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When I lived in Connecticut I had a uninsulated shop, I thought I liked the look of the rafters too much to cover them up, and I thought...

I built three winisks as well, loved that canoe. Debating right now about building a 17 foot prospector type canoe or a winisk for the...

Swift Quetico was my favorite, in fact, I built three of them, stretched one out to 20 feet. Took the 20 footer on many adventures, but...

We REALLY need an eye-roll emoji option on the "like" bar. :rolleyes:

Another Headwaters Canoe video, “The Shape of Cedar”, this time a heavenly damaged wood canvas canoe gets repaired on the trail and the...

Sunday, June 5, 2022, Day 11 At 6:00 a.m. I left my warm sleeping bag. The cool but beautiful weather gave me hope for a good day of...

Friday, June 3, 2022, Day 9 The night was cold. At 6:30 a.m. I left my warm sleeping bag. The sky was overcast, everything was damp...

I built the vertical section of the stern float tank and glued it together. I then marked it for height, trimmed it and attached a...

I know the whitewater guys like those cross forward strokes, but I've always found them to be useless if you are really trying to make...

I think Swift is becoming like Garmin, with its smart watches. If you try to buy a garmin smart watch, you have to look at about 30...

Clipper is one of the only companies still keeping their canoes in a reasonable price range. However, the reason they can do so is...

We have a special place in our hearts for camp canoes. It would be easy for a camp to let the tradition of using wood canvas canoes on...

What a great campsite to pick yourself up. I pulled out my Wabakimi Map from years ago to follow your route. My days of a trip like this...

Think back to when you were broke, and you had a 13 foot aluminium bathtub of a canoe, and you would put two other chums and all your...

Find an old Clements paddle, the type Bill Mason used. They were made from spruce with oversized shafts to beef up the softwood's...