"Amidst the beautified bombshells and out-of-touch actors of Hollywood Boulevard stands a man who goes against the grain—the wood grain. When Nick Offerman is not playing burly and beloved Ron Swanson, his character on the hugely popular NBC television show Parks and Recreation, he is busy inside Offerman Woodshop building cedar-strip canoes and custom furniture pieces."
"In his book, Offerman gives another reason for his love for canoes: He lost his virginity in one. “Is it any wonder that I have grown to become obsessed with building wooden canoes and luxuriously running my hands along their hulls?” he writes."
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"In his book, Offerman gives another reason for his love for canoes: He lost his virginity in one. “Is it any wonder that I have grown to become obsessed with building wooden canoes and luxuriously running my hands along their hulls?” he writes."

Inside Offerman Woodshop, Hollywood’s A-List Canoe Builder
When Nick Offerman is not playing burly and beloved Ron Swanson, he is busy inside Offerman Woodshop building canoes and custom furniture.
