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not exactly canoe related but bought a $30 muskrat coat and decided to line my winter camping mitts(with newly knitted wool liner). also lined my moccasins and have enough left over to make a fur hat! I love kijiji.

Canadian Cabelas doesn't seem to carry them but I did see them at the American site

nice pics!! where did you get the wool pants?

Robin, as for the bear prints it was just drawn on with a pencil and then filled over with a marker. the beeswax went over top of it. not sure of the longevity of the print but its there for now

I bought a sheet of canvas for some previous project. (painters drop cloth canvas) at Canadian Tire, home depot has same thing. just cut out a square folded in half and sewed one side and the bottom. I sewed it twice for added strength. as for the beeswax part I just used a beeswax candle and...

Nothing too groundbreaking here but I wanted to make some natural material bags for my wannigan. I made these from canvas and waterproofed with beeswax.

Thanks Oldie Moldy, I had never seen a betty lamp but yes its very similar

Its a traditional inuit heating lamp. traditionally made from soapstone and using seal fat.

Has anyone tried using a kudlik in their winter camping arsenal? If so what kind of oil did you use?

I am about to make a traditional cordage one that I will show after its done. im also making one for my wannigan.

Hey Robin, I`m from eastern Ontario but I`m on Vancouver Island until next summer so Im not really sure how they compare in size. The canoe is a Pal. I enjoy you posts here and on myccr. I think it was you I asked about your black hat in one of your posts. cheers.

caught from my chestnut canoe today !!

I still am working on the top and I am going to be weaving a traditional tumpline from jute twine. my 2 1/2 year old currently is using it as her toybox :confused: but I`ll try to get an inside pic this weekend.

same model that Grey Owl himself used. congrats! I wouldn't trade my chestnut for any modern canoe.

Here is an unfinished pic of my wannigan. I painted the pictograpgh scene from Agawa rock on the side.