When an engineer gets curious about whether or not a thing can be done, typically we get some interesting results. Xyla Foxlin had previously made some fantastically beautiful wooden canoes and found herself wondering, at the fiberglass covering step, if she could forego all the fancy woodwork and end up with a somewhat clear fiberglass […]
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Follow along as Jimmy DiResta builds a gorgeous 15′ wooden canoe.
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Check out this amazing 18′ canoe made from a single sheet of plywood. Resembling a South American “pipante” dugout canoe, Finnish boat builder Hannu Vartiala designed and built his craft, “dug”, in an attempt to correct balancing issues he had with a previous design. He’s also put up instructions on his site so you can build your own. It sure is an impressive example of maximum use of materials with minimal effort.
Continue ReadingFor the past couple of decades, Val has been using this knot to tie down everything from canoes, tarps and other implements of camping and boating. Last summer, I captured it on camera as he showed it to me and Mark. Whenever I see somebody driving down the road holding a mattress on the roof […]
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Tim Anderson’s canoe just underwent its maiden voyage, and it’s beautiful: Detailed, step-by-step Instructables are here. While you’re at it, make yourself a 5-minute paddle, too: http://p.webshots.com/flash/smallplayer.swf?videoFile=http://videoserve.webshots.com/video/10540/3019809250100343814CoHoeL_v_0.flv&audio=on&displayImagePreview=http://videothumb21.webshots.com/thumb/10540/3019809250100343814CoHoeLstill_001_0.jpg&videoPageUrl=http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/video/3019809250100343814CoHoeL&autoPlay=false&shareLink=http://cards.webshots.com/ecard/personalize?photoId=3019809250100343814%26source=v?.swf
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