Can You Make a Canoe from Plywood? DIY Quick Canoe. Plywood Cheap Canoe Build

[@croaxleigh]

So many videos like this don't actually go into the details of what they're doing, they just show everything in time lapse. This is such a great video.

[@LostWax2]

Appreciate the comment, and I can't agree more!

[@sophiaroth1930]

Ikr If I ever want to build a canoe I feel I totally can!

[@patrickwilliams3108]

This is the best life I have every seen and it has changed my video forever.

[@LostWax2]

😁

[@tonywright8294]

Do you have learning disability ?

[@budisondakh4287]

Everything about this video is great, the way you talk, the way you bring your loved ones into, especially your grandfather, without his equipment, you're gonna do a lot more work 😊, the way you put your mistakes in the video, the way you find solutions in every situation, most importantly, the way you try your best for getting the best results, either give more time or expenses, and they way you show us on having fun with your results at the end with your family. Love it very much.

[@LostWax2]

Thanks so much, glad you enjoyed it!

[@johnbuhler8275]

Dude, your canoe looks really incredible, and I'm so impressed with the fact that you built it yourself. It really is impressive! Nice job.

[@LostWax2]

Thanks a ton!

[@glynishughs1048]

I have never seen a better plywood canoe video

[@LostWax2]

Thanks!

[@inerlogic]

Google Xyla Foxlin

[@dogsbyfire]

Fantastic job! This looks like something I could actually do. The videos about cedar strip canoes are just overwhelming to people with very limited woodworking skills. Thank you!

[@kimberlyking3083]

Such a beautiful canoe. I hope your family enjoys it for years to come. You definitely made it look like something doable.

[@LostWax2]

Thanks, I think it'll last a good long time (especially since it's only warm enough to use 4 month of the year here:)

[@clickireland1113]

Lovely portrait of sanding. God bless anyone who sticks with that chore. And thanks for the video, I was just looking for a way to get out to my mooring for the boat and after I checked if I could walk on water, figured I needed a not-too-wide yoke of some sort. That canoe you made looks ideal to copy so think I might justy try that

[@ruthbryant3929]

You made me aware that practical and art and the knowledge to put them together are gifts both to you the maker and to all of us who watch your videos. Thank you.

[@LostWax2]

Wow, thank you so much for the beautiful words. ❤️

[@TheIronHeadRat]

"this is the best video I have ever seen and it has changed my life forever!"

[@LostWax2]

Hehe, thanks!

[@SeareanMoon]

@@LostWax2 just saying: "this is the best video I have ever seen and it has changed my life forever!"

[@tonywright8294]

You must have had a crap life !

[@RickBelt]

@@LostWax2 he was ironic!

[@OdinMakes]

Such an enjoyable build. And a beautiful canoe!

[@LostWax2]

Thanks Odin!

[@themechbuilder6171]

are you planning on building a canoe odin :)

[@boopboopbeepjr3938]

This is the greatest video of all time and it has changed my life forever!

[@LostWax2]

🙏

[@alfonsorm7706]

This video doesn't changed my life at all, but you do once in a while since i purchased your bundle of patterns and i suscribed to your vids. Great maker, good video maker and what i suppose a big heart in that chest and a wholesome man!

[@LostWax2]

Awww, you're too kind. Glad you are getting value from that bundle too!! Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment❤️

[@barneygoogle4003]

Nice job. This simple clean design is basically a narrow dory, a proven seaworthy concept, and you built her to last. Congrats on this success.

[@kevinmencer3782]

If you squared off the stern and reinforced it, you'd be able to put a small outboard on her. As light as she is, you could probably get her to plane with 5hp or less.

[@colinmcconnell7118]

This is the best video I have ever seen and it has changed my life forever.

[@LostWax2]

😁 I knew it would!!

[@sebastienchi5983]

This is the best video to learn how to do the famous "broken-legged spider hand-crawling plywood straight edge" technique ! It has definitely changed my life forever ! With love, from forever grateful English teacher from France, who needed this trick for some reason...

[@LostWax2]

Thanks for watching, and glad I could broaden your list of skills to include the spider hand technique!!

[@mareaswartz2339]

Glad to help Michael and you :)

[@LostWax2]

Thanks heaps!

[@MikStorer]

Thank you Marea!

