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Can't say it was the beaver dam, we got a lot of rain in a short time, but... Normally that dock is a foot or more above the water...

It does the same thing that the keel or centerboard on a conventional sailboat does, keep the boat from sliding sideways when the wind...

The Jordan River runs through the Raquette Boreal Complex in the Adirondack park, and is a place that I had been interested in exploring...

I haven't built a strip canoe or worked with cedar, but for years one of my go-to tools for wood shaping has been the Stanley Surform...

Took on 1/4 cup of water in first 10min, no more thereafter for next hour. About to be expected, better (less leak plus quicker...

Is that a portage yoke or just a decorative thwart? Because if it's a yoke it's nowhere near the balance point.

That's beautiful! But I can't imagine not floating it at least once...

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...