Liquid Nails is the default 'builders adhesive' in these parts too (Oregon,
USA), although I can't say I'm an expert at building a stripper canoe.
Never have done it yet. Liquid nails is a snotty yellow color rather than
clear, so a test run on a couple of edge-glued cedar planks that you then
scrape or sand to see how it appears is probably in order.

The other person who responded suggested hot melt glue too. While handy and
I believe it works most of the time, I had a friend that used it on his
canoe and the strips were popping apart where the curves were stronger.
Your mileage may vary. Traditional method is to use staples, but that
leaves tiny holes in the wood.

You know what you might want to do? Go to the Bear Mountain Boats forum
also and see what those builders have to say. The URL for bear mountain is
http://www.bearmountainboats.com and click the link to the Builder's Forum
(no affiliation on my part.)

Best of luck to you.

Brian

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"KR & CA Hunter" wrote in message
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Has anybody bought and built from a Compumarine plan? If so, could you
advise your experiences? I would like my next boat project to be a cedar
strip row/power boat and the John Clark plans look Ok on the web, but they
seem a bit expensive for what are essentially a set of hull templates.

Also, can anybody advise on what type(s) of glue are suitable for cedar
strip construction. Builders adhesive has been suggested. Here in
Australia the "Liquid Nails" product is sometimes referred to as builders
glue. Does anyone know whether this is the same product?

I would prefer to build without fasteners if possible, so any experience
out
there would be appreciated.

Many thanks.

Ken