Materials for building West Clare Canoes

Timbers :White Oak
Ribs: Forty 1 x ½ x 6ft
Rowlocks: Two 2 ¾ x ¾ x 6 ft
Mouldings: Six ¾ x ¾ x 6 ft
Rungs: Two 1 x 1 x 6 ft
Footsteps Three 1 ½ x 1 ½ ins

Top Frames and Tackings
5 x 5.1m x 75 x 35 WD PE
Seats and shoulders
1 x 4.8m x 175x35 WD PE
Lurach
2 x 4.8m x 225 x 35 WD PE
Bow
1 sheet ¾ marine ply
2 btl timber glue
Oars (6 +1 spare)
Seven 10ft x 75mm x 45mm WD PE

Nails -Copper
14g x 1 ¼ - 2 kg
Silicon Bronze Flat head Grip fast nails
12g x 1 ¾ - 1 kg
Copper Cut Tacks
¾ - 1kg
Stainless Steal Screws
75mm x 5mm - 40
Bolts – cup head galvanised
6 - 10mm x 85mm

Plugs and Patterns
20 – 45mm x 22mm WD PE
6 sheets of 8 x 4 x 3/8 plywood

Canvas
2yds x 10yds of 16oz cotton canvas plus roll of waxes sail thread, needles and palm

Building Frames for Canoe (Timber needed for 4 frames )
12 x 4.8m –225mm x 35mm WD RE
24 x 4.6m – 100x75 WD RE
8 x 4.8m – 100x45 WD RE
Screws
400 - 5 x 80mm chipboard screws

Tools ( Diwalt /Hitachi Brand)
Skills saw
Planer
Band saw on stand
Jigsaw

Handtools
1 tenon saw
4 x ½ inch chisels
2 x 1 inch chisels
1 oil stone and sharpening stone
2 spoke shaves
2 block planes
Electric Drill and bits
Cordless battery drill
(Trainees to supply own handsaw and hammers)

Safety equipment
Dust masks (box)
6 x goggles
1 First aid box
Disposable gloves (box)
1 fire extinguisher
Paint
1 gallon of Cuprinol Clear
1½ lit Alumn Primer
1½ lit under coat
2 x 750 ml gloss finish (2 x colors)
Brushes 2 x 2 ½ inch
1 litre White Spirits
4 gallons Tuskar tar
2 x 4inch brush