I couldn't act on my threat to burn the form until after I got the cloth on the outside of the hull. The hull was flimsy and prone to move and having the hull on the form was the sure way that the hull's final and permanent shape would be correct. I don't think that I need the form any more but I won't get rid of it until the boat is done.
Michael Thomsen of Tecumseh, Michigan built his first canoe because he wanted a small, easily handled boat to fish from. It turned out so nice he knew he had to build more. “Canoe Mike” has now retired from his day job as an electrician and devotes all his time to building boats and paddles. He makes wooden canoes using the wood strip and fiberglass method. He buys the caned seats and brass hardware for the boats, but hand makes all the other components of the boat. He also makes wooden canoe and kayak paddles.
