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Can you even get elm any more, except as reclaimed lumber? I've done a fair amount of work with chestnut, as scraps become available...

I'm talking about the thwart; with that great big hole for the mast it looks like less than half of the original width is left, which...

The mast base looks good, however, I would be concerned that there's enough material for adequate strength around the hole in the thwart.

I could, but I likely won't; I have far too many projects. This is just an interesting side project that arose out of out of picking...

Drool, Sitka Spruce is the standard for wood airplane construction, and aircraft grade (specs for ring count and grain slope, no defects...

They used to sell boat nav lights that were basically a 2-D flashlight with a split red/green lens, probably something like that is...

The sawmill is our own, or rather, the camp's... we're in a community of about 60 cabins, we bought the mill when we realized we'd have...

The park cleared it once this year, took a lot of work. They were using a backhoe on the road and chains, along with guys in a boat. I...

This is my first attempt at making a paddle... I have an old beavertail paddle of unknown origin, I like it but it's too long for me...

Well, we wouldn't need to portage if the tunnel was clear. This is the first year I know of that the beavers blocked it; there were...

They're definitely busy beavers, had it repaired overnight. This time I didn't have the energy to clear it again.

I've seen that before and it prevents flooding, but doesn't help getting a boat through. Portaging over the road would be a PITA and...

Dam beavers... They've been busy, blocking this tunnel between the first or upstream lake where our cabin is and the lower lakes of...

There were two sailing canoes on the lake when I was a kid, one wood and one aluminum Grumman. Neither had any stays IIRC; just the...

Wow!