| Wooden canoes seem like simple things - which they | | | | canoe. Like most items made of wood in this |
| are, for the most part. They are made of wood, they | | | | plastics-and-metal age, wooden canoes are meant to |
| float on water, and you paddle them to make them go. | | | | be both functional and work of art. The most common |
| Seems simple, right? | | | | types of wood used in canoe construction these days |
| Well yes it is, and it isn't. You see, the things you want | | | | is cedar or birch, though other types of wood like ash, |
| to do with the canoe, the type of wood used in its | | | | rosewood, or oak is used too. Some canoe builders |
| construction, and the actual design of the hull are three | | | | even create composite molds that layer wood over |
| major things to take into consideration during the | | | | more modern materials like carbon graphite. Though if |
| process of choosing a proper canoe to take out into | | | | you're looking for a long term investment that will |
| the water. | | | | appreciate in value with collectors, get those purely |
| Before looking at wooden canoes for sale, consider a | | | | wooden canoes for sale out there. Like classic |
| few personal factors that will help you make your | | | | hardwood furniture, if properly maintained a completely |
| purchase a wise one. Ask yourself a few simple | | | | wooden canoe with no synthetic materials added to its |
| questions, like: Is the canoe going to be purely for | | | | construction will only get more valuable with time. |
| recreational purposes? Do you intend to stick to calm | | | | Lastly consider the hull design of the canoe. Make sure |
| open lakes or are you going to be going to be | | | | that it's properly streamlined so that you won't have to |
| traversing fairly turbulent rivers in your travels? Will you | | | | exert as much effort in paddling. A streamlined hull will |
| be traveling alone most of the time or with company? | | | | glide across the water, not flounder in it, making |
| How much equipment will you be taking along on your | | | | paddling much easier on the rower. Then look at the |
| average trip? (consider both weight and volume of the | | | | maneuverability of the canoe; the hull shape and |
| said equipment) Do you intend to go for only brief trips, | | | | weight distribution of the canoe determines how |
| or extended runs with your canoe? | | | | quickly you can turn the boat. Then take stability into |
| These questions should help you determine what type | | | | account - the less the boat rocks in turbulence, the |
| of canoe you will be getting. There are several models | | | | better off you are. Also keep in mind the amount of |
| of wooden canoes for sale on the market that cater | | | | both seating and storage space provided by the hull. |
| to specific needs, as well as sturdy general purpose | | | | And of course, when choosing a hull design, take into |
| models. There are even, in some areas, carpenters | | | | account the aesthetics of the canoe. Wooden canoes |
| whose primary occupation is the creation of a canoe | | | | possess a different appeal to people than metal and |
| from scratch, tailor-made to fit an individual's needs. | | | | plastic ones, especially if the design of the canoe |
| Consider what you'll be doing with your canoe, and you | | | | stands out and looks gorgeous. The design of the |
| will have a better idea about what type of canoe you | | | | canoe and the gloss of the wood used in their |
| want. | | | | construction make wooden canoes true works of art. |
| Next stop is the type of wood to be used in the | | | | |