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I've been on the titebond 3 express for a couple of years now. Last year, my students built over 30 paddles with it. this year we are...

I worry about developing sensitivity to epoxy so I'm extremely careful about skin contact (I seem to still get some) and use epoxy...

I have also felt that Titebond III, to be softer, and more difficult to sand. Yes, more flexible, so maybe good and bad. Just not...

If you are worried about developing or have sensitivity, then cleanup of any skin contact is also important ... the recommendation is to...

Thanks Glenn, for sharing that test ! Though it didn't make a comparison of water soaking, I still wonder, if say Titebond III, was...

I've been working on several projects, that involve Water Proof, Wood Glue, at the Wood Shop lately. Getting my hands coated with a...

At my age ? I use the paddles as walking sticks . Jim

My mentors always wedged the paddles under the front seat and on top of the thwart or tied them into place for a portage yoke. Fishing...

The Rice bags remind me of my Poor Man's vacum bagging ! I just used sand and plastic. It Works. Jim

The longer Grumman canoes overcome some of the short comings of molding aluminum into complex shapes. They have full ends which makes...

This is what I found.

If you have ever paddled with a ZRE Power Surge Flatwater blade, you know that it goes in the water with almost no splash and carries...

Thanks for beginning to document this repair, Jeremy. This site abounds with nicely-pictured build, restoration, outfitting and DIY...

I'm slowly but surely getting this hull prepped for the next steps but it's certainly trying to be difficult. Unfortunately, I changed...

Got out yesterday with the new canoe. Thanks to Tsuga8 for finding open water and Simuliumvenustum for the input on the Keewaydin 16...