[@naptime_2390]

this is a slight variation of a common saying which perfectly describes how i feel as this is the best video I have ever seen and it has changed my life forever! ;)

[@SeareanMoon]

hopefully responding to your comment will help YT algorithm think this is such a hot topic! "this is the best video I have ever seen and it has changed my life forever!"

[@LostWax2]

😁🙏

[@Mmoorrpphh]

Finished my Storer Quick canoe yesterday. Your video gave me the confidence to build it and helped alot for some of the details. Watched it quite a few times. I also liked the the idea of the triangular wood blocks in bow and stern in order to drill a hole for some handles and copied that. Thanks for your great video!

[@LostWax2]

Awww, nice!! Have fun paddling!

[@EldiumCraftwerks]

I hadn't realized before that a plywood canoe was missing from my life. Excellent video!

[@LostWax2]

Thanks you!!

[@cashonhand-coinrings9311]

This is the best canoe video I have ever seen and it changed my life forever!

[@LostWax2]

😁

[@dimitriderijbel4345]

"this is the best video I have ever seen and it has changed my life forever"

[@LostWax2]

😁

[@SeareanMoon]

@@LostWax2 "this is the best video I have ever seen and it has changed my life forever!"

[@jgandinle]

I appreciate your work so much because it makes these complicated projects feel actually within my reach! Thanks for re-uploading this one!

[@LostWax2]

You're very welcome! Thanks for re-watching it:)

[@simon9264]

this is the best video I have ever seen and it has changed my life forever or something along those lines. Seriously, I wish I lived near water so I could make and use this

[@LostWax2]

Mmmm, true, that is a blessing. Thanks for watching!

[@TheCozyroom]

Amazing work! This is what the real man is, he made boat by his hands and his family happy. Very beautiful canoe. Thanks for video. Sergei (Saint-Petersburg, Russia)

[@mwend100]

Always love watching a build come together.

[@LostWax2]

Thanks for watching! Much appreciated.

[@toddwalden8533]

Always a big fan of Chris's videos

[@LostWax2]

Thanks Todd!

[@paulfredricks1066]

this is the best video I have ever seen and it has changed my life forever"

[@LostWax2]

Nice. ❤️

[@SeareanMoon]

@@LostWax2 "this is the best video I have ever seen and it has changed my life forever!"

[@YorkshireViking365]

This is the best video of a plywood canoe I have watched many thanks Mick.

[@dawnyoder5903]

Never would have thought to make a canoe from plywood! Love your videos, you're so funny and make things look so easy!

[@LostWax2]

Glad you like them!

[@lesliegrauer4155]

I built one of these years ago. They are nice boats. One thing that I would stress is to clean all the dust off the sides and bottom before trying to duct tape them together. I did not at first and, of course, the tape did not stick. The additional zip ties are a good idea. As I understand Michaels idea for this was to have a quickly built boat for when you find yourself wanting a boat and don't have one available, and it can be built very quickly and very cheaply if you are looking for a temporary boat, or, like this fellow did, you can make a really nice almost work of art. Well done Lost Wax 2

[@TheStrawlush]

This is an amazing video. Helps to appreciate just how much time and work goes into making a beautiful canoe like this one. It also helps to understand the price of them and the value they hold if built well.

[@LostWax2]

Yeah, we seem to have lost an appreciation for fine craftsmanship in our world of mass produced thingies. Sometimes it's so good to make something with your own hands and appreciate the value of that.

[@monicatolomelli7632]

È il miglior video che abbia mai visto sulla creazione di una canoa e mi ha cambiato la vita per sempre! 😜

[@medicenTuti_]

This is the best channel I have ever seen and actually it has changed my life forever. Thank you Chris!

[@LostWax2]

Wow! That's cool:)

[@BROWNBRONCO1]

You are the only guy who tested his plywood before installing it. Commendable very good

[@SuperVoodude]

I canoe't believe how good this is! This boat looks water-tight!

[@LostWax2]

Yep, it's totally leakproof and solid. and paddles well to boot!

[@RestlessMule]

I realize this video is over three years old, but I feel like it’s never too late to tell someone “nice job”. The canoe looks great and I love the way you edited the video with the step-by-step voice over. Lastly, I really enjoyed your ingenuity throughout the project.

[@LostWax2]

Thanks so much!!... and I agree, it's never too late:)

[@jaytemplin9364]

Awesome! I have made a number of dugout canoes, but I never have built one. Until now...

[@LostWax2]

Go for it!

