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Adjustable Yokes are very versatile, the balance point can be changed with slight adjustments to suit the carrying conditions. I keep mine very simple and have worked well for many years but will stipulate none of my boats are over 50#. 1/16" silicone pads on the yoke and clamp seem to hold them...

Didn't have leather lace and that cord is very durable. I use the axe as the pattern and mold it into shape. It's sewn on a very old harness stitching saddle and I use a diamond shaped awl to make the the stitching holes with two needles on the thread and 90 degree pliers to pull it through the...

It came out Great!! The haft is perfect and two tone!!!! I also prefere the straighter haft. So many think tripping with an axe is dangerous and I can't imagine not having one with me. That mask design is flawless nothing to break or fail, with a decent welt no need for rivets, no snaps or...

The last one I put together was an old 1.75# Snow & Nealley Hudson Bay Cruiser on a 25" straight haft with a Horse Butt mask. The Maine Wedge is a nice head also, it blows wood apart way above its weight class! The Wetterlings never got the attention they deservered, I always felt the...

I have an older Wetterlings #118 awaiting a 24" haft. Sad to think they are no longer made, they were great versatile axe heads! The 1.5#-1.75# head on a 24"-25" haft is the Sweet Spot for a Canoe Tripping Axe.

As Boreal Birch stated the harness stitching technique is very strong, if you use a waxed Nyltex thread and double the last stitch all you have to do is cut the thread leaving about an 1/8" and melt it down no knots required. I've been using this technique successfully for 50 years.

I met Mark Emig and had him forge me a 1.5# head hung on a 24" octagonal haft to use as a canoe tripping axe, his shop is up in the hills outside Hurley NY. The axe is outstanding, it splits and limbs beautifully and a joy to behold. The bit and pole are both hardened and have the bit honed to a...

I always have a small belt knife on. Started out canoe tripping with my Dad as a kid and never went on a trip without a belt knife, axe and small saw. In those days it was a Buck 105, 2.5#head 28" axe and a sven saw. Now it's a small belt knife, 1.5#head 24" axe and a 21" buck saw, old habits...

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I was fortunate to be able to paddle a good portion of Cedar Creek in Marc's and really enjoyed it. A side slipping machine! John builds great boats enjoy!!!

If you can find them Beluga Aquashell Canoe Poggies. Hands on the paddle but protected from the elements.

I just got back from the Functional Freestyle Workshop, my second time, and it was a absolute ball!!!! It's the most perfect atmosphere to learn and practice the new techniques acquired in class imaginable. The streams are beautiful, the paddling superb and the instruction is bar non the best...

I'm afraid I'll have to crash your next event, I've been reassigned to another event, Hope the weather holds out for you!!!

Not to many know what they are let alone know how to use them. Searched high and low for many years to find another one. Found one in Vermont, brought it home, rebuilt it and can't sew on it to save my life! Jaw angle and seating position are different. Must be an Old Dog no new tricks thing.

Nice, I've been using mine since 1971 and going strong! Came out of a barn in New Hampshire as a basket case. Your boats beauty speaks for themselves.

Is that a Harness Stitching Saddle in the background where you are forming the ribs?

Have I lost my status as a "gathering" crasher?

I have #2 and REALLY like it!!! It cruises effortlessly, Paul builds Great Boats and a joy to do business with. You will really like it.

I like both, I day trip with another solo paddler I have been paddling with since we met on the Ottawa River in 1983. Paddling with him is second nature, we have similar goals and a very good understanding of each others "quirks." We just move along gabbing away, it's so easy that paddling with...

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