We may earn commissions if you shop through the links below. The Têtes de Boule Two-Fathom Canoe appears as Figure 103 in Edwin Tappan Adney’s and Howard I. Chapelle’s The Bark Canoes and Skin Boats of North America. It looks like Adney used this canoe as one of the two canoes he based model number MM 98 on. The model appears on page 62 of John Jennings’ Bark Canoes: The Art and Obsession of Tappan Adney Subscribe to Blog via Email Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Email Address Subscribe . Figure 101 in Bark and Skin is a photograph of several Têtes de Boule canoes. The Têtes de Boule were skilled canoe builders and built canoes for the Hudson’s Bay Company. They considered this 14-foot canoe a family canoe. Like other Têtes de Boule canoes, Chapelle notes, it has a flat bottom combined with a well-rounded bilge and moderate flare, which probably would make this a stable canoe for its width. The end becomes V-shaped and narrow. To arrive at the shape in the birch bark canoes, the endmost rib was “broken” in two. The stems rise almost 28 inches. As a comparison, classic canoes like the Prospector have 21-inch bows. Chapelle notes that Têtes de Boule “canoes paddled very easily.” When modeling this canoe, I ran into few problems which is atypical of modeling canoes for this free canoe plan project. The station, plan and profile views all matched up, which is also a rare piece of gold in Bark and Skin. I like the high bow. It seems to flow into the lower sheerline unimpeded by any need to humble its appearance. There’s a grace to the moderate flare in the sides of the canoe that reminds me of Lakefield cedar and canvas canoes. I think this would make a nice cabin canoe or a solo canoe for someone who likes Canadian-style solo paddling. It’s big enough to bring the dog. Join REI and Earn $30 towards your next gear purchase. Specifications Length: 14 feet 8 inches Width: 33 1/2 inches Depth: 14 1/2 inches Canoe Building Books To build a canoe from these free plans, you need information on how to do it. You should buy one of these two books to get you started. Canoecraft: An Illustrated Guide to Fine Woodstrip Construction. Building a Strip Canoe, Second Edition, Revised and Expanded by Gil Gilpatrick For a more in-depth review, check out my canoe and kayak building books review. Get the Drawing Package The drawing package includes the full-sized study plan and each station and stem drawn separately on a PDF that prints full sized on ARCH D size paper (nestings). You can cut these out and glue them to plywood to cut full-sized forms. A pdf of the electronic drawing package. is available for this kayak. You can print the file on 24- by 36-inch paper on your own. Click to get the drawing package Free Drawing Downloads and Paid Drawings The drawings are available in the online store. There are free options and paid options. You can find the free canoe plans download here: Têtes de Boule Two-Fathom Canoe