RickR

Yes, it's all about carving a turn. I'd been leaning my boat for years, mostly to get closer to the gunnel and the water for ease of...

I started appreciating the idea of carving a turn with the offside edge when I got into poling. It's the way to get the bow back in line...

I think others here do it like this. I do both stems first; a bias cut strip and a small panel in the tight stem area to get the hard...

In warm weather I don't build many campfires. In cooler weather I build them often. Backpackers started this trend. Fire bans have...

Solo or not, I always enjoy a small fire. All of my "cooking" is with boiled water from a Kelly Kettle, so a fire is just a comfortable...

I love campfires, I never go without them given the choice, and when I can't have a fire something feels seriously off. My brother (who...

Back in the day I was a single carry guy. It was the only way to go when you had to worry about dodging dinosaurs on the portage trail...

Seat weaving has begun. People of a certain age... me for example.... will remember Gary Wright's 1975 hit "Dream Weaver". I sit in...

The Loon looked at me like I was an alien in his foggy wonderland. The low hanging clouds and fog in the morning made for an ethereal...

Morning came The darkness that surrounded my tent slowly lightened. I had been up since 0530hrs but stayed in my bag trying to get a...

Evening Gentlemen, This trip I had thought about for quite sometime after hearing the tales from locals in Valemount about this...

Beautiful work Patrick! Thank you for taking the time to share your build. It's a treat to follow along.

Canvas filled. Meanwhile I'll mill and shape the mahogany outwales, probably leave them clamped to the hull over the winter before...

Grab handles, thwarts, and seat frames varnished: and installed (though not seats- they need to be woven): Grab handles are radiused...

October 14, 2024 Some progress. Thwarts are rough shaped: Seat frame components rough shaped as well to mimic the thwarts. The cross...