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Don’t have any suggestions which book you should read first, but people on CTN perhaps don’t need to buy my books. I have presented the...

Do you know there is a website/forum called “Trap Lines North” (https://traplinesnorth.proboards.com/) Although it doesn’t get much...

"Tent Life in Siberia", George Kennan, 1870. Consistently delightful 100 pages in.

Good call on the gold graphics!

Thanks! In light of the revival of this thread and speaking of “completing the look of the boat”, I’ll add some more recent photos. I...

On second review of this thread, those cherry rails were such a good move - they complete the look of the boat way better than something...

There has been a fair amount of academic debate about pointed paddles being used as weapons. The general conclusion is that the reduced...

Sometime I have both my hands lower on the shaft so I can get the balance how I like it.

Thanks Benson for looping me into this thread. Though I'm not really familiar with Alaskan paddle designs, there is a long tradition of...

These are commonly known as pole grip paddles which are frequently used while standing up. The link below has lots of interesting...

Another winter project. Some time ago I found a Yellow Birch tree that a local mountain bike club had cut up to open a trail. There...

Thanks Steve and Jim. I love my barn! I grew up here when the area was dotted with active dairy farms. My first summer job as a kid...

Thanks Steve. It's a mid-19th century Pennsylvania/German bank barn. Only the foundation is stone, the rest is mortise & tenon post &...

My first winter project, following our second late November snowstorm. We now have a portable, earthquake-resistant mailbox that's been...

I know of a sure fire way to find out! Alan