I do not know what happened to my post as the majority of what I wrote concerning the prospectors canoes was eliminated when a problem occurred trying to post. I will try again. The chestnut prospectors were a class of canoes. They were very popular in the 1920-1940 time frame as working...
I believe canoe models are best thought of as tool. A tool is designed for a purpose as were canoes. If we dissect a canoe without knowing it maker or name we can get a very good idea of it purpose and see if it matches our intended use. If we look to the chestnut prospectors class of wood...
