Gil Gilpatrick's book on "Building a Strip Canoe", Jerry Stelmok's book
on "Building the Maine Guide Canoe" and Stelmok and Thurlow's book on
"The Wood and Canvas Canoe: A Complete Guide to Its History,
Construction, Restoration, and Maintenance" should get you started and
they are great reads as well. The first and the last come with plans
for canoes. All are available at Amazon.com, if not at your local
library. I've met Gilpatrick and Thurlow and you could not ask for
nicer, more competent guys. Thurlow also runs North Woods Canoe
Company where you can get everything you need to build a wood and
canvas model canoe (far more serviceable than a stripper).

Douglas wrote:
I'm looking for a source to learn real basic lofting to design a canoe.
I'll have to get my ideas onto stations to wood strip the boat.