Light weight kneeling thwart

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#1

I’m getting old and do not like heavy stuff anymore. So when I needed to add a kneeling thwart to an old canoe I balked at adding the usual heavy old piece of ash and opted instead for the home-brewed design shown in the picture. I’ve tried it out, it feels pretty solid, and I figure it saves about a pound. It is made from 3/4 X 1/8 aluminum angle stock and 1/4" birch plywood. The canoe is not going to be used for whitewater. I do want to give credit to Ed’s Canoe for supplying the drops.

Peter

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#2

Cool… What is the wood… ply or something special and how did you make the metal part?

#3

Good mornin’. Yes the wood is Birch plywood and the aluminum is simply cut from a 6’ length of angle stock bought at True Value hardware. It will be at MCS this weekend.

Peter

#4

Ingenious!

#5

Hey, that makes really good sense.