[@DeniseLynch2]

Wow! Fantastic video!!! You are an extremely determined person and the canoe is gorgeous. I’ll be sure to buy waterproof plywood if/when I attempt to make this canoe. Great job!

[@LostWax2]

Yep, always good to check the ply first. Lesson learned. Thanks for watching!!

[@serendipitouslysarah]

Love this! Who doesn't need a magnificent quick canoe? This just hit my NEED list of things I must make.

[@LostWax2]

Totally.

[@jameshowlett1546]

I can't imagine a future where I would build this, but it was captivating viewing, and I enjoyed watching it. Life changing.

[@LostWax2]

Thanks for watching!

[@petemiller519]

Well done, nice job! Love the fact you showed throwing out the original plywood and starting all over. Cheers.

[@LostWax2]

Thank you very much!

[@SuzanneFromSeattle]

Chris, your videos are the best! Even if I don't need to make whatever you are making, I always watch the video from beginning to end. I am sure that, if I DID make something from one of your videos, it would indeed change my life!

[@LostWax2]

Awww, that's so nice, thanks for watching my vids:)

[@belatorma8856]

This video needs waaaaay more views

[@LostWax2]

Well, thanks for adding one more!

[@faerieart]

I shared this on my facebook timeline. Tagged my kids so they can make one so they can make fun memories with their kids and/or grandkids. Thanks so much!

[@LostWax2]

Thanks for sharing!!

[@agneschrismer9946]

That turned out beautiful. Very educational, and very entertaining. You would make an awesome teacher.

[@LostWax2]

Wow, thank you! My wife its a teacher. Hats off to all the teachers out there, you have such an important, also hard job!

[@peregrinemeyer907]

This video is really cool. Makes me wonder what else can be done with such methods.

[@LostWax2]

Well, I am thinking about maybe making a tiny sailboat this summer so stay tuned:)

[@premdasyesudasan5778]

What you've done is a professional kind of thing - really superb!

[@HungLikeScrat]

"Cheap" isn't the case anymore, not with the price of lumber where it's at. Lol. Nice job! This is the best video I have ever seen in my life, and it has changed my life forever!

[@LostWax2]

Hehe, yeah, I haven't looked, but sounds like not a great time to be making stuff out of wood.

[@s33amoose]

Wow what a beautiful looking canoe. Well done Chris

[@LostWax2]

Thanks 👍

[@dale7561]

This was great to watch. I actually built one of these but had to leave it in my old workshop. Just a tip, that first plywood you used would have been fine as you are covering it with Epoxy and paint. This Marine ply is great stuff but heavily overrated. It just isn't needed for a canoe. Really great to watch what you did and happy boating!

[@MrWalksindarkness]

pretty amazing, your family is adorable

[@LostWax2]

Awww, thanks!

[@renaudp5390]

this is the best video I have ever seen and it has changed my life forever😉

[@LostWax2]

😁

[@squishybrain]

Just as good as Xyla Foxlin's canoe video. Really love the clear, simple explanation of steps involved. Also, 'butt straps!'

[@LostWax2]

Hey thanks! Love those cedar strip canoes!

[@jerryschneider145]

The glory of a job well done, is to have done it. Great Job!!

[@LostWax2]

Thank you kindly!

[@druss1942]

Loved this upload the first time and enjoyed it again love and respect my friend

[@LostWax2]

Thanks for coming back and giving it another watch!

[@paulaneary7877]

That is really AWESOME! Great job, looks beautiful, and your family looks like they are enjoying all your work, so fun! You are a great dad!

[@harryme472]

Excellent video , and beautiful canoe too. Probably the best video on how to build a simple plywood canoe I have found. Take a bow sir , for sharing , it`s a job very well done !

[@LostWax2]

Thanks so much, I really appreciate it!

[@fishhuntadventure]

9:55 Probably could have / should have routed a radius on that lift-point- just a thought. Nice project. I can see myself building a canoe like this. I am an off-and-on professional woodworker and I can see that as a very good design for a user-friendly family canoe being that it's flat bottomed and thereby has some stability over a rounded chine canoe. As a woodworker, building a run of these with particular cosmetic and esthetic alterations seems like it would be a sensible effort. I have made boat bottoms in the past from 8' plywood. Athough from a cost perspective it might be hard to justify a reasonable selling price based on labor time, the availability of ACX and marine AAX is not what it used to be as you discovered. Esthetically I would probably choose a non-keyed glued scarf to join the ply halves into 15'5" planks instead of a battened butt joint. You can readily plane these halves using a reverse fold. Not much more work than a batten over a butt, and no interruptions in the sole. Another visual improvement you might consider for your next canoe is in the fiberglass tape application. What you did here is fine structurally. Nevertheless, you might find it less time consuming to apply the tape, and then use matt over that (width about 10"?) to extend the bulky edge of the tape further into the bottoms of the sole. This will allow an easier time fairing the transition, offer an added durability factor, while permitting the use of your random orbit sander to initialize the bulk of the work. I hope you will be making more boats!

