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  1. Boatman53

    Winter footwear preferences?

    No matter what shoe/boot you wear Nanospikes make sure you don’t slip. They are the bees knees. Jim
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    Winter projects

    I like the cake and yes you have a busy year in front of you for sure. Happy belated birthday! Jim
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    Winter projects

    That’s beautiful Pat. I had an apple crotch but didn’t cut right away and it started to spalt, I’m not sure the boatbuilder friend I gave it to was excited as I was. Jim
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    Potentially promising canoe boots

    Thanks Steve, those might be my next boot. Jim
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    Winter projects

    It’s a chess/checkers board in the making. Jim
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    Winter projects

    I have to admit i have barn envy. Jim
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    Winter projects

    Beautiful barn Pat. Jim
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    Slow (or no) click response at this website?

    It seems to work fine for me also. Jim
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    Jokes and Laughter for the Day

    We are still vigilant here in Maine too. Jim
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    Most Useful/Best Clamps for building a stripper?

    If you are tired of waiting for glue to dry you could get a wood welder. It cures glue in seconds. My friend used one when he built a strip bidarka. Is is quite amazing how fast you can put a hull together. Here’s one...
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    Hi from Nova Scotia.

    Welcome to the campfire Kirk. Jim
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    Most Useful/Best Clamps for building a stripper?

    To me the best clamp is the one that works. There are lots of different styles for all different tasks. That said, all though I’ve never used them the Jimmy Clamps look like just the bees knees for strip building a canoe. Jim
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    Photo of the day

    Thanks Erica, she is patient and works at it, and there might be thirty pics she is not sharing. Jim
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    Photo of the day

    My daughter got this photo listed on North Country Public Radio website as today’s photo. Taken near Tupper Lake in the Adirondack’s. She is becoming quite a good photographer. Jim
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    Favo(u)rite Pastries While Wilderness Canoeing

    I agree on the share size and while we are on the subject there is nothing ’fun’ about those little fun size candy bars at Halloween. Jim
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    Favo(u)rite Pastries While Wilderness Canoeing

    I always bring the reflector oven so I am baking something. Here is a blueberry crumble that we had for dessert and then finished it for breakfast. And this was a package of Martha Whites blueberry muffin mix (just add milk) done as one giant muffin, no need to bring a muffin tin. Jim
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    Video: HOOP clears portage trails with Silky KATANABOY and BIGBOY saws

    A word of caution though is those teeth are SHARP! And they will bite you if they get a chance. Jim
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    Canoe seat replacement parts - Drilling dowel holes

    Just what Steve said. Jim
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    Video: HOOP clears portage trails with Silky KATANABOY and BIGBOY saws

    I love those kinds of saw, used a katana big boy to cleat a big cedar that was across a portage right at chest height. Two cuts and it was out of the way. Much faster/safer than an axe. Jim
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    Canoe seat replacement parts - Drilling dowel holes

    You still need the center points to locate where the hole should be. Jim
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