Presentation of how a Bear Mountain Boats Bob's Special cedar strip canoe was built in New Jersey. Includes a discussion of machining the molds and thwart using a ShopBot CNC router.

00:00:00 - Start
00:00:58 - Project Background
00:02:14 - Choosing the design to build
00:07:11 - Canoe terminology
00:11:53 - Strongback
00:16:02 - CNC routing the molds
00:20:06 - Buying the cedar boards
00:22:39 - Machining the cedar strips
00:28:15 - Making the stems
00:33:07 - Stripping the hull
00:38:01 - Ready for the stripping to commence
00:39:15 - Feature strips
00:43:41 - Cutting the center line
00:45:16 - Inserting the whisky plank
00:49:36 - Shaping the stems
00:50:37 - Sanding the outside of the hull
00:52:17 - Applying fiberglass cloth and epoxy resin
00:58:33 - Removing and flipping the hull
01:00:18 - Sanding the inside of the hull
01:01:03 - Fiberglassing the inside of the hull
01:02:51 - Making, attaching and finishing the gunwales
01:08:54 - Making and attaching the decks
01:11:09 - Varnishing the outside of the hull
01:12:49 - Making the thwart
01:14:17 - Making the seats
01:16:02 - Making the paddles
01:19:58 - Cost of materials and consumables
01:21:52 - Ready for launch