Recent content by Caledonia

Nice write up… Rob

Work has started on the removal of the Gorge Dam on our wonderful Cuyahoga river in northeast Ohio. Tentative schedule for completion is 2026. Removing the dam will reveal, ”The Big Falls” and open up a 2 1/2 mile stretch of whitewater not seen for more than 100 years. Can’t wait to see the result!

In a mud flat at the end of a portage along a spur loop of the Kawishiwi river in BWCA.

I have a Kevlar Nomad that is my favorite boat and I’ve had since new in the ‘90’s. I paddled Hemlock‘s Peregrine at the western PA solo canoe rendezvous and if blindfolded wouldn’t have known the difference. If blindfolded I would have run into the shore or another canoe for sure... Rob

It was fun to see them all at the Rendezvous last weekend. Thanks for bringing them out.

I think you're right about the application schedule- that would be the gold standard for sure. I seem to only be able to coat them about 4 or 6 times before I get distracted by something else. I do heat the mix up the first time and let the tip and grip of the paddle sit in a small pot of it-...

Robin. I’ve been using a mix of 50/50 tung oil and BLO on the cherry paddles I’ve been making and it has performed well. Nice patina, feel and water resistance. Might be an option to consider... Rob

My two boys went to Keewaydin last summer and had a great time!

Thanks for posting Glenn. The upper Cuyahoga has some particularly nice sections for open canoe.

I’ve had the Eureka curse happen with a couple of Timberlines including one this last summer that I found at a yard sale in really good shape but smelled wretched. I hung it up in the barn for a couple of weeks to air out. Seemed to work for the most part. We keep all our sleeping bags and tents...

That sort of blemish is not uncommon in cherry. I think it’s not unreasonable for the species. If it was in the shaft or grip where you make hand contact I would be more concerned but even then…it’s pretty small. The question for me is does it transfer through to the other side? I‘m guessing not...

Would they happen to be the Bluebird 3,4,5,6,7.... by any chance? :) (Bert and I reference) Rob

I was selected for a random COVID screening at the border when I went up in August. It was by chance that I headed up a day early. It meant that I had to fill out a bunch of info on my phone and then set up an online meeting while someone watched me take the test. The test then had to be dropped...

Bob, Carpenter... Thanks for the input. Maybe this thread will help someone else who is looking for suggestions like I was. Rob

Morning paddle-in Pile of tumplines... View from lodge at north end of island.