Benson Gray

You may find that weight is not a great indicator for Oltonar versus Royalex. The 1972 catalog listed the 18 foot long Chipewyan at 75...

I would like to know more about how "the maximum load" for your canoe was determined. There are a broad variety of ways to calculate...

A full set of Old Town Canoe catalogs from 1901 to 2023 is available in the member's section of the Wooden Canoe Heritage Association...

The Chipewyan model was introduced in the 1972 Old Town catalog and described as "vacuum-formed from a single sheet of amazing Royalex...

The usual expression is 'too thin to plow or walk on but too thick to drink' or something similar. Benson

These are generally known as "photographer's canoes" so they can more easily match the color of the canoe to the background of their...

The fragment of the hull identification number indicates that it was made by Old Town Canoe in the early 1970s. The picture below shows...

No small boat builder ever seems to have enough clamps. I attended the estate auction of a long time canoe builder several years ago and...

Murat's Paddle Making blog is a great resource if you want to explore very old paddles at the first link below. Paddles, canoes, and...

I believe that is actually an Ojibway model and not a Discovery, although it is made from the same material. The 2005 catalog...

A long time ago I ran the canoeing program for a few years at camp Timanous in Maine and the page at the link below indicates that they...

The recording is available now at the links below. Benson...

The link below has more about Alexandra Conover's paddles and her ideas about blade tip design which contribute to the lack of balance...

White and Old Town each offered paddles with both style grips in a broad variety of blade widths, lengths, and woods. The 1911 White...

The links below should give you an idea about their boats. Benson