tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8157484949428480187.post1273100922020472035..comments2024-02-23T11:03:30.852-05:00Comments on Paddle Making (and other canoe stuff): ROM Bark CanoesMurathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13482734358888755004noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8157484949428480187.post-44550850872436343162009-12-05T09:27:14.504-05:002009-12-05T09:27:14.504-05:00Thanks for the info Bob. I assumed it was a repair...Thanks for the info Bob. I assumed it was a repair job as the museum staff were not helpful. I suppose since the caps don't provide any real strength to the boat but serve to protect the gunwale lashings, a scarfed construction would suffice if the wood stock wasn't long enough. <br /><br />If you're ever back at the ROM, the exhibit is tucked away in a remote corner of the first floor and is called The Daphne Cockwell Gallery. Definitely worth a walk through.Murathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13482734358888755004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8157484949428480187.post-74136487312233284712009-12-05T07:57:29.031-05:002009-12-05T07:57:29.031-05:00Just did a quick visit of ROM myself and didn'...Just did a quick visit of ROM myself and didn't even know about this exhibit -- too bad.<br />Regarding the scarfed gunwale cap -- it may have been original construction, not a repair. At the Penobscot Marine Museum (Searsport, ME) we recently acquired a Penobscot bark canoe, built 1850-60, with similar scarfed caps and they appear to be original. At least, bark canoe builder/restorer Steve Cayard didn't identify them as repairs.Bob Holtzmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05878339327766256094noreply@blogger.com