RickR

Well, you all have dragged me over to the dark side. My first dedicated solo canoe is this 1986 Curtis Dragonfly. Thanks @NoelCanoeDad...

Progress report, prior to priming and painting: Outwale blanks were milled to the correct rabbet to fit the planking and canvas...

I am happy today; I just made my first paddle! Many years ago I had picked up a copy of “Canoe Paddles A Complete Guide to Making Your...

You did a great job for your first paddle, I don't see much room for improvement. The paddle in the center is my first. It was supposed...

I finally got started on sewing up a Whelen lean-to. Glen if you want this in tents and tarps section feel free to move it. For some...

I'm guessing that isn't oak, but cedar. Perhaps the gunwales and trim are oak. Looks like western red cedar for strips.

I was thinking about Odyssey's comment in the Total Eclipse thread to "Keep in mind there are so many smaller miracles equally...

I usually set my tarp up at night so I'll never have to make coffee in the rain in the morning.

Since Easter Sunday, PA has gotten a ton of rain with my hometown of Blairsville checking in at 4.7 inches by Thursday. This caused...

Well, our woodworking teacher had to take some time off. I was ready to resign again on March 28, but they couldn't find a woodworking...

I’m lucky enough to live in the path of totality in northern Vermont and was almost agonizing over where to watch the eclipse from...

Here’s what Patten, Maine will look like Monday, a lot of Subaru’s.

I think the conversation might need to be broken down further into intended use for the canoe. My primary use if for tripping, and...

Everything around here is still froze up, so decided to take a short drive north for my canoes maiden voyage. Boundary Dam Reservoir by...

The Indian and I both had off a few days from school for the holiday and we donned the drysuits on and found open water. We usually do...