Recent content by RickR

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

Thank you for posting this. It's simple, safe, adjustable, and I bet produces a really nice edge. The discs for angle adjustment is clever. I like how both the flat and bevel surfaces can both be worked with minimal fuss. How is the diamond plate abrasive secured to the underside of its wood holder?

Well done in every respect. Thanks for sharing. I really enjoyed following along.

Thank you for sharing your thinking, process and results. I've enjoyed following along. I think your instincts to pause and reset are true. I look forward to seeing this boat built.

We've been up and back to High Falls from Inlet 3 times, all after Labor Day. There have always been many beaver dams. Depending upon water level, many can be paddled upstream and over. A pole is useful when water levels are lower. There have only been 1 or 2 on any trip where we've had to drag...

Same here! Rick

I'm a tree lover and it's tough to pick a favorite, but when we're tripping northern white cedar always catch my eye. I'm amazed at the breadth of environmental conditions they thrive in, from swamps to ridges. It provides important cover and food for wildlife, especially for deer in the north...

By the time I worked the bubbled glass back to a solid margin most of the pieces removed were quite small. It was a tight area to work in. The delamination in some areas extended beyond the bubbled glass. I'd cut at the edge of the bubble and sometimes find the adjacent area to be flat, tight...

Yes. My thoughts are to level the rough wood surface with thickened epoxy, wet out a piece of 6 oz S glass slightly smaller than the raw wood margin to get back to height, and then apply another larger, overlapping layer of S glass to bond everything together. I'd appreciate hearing other...

Stripperguy’s saying that “every scar tells a story” is true for us and we now have a story that requires repair. We enjoyed a leisurely, lovely Moose River Bow Trip out of Jackman, ME 5/21-26/24. We almost cleared the ledge drop at Mosquito Rips unscathed, but the stern stem hit HARD as we...

Thank you for posting your repair so thoroughly. I'm starting a similar repair on our stripper, so this post is timely and helpful. Our "de-lamination" is identical to what you showed, however damage is on the hull interior.

Another big Titebond III fan here. It has a longer working time, lower working temperature, and better water resistance than similar water soluble wood glues. It's my go to unless I need extended open time, gap filling ability (poor joints) or lubricity (tight joints, complicated assemblies) in...

No, I had a solid introduction to poling at the Maine Canoe Symposium and had been practicing on my own for 3 years. The poling clinic with Ray and Pat was the first time I had instruction in moving water though. Things started to click. Also, it was a chance to try out a shoed pole and an...

The poling clinic was my first experience with wood canvas canoes. I really enjoyed it. I like how they can be maintained and repaired over time. The canoes we used were built by Ray and Pat. Some were 30 plus years old, but still solid and serviceable after a lot of hard use.

I attended a 2 day poling clinic last August with Ray and Pat. Ray let me camp on his lawn. It was delightful and I made a lot of progress. They are experienced outdoorsmen, excellent teachers and a lot of fun to be around. I can recommend them without any reservation.