recoat 3 more times (4 coats total). 7. Change the tape and start the inside coat. I apply the hull coats with a foam roller, then I brush over what I’ve done with a clean paint brush - this helps make an even coat. I do about three feet at a time like this. Apply four coats with the same scuffing and cleaning process that you used for the trim. 8. Do the outside with the same process you used for the inside. 9. Congratulations! You finished making a boat! Here are some other Varnishing resources I’ve found online that were helpful for me: https://www.epifanes.com/page/advice http://www.westsystem.com/ss/varnish-... https://www.westmarine.com/WestAdviso...    • TotalBoat Gleam Marine Spar Varnish - How ...   Epifanes Marine Varnish: https://www.epifanes.com/page/clear-f... Here are a couple good resources to learn more about Cedar Strip Canoe Building: https://www.amazon.com/Canoecraft-Ill... - “Canoecraft” is the cedar strip canoe building bible. Buy it and read the whole book before you start building. http://forum.woodenboat.com/ - This site is actually really helpful. Usually if I type a specific boat building question into google a previous forum post from the Woodenboat Forum is near the top. You can also post your own questions. http://www.instructables.com/id/Build... - This guy (Jim Clem) made a very detailed step-by-step guide to cedar strip canoe building. There are a lot of helpful process explanations for some of the trickier parts of building. I used his blog a lot while building my first canoe. Feel free to comment on this video if you have any questions! Thanks for watching! I get my canoe building materials from Noah's Marine Supply (http://www.noahsmarine.com/index.asp) Subscribe to my Channel!: https://goo.gl/z237Hb Follow My Instagram!:   / aguydoingstuff   Like Me on Facebook!:   / guydoingstuff   Music: “Not too cray” (huma-huma)