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Yes Nick I’ve kerf cut many tight bends but I broke the ones I was working on before I thought of using that method. Fortunately I live...

It seems there's a picture that didn't upload but you wouldn't want to do it my way for sure. I have paddles leaning against walls...

Great first effort. I like that blade shape. Gamma is correct, Sassafras makes a very nice paddle. Mine is the lighter wood in these...

Good luck, I’ll be following along, you have the right plan it sounds like. Jim

I’ve tried Sitka spruce for inwales on an Old Town OTCA and even with steam could not get them to take the bend at the ends, they broke...

Thanks Robin. Jim

Ideally no lights at night and let your eyes get used to the dark. If I had to display the light all the time, a weak head torch worn...

I wonder if he has any spruce rails. I need two pairs of inwales. Jim

Robin, I'm in the same boat (canoe?). Multiple injuries have taken their toll to the point that I don't even wax my own canoes anymore...

Use it! I have a seat I did an emergency repair with tubular nylon webbing more than twenty years ago. It’s a little faded now but...

Always enjoy your posts. Even though I have no skill as a builder, I am a lover of wooden canvas canoes (owned a couple) and I’m very...

Robin, I’m right there with you, getting olds a b*tch but it seems like everyone’s doing it. I hope all the old head on this site keep...

Beautiful boat. Jim

I found the mast step. While it was made to fit in a different boat, but the concept is the same. You can see the pencil outline of...

Eagle Eye Yesterday, while canoeing a small pond in north-central Massachusetts, I spotted a pair of bald eagles apparently building a...