Good Things Come in Threes

So this is indeed my 3rd post within the last four hours...but blogging should happen when ideas are fresh in your mind right?

So I have begun dissecting the "Instructions" packet. I must say, it is quite thin.

The first segment is "Recommended Reading." I have found one of the books online in a pdf format.... http://www.westsystem.com/ss/assets/HowTo-Publications/GougeonBook%20061205.pdf
And I do indeed have a copy already of Wooden Boat Magazine, but the rest are cannot be found too easily. None of them are at the Public Library, and none at the school either. I might have to venture up the hill a little to Cornell's libraries and see what I can find.

The next section is "Tools and Materials."  I'm making lists.

Minimum Required Tools

Have:                                
pencil
eraser
handsaw
tape measure
carpenter's framing square
try square
hammer
screw driver
pliers and wire cutters
old scissors
2-3 saw horses
clamps (and more clamps)
safety goggles
sanding block

Will look for in garage/figure out what I should be looking for:
chalk line
1/4 dia round rasp
plastic autobody filler spreaders
#8 combination drill bit
electric drill motor
jigsaw

Optional useful tools:

I have no idea what any of these really are. So under the What is this? column is:
band saw
table saw/chop saw
3/8" cordless variable speed reversible electric drill (I think there's something like this in the garage?)
orbital palm sander
2000 rpm electric palm sander
router
jointer
planner


Supplies

Have:
sandpaper
masking tape
bristle brushes
foam brushes
waxed paper
paper towels
cloth rags
plastic sandwich bags
stirring sticks
16 oz plastic tubs

Shouldn't be too hard to find:
acid brushes
rubber gloves

There is advice on plywood, lumber (white ash is recommended?), fasteners (stainless steel sounds like the way to go?), epoxy, and finishes. Though the instructions say that epoxy is better than polyester resin, I am going to use resin anyway, because it is less corrosive for people to work with, far cheaper, and I'm still not sure the difference is as pronounced as many people say it is.

Also, here is the Order of Assembly: (time to brush up on my parts of the canoe vocab)

1. Cut out plywood planks
2. Precoat planks with epoxy
3. Sand planks
4. Assemble hull with wire loops
5. Install temporary cross spalls
6. Apply fillet to joints
7. Fiberglass inside joints
8. Turn hull upside down
9. Shape outside joints
10. Fiberglass outside joints
11. Turn hull rightside up
12. Install gunwale ends
13. Install decks
14. Install ribs
15. Remove spalls
16. Install inwales
17. Assemble seats
18. Install seats
19. Apply paint or varnish finish
20. Install stembands
21. Install rope seats

A little vocab here:
gunwale: the top edge of the side of the boat
inwale: the inside finished edge
fillet: the "glue" of "stitch and glue" method; done when two plywood edges meet
spall: a temporary wooden brace, goes horizontally
stembands: a hole for riggings