Benson Gray

Most of these pictures are from undated Old Town materials. The second image is from page 13 of the 1911 White catalog. The full...

1942' OT Guide form a couple weeks ago.

The new Wooden Canoe calendar for 2025 is on sale now and going fast. This full-color wall calendar, 12" x 18" when open, features a...

By all means get yourself a light kevlar canoe. Then put it on a trailer you can back into the water.

While I'm having my coffee and in a show and tell mood...my 1916 Old Town rescue from the burn pile before and after photos.

These are common from many different manufacturers. I've never analyzed the physics involved but they show up regularly. I don't know...

I agree, the air gaps would clearly not improve the effectiveness of the glues. The catalog pages below are from several major molded...

The best alternative in this situation is if the swimmer has mastered the Capistrano Flip. I have managed to perform this with a light...

Absolutely, most modern canoes use much lighter canvas than was common in the past. Jerry's web page and the White catalog don't...

You may enjoy "The Bark Canoes and Skin Boats of North America" book by Edwin Tappan Adney and Howard Irving Chapelle. This is...

My guess is that this was someone's experiment with building an alternative skin-on-frame style canoe. It does not look like any...

There are birch trees across most of Canada and many northern parts of the United States. The first link below has a map and more...

This model was introduced in 1984 and the 1987 catalog page is shown below. Good luck, Benson

A couple weeks ago I toured both Rollin and Jerry’s shops it was a great afternoon. Jerry has molds for about 18 different canoes and a...

I paddled an OT Guide 18 made in 1951 for 35 years. It was a large, fast seaworthy canoe. The bottom was a little too flat, not enough...