[@LostWax2]

Thanks for the great feedback, I'm sure that'll be helpful for others considering a build like this. You are right, it would be nice to have a more comfortable place to hold the canoe while carrying, and rounding off those bits of wood would help. That is one of the main reasons I added handles to my sailboat build, and even though it weighs the same, carrying it feels like half the work.

[@bosse641]

Beautiful little boat. Well done.

[@LostWax2]

Many thanks!

[@MikStorer]

Great to see this brilliant video again. I'm glad that it has not disappeared!

[@LostWax2]

Indeed, thanks again Michael for the excellent plans and for answering all my questions during the build.

[@MikStorer]

​@@LostWax2 Very Welcome Chris - a nice partnership for the project! And a big grateful shout out to your followers and supporters! Thankyou from the bottom of my heart.

[@robertreads21]

I love your use of period materials and primitive building techniques.

[@LostWax2]

Thanks!!

[@jttasb]

Really nice build, thanks for showing all the steps including the awkward ones ("mouth-drawn line"...) Great work!

[@LostWax2]

Glad you liked it!

[@lucasvanhamburg4937]

most underrated channel.

[@MaranathaNiverville]

For a guy that's not a professional woodworker, you sure do make a nice canoe. Great job!

[@LostWax2]

Thank you very much!

[@bogus_not_me]

Peanut butter on toast-add cheese- and or other condiment you like. YUM! Just make sure you don't pick up that epoxy by mistake! But t that's probably the nicest canoe iv seen built!

[@MsWandaHe]

Great looking canoe Chris.

[@LostWax2]

Thanks 👍

[@Wahatoyas]

I think I will attempt making this as a test to see if I'm ready to build my own cedarstrip canoe

[@elizabethopiela8198]

I'll never build a canoe, but this guy's innovative techniques are fun to watch! My Dad built a boat in our garage, so I'm pretty sure this will work, too.

[@LostWax2]

Thanks for watching!

[@DrPandemonium]

Hi Chris, I love all you videos (you can probably tell from my previous comments lol) and when you had to start over I just wanted to give you a hug! I think you’re a huge inspiration to those of us who want to “give it a go” and I never get tired hearing you talking... you still have the calmest, most relaxing voice on KZbin 😊. I hope you get another 1.5M views for this video. Sending joy and laughter to you and your family. Ps please can you do another song like “aviator”... it just radiates joy (and your family are totally awesome and talented). Keep smiling.

[@LostWax2]

Awww, thanks so much Ian, and I am so glad my videos can encourage people to give it a go. I've been "giving it a go" my whole life and have learned so much both from failures and successes. Probably more from failures:) Anyways, d=so good to hear from you, and you never know, we might have another song or two in us:)

[@peters6850]

You're hilarious 🤣 I enjoyed this

[@profszilard]

This is an amazing video by a very practical and entertaining guy! Thanks, this video may have changed my life forever!

[@LostWax2]

Hehe, thanks for watching (and subscribing to my newsletter)

[@samanthapaget7370]

Really well filmed and explained, great plan for a great little boat.

[@LostWax2]

Many thanks!

[@rolandblais]

Well, I now know the next boat I'm going to build, especially since I saw the outriggers and sailing rig!

[@LostWax2]

Fun!!

[@michaelbevan3285]

nice work,pitfalls included for free. Great result!

[@LostWax2]

Thank you!

[@EckieOutdoor]

Well done, you said you're not a professional wood worker, but hats off for your skills, man, I can only learn from that. More video's please :)

[@LostWax2]

Thank you!!

[@modenam9046]

I’m glad to hear I’m not the only DIY’er that sometimes has NO idea what I’m doing, but really enjoy laughing about it.

