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Remember , The reason Santa is so jolly is because he knows where all the bad girls live ! Merry Christmas to all & a Happy new Year !

YC , save that porter & mix with cocoa & molasses / syrup & some hydrated oatmeal to your flour for a substantial camp loaf. With some butter & coffee will stick to your ribs.

Jon, Thumbs Up ! :)

Murat , I am always amazed at the depth of your research , it makes sense out of a myriad of paddling topics & better informs our choices of gear & outfits . Thanks for sharing this all but lost knowledge.

Jon , Best to get rid of any pains in the neck before the new year , so You can get together again in the upcoming season . I may even have a double blade along per your sound advice . Best wishes for your procedure and a happy & healthy Christmas And New Year.

Holy smokes , can't believe I'm on the list , first thing I ever won in my life . The bride watched it with me & though it must be some sort of prank . Could hardly get to sleep last night ! Thanks to Robin & the rest of the gang ! :)

Murat, Try to get "Wildwood Wisdom / Jaeger & CacheLake Country /Rowlands ". Two books with loads of ideas for woodworking projects .

Al , If the paint is failing now , you could try a card scraper which would also smooth out existing roughness . Just watch the grain orientation.

early canoe trippers / simple lusty men , an intemperate lot (We do need to keep tradition after all ! )

Great views of indigenous styles of canoes

Wish I could make it but have had a massive buck play hid & seek with me all week so far, if my luck changes today or tomorrow ,I may yet make it if the invitation stands .

Any gear that the mfg. colors to look like a tropical fish or has a logo emblazoned on it so you are their walking billboard ! :mad:

Thanks Murat for the heads up , now I know what to ask the bride to fill my stocking with , just having McPhee writing the forward says alot , sometimes read his essay titled " swimming with canoes ".

Years ago there was a great wood preservative called "woodlife" aka. pentaclorophenol , that was clear & you could paint over but alas it caused numerous health problems & lasted forever polluting the environment. But nothing's perfect & hey, we're trying to save thwart ends here after all !

For all you builders out there

I nominate " cree hunters of mistassini " & " father of survival shows - survival in the bush". While either is not primarily about canoes both are canoecentric enough. both on NFB. I know both Oddessey & Murat have come up with some good ones in the past .

Wow ! Thanks Canotrouge ! That ranks right up there in the best canoe films in my book . His comment " You are your own Man " says it all . We should make a catalog of must see films for those long winter nights !

Along the same line , I have a campfire / baker tent any suggestions on where to put the stovepipe hole ? the quandary is the pitch of the top seems sure to leak, in the door / awning the flap would work in one situation but not the other & the sidewalls would limit floorspace. And would just a...

Put a frame around it & hang it on the wall. Looks like a piece of art , very dramatic.

Robin , Would have liked to have made it up there but just got back from a week in Maine two days before & the bride would have took it hard but I was considering it. :rolleyes: Did the other fellows hunt ?. Get any good reading material to take with you ? Buck season doesn't start in Pa...