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Came across a neat silent film (1927) called "Moose Country". Showcases some really great tripping shots and exciting whitewater. The paddlers certainly knew how to handle cedar canvas hulls and put them to work. It's hosted on Archive.org and can't seem to embed the video here so the link is...

There's a short segment on wood canvas canoes in the following video. It showcases a young canoe builder / restorer working out of Dwight, Ontario, Brian Cook of Cook Craft Canoe Co. Some neat shots of his shop and work in progress

Just an observation... The gentleman in the video, Rob Tait of Orca Boats, is using a non-traditional, water-soluble latex filler that is white in color. Then he used a white primer so it would be pretty difficult to spot the difference between the primer and filler layers. But, traditional...

Also read the news in the latest issue of Wooden Canoe journal. It takes a while to get to us Canadian members. I've been with the WCHA for many years now too. I'm also part of the group helping with the Northern Lakes / Canada chapter of the WCHA. We've been trying to re-animate the group...

A neat canoe race takes place every September with the Start / Finish line on the adjacent property to our cottage. It's called the Muskoka River X race. Mutiple races take place over the weekend, but the big one is a 24 hr - 133km race connecting 4 of the major lakes & towns in the area. Here...

Many of the Canadian listings on the membership page are indeed no longer in operation. This past summer, I compiled a more current list of active builders / restorers for the Canadian chapter of the Wooden Canoe Heritage Association. Not all are Guild members, but this new list can be viewed at...

Thanks for the responses everyone. Patrick, very much appreciate your images of your deck showing the undercut on the lobes. For sure my decks are replacements. Robin, I'll definitely re-examine the thwart tapering and plank width. The Robertson screws and the brass stem band must be newer...

Hoping some of the wood canoe experts on the forum can chime in about a new acquisition. I think it might be a possible pre-fire Chestnut built before the Dec 1921 fire destroyed the factory and all the building forms. Apologies for the quality of the photos which were taken during a freak snow...

Not sure if you need this, but Lloyd of Canoe Canada East has a tutorial on how to make a canvas pack complete with all the plans and photos needed to finish the job... https://www.canoecanadaeast.com/do-it-yourself-canoe-portage-pack.htm

Unfortunately, no space indoors at home so winter forces a halt to any work. Always been envious of folks who have a heated workshop on their property.

Thank you gents. The extra thing I learned is that restoring a canoe in your backyard completely murders the grass. Need to factor in the added landscaping costs to any future canoe restoration.

Been slowly working on this project over the Covid shutdown years and thought I'd update the post. After much elbow grease, the interior was fully stripped of green paint and woodworking repairs begun in the spring of 2021. The hull needed multiple rib-top repairs, splices on the each of the...

Not that many photos about the pole build. All I did was rip some knot-free section of spruce and then rounded them pieces out with a crooked knife. Write-up on the two-piece pole is at this link: https://paddlemaking.blogspot.com/2017/11/two-piece-wood-canoe-pole.html It was inspired by this...

Have't headed out on an over-nighter this season, but did experience a different sort of multi-day trip this summer. The previous two summers saw a record number of Canadian tourists visiting our lake area. This was understandable given all the international travel limitations during the peak...

Here's a report from the National Canoe Day event in Gravenhurst, Ontario. Volunteers at Heritage Boatworks workshop had been working on restoring a vintage courting canoe in the museum's collection. These canoes were most often designed with seats facing each other and often were accessorised...

Great stuff Robin! Be sure to take lots of pics. I'd like to see your setup for canvassing a canoe outdoors.

Here is the agenda for the upcoming Canoe Day Celebrations. Hope some of the local Canoetripping.net members can swing by... 10:00 am : Official Event Start & Water Blessing Ceremony The day's festivities begin with a talk and Blessing of the Waters ceremony by Indigenous Elder and author...

The local Canadian chapter of the Wooden Canoe Heritage Association is collaborating with the Muskoka Discovery & Steamship Centre to provide programming for National Canoe Day here in Canada. The event will run from 10am - 4pm with plenty of displays, programming and demonstrations. If weather...

Mike Elliot's comment about the Doe is derived from Ken Solway's earlier book, The Story of the Chestnut Canoe (1997). Ken makes the general comment that the Fox / Doe / Deer are basically the 14 ft Playmate, 15 ft Chum and 16 ft Pal but with narrow 1.5" ribs ,spaced 1.5 " apart. This isn't...

I believe the Battenkill grip was used with straight shafts & wide sugar island/whitewater blades. I gave it a whirl on a maple paddle but never really got used to it. Eventually, I cut up that paddle and used the wood for another project. Thought I'd also add that some of the surviving...