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Well, I've finally decided on my next canoe project, and it might be a bit ambitious. I've had a 75th anniversary Peterborough wood & canvas canoe in storage for close to 30 years. It's in relatively good shape, but does need some work. I'm going to restore that, and in the process create a...

Having completed my first stripper last fall, and falling head over heels for the entire process, I'm starting to gear up for another build. My goal is to have everything ready to go as soon as the temps are consistently warm enough for safe stripping (glue-up). That, and my wife asking me...

Well, as Brian (AKA "Cruiser") pointed out in his thread: https://www.canoetripping.net/threads/building-some-new-wood-composite-paddles-for-2020.120222/ with every new canoe comes the need for a couple new paddles. Having completed my first stripper build in late fall, I felt the need to...

I'm in the first stages of build on my very first strip canoe, a Prospector 16. I'll try to post comments, pictures, etc. along the way. Any help, criticism, comments are appreciated. First, a brief summary of my background & equipment. I've been a woodworker, and woodworking teacher for a...