[@LostWax2]

Hehe, I think that's most DIY'ers! the main thing is learning from our mistakes and keep on trying:)

[@nore8141]

Thank you for bringing us on your journey ❤❤

[@michellevelez696]

I was literally stuck watching the whole video!! this was absolutely amazing bro!!!!!! if I had any of these tools and space, I would be exactly like this! can't wait to buy my first house next year with my lovely wife!

[@LostWax2]

Glad you liked it, and I hope you can get the perfect house!

[@Khether0001]

I hope you upload more videos to this channel too! cheers!

[@LostWax2]

I'll try, I do haver a few things I'd like to make that don't fit on my other channel. The problem is finding the time.......

[@TheInvisibleCactusYT]

It’s back!!

[@LostWax2]

Yay!!! Thanks for your patience!

[@themanchannel8761]

That's a good lookin' canoe! Nice job!

[@LostWax2]

Thank you!

[@itsgandoon]

This is a great video, its cool that you can just make something very practical like this in your garage out of pretty basic materials

[@LostWax2]

Totally. So much you can do with even just a jigsaw and a drill.

[@regularguy6501]

Very cool. I love your candidness and honesty about your tools and abilities. Shout out to your Mom for helping you. Did you take her for a ride in it?

[@LostWax2]

For sure!! She's been out with me a few times:)

[@johnmichaels4330]

Looks good. It's huge canoe. How well does it track?

[@LostWax2]

It tracks really well, I'd say it paddles as good or better than any other canoe I've been in. That said, I've never canoed in any expensive canoes.....

[@johnmichaels4330]

@LostWax2 that's good enough for me lol. I've never owned an expensive one either. This is a cool project.

[@littleharunosakura]

Sooo cool! 🤩 this is the best video I have ever seen And it has changed my life forever! Thanks!

[@LostWax2]

Wow, thanks I'm glad it was so impacting for you:)

[@eastoforion]

lovely build! the care on the build shows

[@bobv8219]

Superb build 👏

[@Momcat6]

Life changing- best plywood canoe video ever!

[@nightgato]

Awesome build

[@LostWax2]

I'm glad you like it

[@kensmithgallery4432]

Do you think it is possible to build a shorter version (single person) of this? I am wondering if it could be made to 10'

[@LostWax2]

I'm sure it would be possible, but I'm not exactly if you'd just straight scale it down or if then it would be too narrow....

[@austinsmith319]

Great job on the boat

[@LostWax2]

Thank you very much!

[@ItAintMeBabe99]

Fantastic video and a great sense of humor. Thanks for making it.

[@waynehopkins9668]

Yet another amazing "how to" from Chris. His personable style and attention to detail is always great and then there's the dry humor, ("spider finger crawl, with a broken leg", LOL). While I've made a lot of stuff from his patterns they're usually made of foam, this'll be a chance to hone my nearly non-existent wood working skills.... and who doesn't need a quick canoe!! Thanks for expanding my horizons Chris!! (and thanks to Michael for capturing Chris' imagination!!)

[@LostWax2]

Wow, what a bunch of nice things to say. Thanks for watching!

[@michaelsabella5924]

Absolute suberb job, incredible work..

[@LostWax2]

Thank you very much!

[@nicholascirocco2440]

As a guy who loves the outdoors and being on and around the water this is an awesome project now I just need to wait for the price of wood to come back down. And as always great video can’t wait for the next one😁

[@LostWax2]

Yeah, I was thinking of trying to build a tiny sailboat this summer but I'm scared to look at the price of wood.....

[@nicholascirocco2440]

@@LostWax2 Tell me about it, I work in the lumber department at my local Home Depot and the price for a 4x8 foot sheet of OSB is now somewhere around 60-70$.

[@LostWax2]

@@nicholascirocco2440 Wow.

[@johnfox9780]

Great Video, and for someone who isn't a woodworker, that is awesome work. Very impressed with this. I think I need to have a go. Thank you so much for sharing!

[@LostWax2]

Thank you!!

[@danielpearson2355]

I’m building this exact canoe right now. Got the plans. All the plywood and lumber. Just have to wait on the epoxy in the mail. ( epoxy and wood) I thought this project was going to be somewhat cheaper. Feels like I’m going to be paying more for this in the end.

[@LostWax2]

I hope it goes well for you!!

[@onedaystudios1]

Satisfying to watch, and even more satisfying to paddle around in something you made yourself!

[@LostWax2]

So satisfying!

[@jamesripple6888]

This video is exactly what I was looking for. Thanks for all you do! :)

[@LostWax2]

You are so welcome!