RickR

I've not been "lost" either, but I've had numerous, surprisingly long walks out.

Stem blanks are off the stem form, and on the canoe form! No bending defects. I was a little surprised by the amount of spring back...

I just want to give a very long Overdue Thank You to Glenn ! You have immensely improved this Site ! It is so much easier to start a...

In 2018 I had my aortic valve replaced. I'm on Metoprolol, which slows the heart and Eliquis, which is a blood thinner. Last year I...

OK . At this point the Kevlar copy is off the stripper mold. Next up is to sand the glassed stripper, before removing from the forms...

This is a Home Depot pole project, Hemlock i believe and im heading into this open minded and willing to “up-grade” my equipment if...

It was the best of ideas, it was the worst of ideas. It was an act of excess in an era of economy, a bold and confident move that belied...

"...we need hobbies, even if we’re bad at them,..." That's why I like Hand Tools, I make my mistakes slower.

That depends. I have been paddling since 1961. Any activity that I have stayed with that long is usually because there has been some...

As Promised, here is info on the Kevlar copy. With the Stripper glassed, and ready to become the mold, I set about covering the mold...

Found some nice cherry for the trim, six foot lengths, woodworking teacher set up this scarfing jig for me. In theory it works well, but...

Karen and I have attended the past 2 years. Terrific event! We've learned a lot and met some extraordinary people. We're planning to...

Two boats come to mind as long time favourites: - the Kipawa (16'6"), designed by John Winters with plans available from Green Valley...

I bought mine for canoeing, but it has become my warm weather hat for everything else also. Keeps the sun off my bald head and does a...

Stripper: You're jumping the gun. you'll have to wait. Just kidding, I used the same method Cruiser used in his thread. I...