Progress of the outrigger building

 It started as large lengths of 8 x2 as you can see the dark timber in the right of the picture.  Sawn into strips  and smoothed and shaped to form a tongue and groove that slots into each other similar to a hot tub construction.

Before building the actual outrigger could start, the framing up to support and shape the canoe has happened.  This same framework can be used to build the next one as well.

 This is it so far from the stern end in the shed out at Lou's farm.  It's awesome.  It's tahitian shape tapers in at the stern as you can see from this picture.

The timbers are glued together with resin and tacked on and then more resin is applied to the thin lines between each strip.

Sorry, guys, I'm not a boat builder so theirs no correct lingo!

Its pretty precise work.  Jason and Lou laying the last of the strips on today.  The foreman overseeing that they're doing the job properly!  So don't forget the start of the learning about the paddling and its traditions happens this afternoon at Christians Cave.  I think that the hull will be completely covered with timber as I type this.

The bow end.  You can see the tiny tacking nails holding the pine strips to the support structure.  It's amazing and its all happened so quick.  We'll be paddling in no time.  We aren't going ahead with the hangi fundraiser for the moment because of insurance and venue issues, but are gearing up for show day now for some serious fundraising.  We're going to be doing a chocolate wheel, so any donations of prizes for this will be greatly accepted.  Will progress this further next week.  Have a good week yorlye.