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Sorry about the ax mishap but you seemed to handle it well and managed to do a good job closing the wound. *I’m curious to hear how it affected the rest of your trip. Those waves looked pretty high, good idea to portage. *subtle hint

Thanks, It a 14’ chestnut Fox replica built by Schuyler Thomson off of plans supplied by Doug Ingram, Red River Canoe. I finished it with a lightweight #12 canvas, weighs 43.5 lbs Yes.

Time for some varnish on the gunnels, otherwise the shop dust came off and she looks ready to go.

I’m watching a YouTube video this morning, sorta like a pep talk for those who are approaching 80. I was happy to see a canoe have a place in the discussion.

November 24, 1945 – January 23, 2026 After a life spent traveling Canada’s wilderness in wood-canvas canoes, Hugh Stewart died at the age of 80. Hugh was a loving, loyal, and adventurous partner to Cathie Campbell for 35 years. He was a very proud father to Brandy and Alec, a wonderful...

For more information and pictures/discussion about the book you can visit this website https://traplinesnorth.proboards.com/ The site is very quiet, no activity lately and was actually burdened with spam so I contacted the owner and became a moderator, It’s all cleaned up now and I check...

Now that my friend was dang funny.

I agree with Benson, a trailer has helped me stay with my wood canvas canoes. I found a cheap one on FB Marketplace and after some easy repairs it became a real easy way to move my canoes.

After some health challenges this past year, I have been working hard at correcting that problem and I do have some plans that I hope to complete. Two miles from my door is a pretty nice lake, a small campground has a pay to launch put in there. I have been working on my two last canoes (16’...

About 16” here in Maine. Heading out shortly for round two of plowing.

When I lived in Connecticut I had a uninsulated shop, I thought I liked the look of the rafters too much to cover them up, and I thought the used interior 1x12” barn board would hold the heat in. My friend disagreed and he held a match along the wall seams, sure enough, I guess I made a mistake...

Another Headwaters Canoe video, “The Shape of Cedar”, this time a heavenly damaged wood canvas canoe gets repaired on the trail and the folks at Headwaters share some thoughts on the canoes they build. “I’m not interested in convincing anyone our canoes are the best, in my heart I’m pretty...

Nice cabin, I enjoyed the pics and story. That wood stove seems very efficient, the insulation will make a big difference in firewood usage. I have often dreamed of the exact same thing but time slipped by, but I’m happy with my heated shop. It’s good to have a quiet place to escape to.

I’ve met a group of kids from Keewaydin in Temagami many years ago. I watched a small but stocky young lady carry that 17’ Prospector across a portage. She gently let the the canoe down without any damage. The next kid had two canvas packs, he dropped them as it looked like he was taught, looked...

Nice pictures, Welcome.

We have a special place in our hearts for camp canoes. It would be easy for a camp to let the tradition of using wood canvas canoes on the trail fade away in favour of canoes made of modern materials that require less care and maintenance, but ultimately those alternatives also provide less...

What a great campsite to pick yourself up. I pulled out my Wabakimi Map from years ago to follow your route. My days of a trip like this are over, so your report and hopefully reports from others who have mentioned their intentions to visit the area give me great pleasure.

Schuyler Thomson, retired canoe restorer, builder, told me he considered the 17’ Chestnut Prospector to be the best all around canoe. He restored over 1500 canoes, built over 100 new, he supplied new and repaired canoes for Keewaydin (Vermont) Of course his opinion is biased towards wood canvas...

Earlier in this thread I mentioned I needed to cain the seats for a JR Robertson canoe. Unfortunately, I gave up on them, I just couldn’t get them right.. A friend gave me the name of someone less than 30 minutes from home who cains so I dropped them off, they should be done mid February. In...

A proud Chestnut Prosecutor owner showing off his freshly restored canoe.