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So now that my new acquisition has shown up, im more eager than ever to learn something about these. It seems highly impractical and wouldn't be all that comfortable to use but it’ll sure be a nice conversation piece. what i received does not look like it was ever used but does have plenty of...

Yes, and i’ll feel pretty good about essentially having 1/2 of a canoe trailer mounted on the vehicle! I’ll go over the top with a strap and it won’t go anywhere. The Bow’s looking pretty graceful as well and i intend to use hood loop’s and nylon solid braid. I’ve never used those loops but it...

In preparation for picking up the boat; i put together a nice rear support that fits the receiver well and is easily taken on/off. The cross bar’s drilled to allow 6 inches of adjustment but more than likely it’s only gonna see the Prospector. It’s heavy built and solid and level with the OEM...

35” long is all i’ve got at this point.

Im sure there’s plenty of smart folk on here who can tell me what i’ve got here. It was an e-bay purchase and doe’s not appear to have any cracks however it would appear to be in the “vintage” category. For me it’s simply canoe art that’ll hang in the shop but i‘d really like to learn about it...

Happy National Paddlefish Day? If you’re not familiar with these things, the video is pretty good. I’ve fished for them on both the Missouri and the Yellowstone, when we lived in N.Dakota 30 yrs ago. Lots of work and i wasn’t all that impressed with the meat. Some say it taste like Lobster; i...

Once everything was cleaned up it weigh’s 15oz. Without the knob and im hoping for under 17oz once complete. The blade is only .085 thick and core-less. Both of my materials are known for impact & abrasion resistance so there will be no edge guard. It can be added later if necessary. Then it...

A single carbon reinforcement was added before shinning the top side After which i hit a huge home run by learning a better way to make flat smooth blades! Knowing that Epoxy wouldn't stick to a counter top; i heavily waxed this surface and laid down a good bit of rosin. After some squeegee work...

This is pretty cool, even if you can’t spell Canoe! =AZXS03heVSeotPxXNBhP1fYP05zMuOpz-RiXL5n8qzJSjQEVJaqlzwcRpRQiIvR7ajOqBSzAY383r29-5ixx21futE1iwQa3AnfWKwLaCZJrG9qGVsnxlhpyx1OxIvP_5fDYLPn5WVgmH01Mppvz8JgZi5MMGS0xhdOm2F3646MgAQevBJb3R-wRUUdmRpf-HVFn9gKKZo7W3rWxjVNAhhdV&__tn__=-]C%2CP-y-R']Mathew...

Well, @dramey you know how to remedy that? If you’re up here for some reason arrange to stop in and look over his shop. Tire kicking’s free!

Is the title of this sculpture, “Klingon Courting Canoe”?

Very nice project! They’ll cherish the gifts.

Many years ago i bought a bit of re-sawn Teak, presumably hand rails for some passenger ship. What i bought was nice wood and a lot of it was used on the C-dory back when. My stock was initially 2x1 1/4 planks roughly 36 inches long and i’ve ree-sawn some of it to 3/8th x 1 1/4 and will make 4ea...

After flycutting the Balsa to .157 thick i machined the shaft pocket and bedded it in G-flex!

Starting a new paddle now and going somewhere i’ve never been before. After several Carbon paddles this winter; i’ve got a head full of ideas and some great materials so im attempting a bent shaft this time. And im using .032 G10 for the blade form instead of either Balsa or Foam. the blade will...

Living in what stoners call a “free state“ we have as many pot shops as some towns have espresso stands! Most carry far more than just weed and these guys are real scientist. A lot of “Mature” folks up here report great results from using various cannabis cremes for joint/muscle pain. There’s a...

Personally; i believe you are at greater risk from the scrotium mutinate you consume in your daily diet! Scrotium Mutinate = all the words you can’t pronounce on the labels of most packaged foods.

yes, this is my shop; 15X50 Clausing engine lathe and the Swift (Bridgeport) Mill. Pretty serious hobby tooling but years back when i worked the remote job, i had a couple customers i did work for on my 2 weeks off each month! Now they are purely toys!

Here’s the mostly finished bow seat frame, i’ll complete the stern frame tomorrow.

The gel coat is in the mould and my builder will do the layup today. I brought the raw seat frames home yesterday after offering to do the machine work. I’ll fly cut the top and bottom surfaces and make the lacing hole penetrations on the Bridgeport, where a digital readout helps do nearly...