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Otters on Rainbow River, Dunnellon Florida. Taken Thursday, Nov. 13th.

I saw a piebald deer yesterday. I didn't get a good photo, so I'm posting one I got off the internet in addition to mine. I did get a...

I’m more familiar with “dihedral” referring to birds’ wings. A vulture has a pronounced dihedral, but eagles, falcons, and hawks do not...

These photos show the rough shaped blade with Dynel edging around the tip and lower portion of the blade. This paddle will be a shallow...

Rough cutting one of the four facets of the blade. I'm using a proprietary router and sled jig, that I designed, for the purpose. The...

After adhering the shaft faces and grip cheeks the faces and cheeks are trimmed flush with the blade blank, using a drum sander with...

I have nowhere near the kind of deep bush experience as some of you....I am in awe, frankly. Growing up in Montreal,Quebec, I was lucky...

TPG ... it hasn't actually "turned out yet" . Around spring time I ran into a couple of issues that needed my time. It is sanded inside...

I should have been more diligent about that, years ago. As my dad used to say, "too old too soon, too smart too smart too late".

For this build, glassing is the area I have spent quite a bit of time researching, pondering and generally trying to get a good handle...

Glad to see you wearing ear pro!

The hardwood shaft facings add stiffness. A cedar shaft alone would be too flexible. It, would also break too easily. When one paddles...

The cut out blade is shown in the foreground of the 1st photo. In the second photo the hardwood shaft facings and the grip cheeks have...

DOGPADDLE CANOE AND WOODWORKS The paddle blank is glued up and I've run it through the planer. I've marked it from my pattern (this...

Many years ago, my club did a trip on the Rio Grande, through Big Bend. I was shooting slides back then, but I recently bought an...