Recent content by Nick Dennis

Hi Glenn. There were already some hairline splits on the bark grain which had previously been gummed to seal them. I have oiled the bark to put some moisture back into it and allow it to flex without splitting but it’s a natural material. We have a family wedding here in the UK which is why I...

I went and did a sunrise paddle and used it as a "shakedown". It exposed a couple of leaks on the very bottom of the hull where I had reheated some crusty gum and spread it but it was too thin. When I got home I put the canoe in the slings, threw a watering can full of water in and...

Over the last couple of months transatlantic communication lines between Henri and myself have been busy the principal topic of conversation being resin/gum. Henri uses a pine resin based gum and offered to get some to me here in the UK from New Hampshire. Sadly UPS and USPS shipping rules...

Here is a link to the canoe and the builder which should give you the answers. This canoe does have a low freeboard and Henri has confirmed that he builds this version to be paddled but has built other variants with more freeboard for tripping Vaillancourt Canoes Nick

Where I live in the East of the UK we have a latitude of 52.41 degrees N. If I were on the otherside of the Atlantic that would put me in Alaska or in Canada, Alberta, Labrador or British Columbia. We have the benefit for most of the year from the warming effects of the Gulf Stream. This means...

I think it should be fine. It has a beam of 34” With my bulk kneeling, a stack of beaver pelts, one moose, a wet spaniel and some provisions it will get me to the pub and back 😀

I will let you know about stability in due course. i will either be reporting sopping wet or with a smile on my face! Nick

It warmed up slightly in the garage despite the northerly wind from the Arctic hitting the east of the UK so I grabbed a couple of hours in the garage to work on the canoe. Using a block of wood and a mallet I knocked the few ribs back into place and that tightened them up. Then using a hot...

My name is Nick Dennis and am based in Norfolk in the east of the UK close to the Norfolk Broads which are colloquy known as Britain's Magical Waterland a network of flooded medieval peat diggings connected by an artery of rivers and dykes. I became facinated by wooden canoes marvelling at how...

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The Wooden Canoe Association have their annual Assembly in Mid July . It is being held at Paul Smiths College NY in the fabulous Adirondacks. There will be something for everyone and this year the theme is Courting Canoes. Registration for the event opens Monday 29th April @ WCHA.org I will...