John R Knight
JK's first canvas canoe
Hi, I'm a retired guy (used to be with the Ministry of Natural Resources) and am living in Peterborough Ontario. I own a lighter Kevlar canoe largely because I only wanted to carry a lighter canoe on our portages. None the less I've always loved the look of wood canvas canoes and decided to finally buy one (an old one).
I'm not sure of the age or the manufacturer so wood appreciate your input.
My wood ID skills are not as good as they should be but it looks like the canoe has cedar ribs, oak gunwales, elm thwarks and elm decks. I also added a picture of two screws I removed which are brash in color but two different heads. The canoe also has a hole in the bow for a mast (I assume) that ends in a block of oak with a smaller hole that is attached to the bottom of the canoe.
Any help is greatly appreciated.
Its 15 feet long, 12 inches deep and 35 inches wide in the middle.
I'm not sure of the age or the manufacturer so wood appreciate your input.
My wood ID skills are not as good as they should be but it looks like the canoe has cedar ribs, oak gunwales, elm thwarks and elm decks. I also added a picture of two screws I removed which are brash in color but two different heads. The canoe also has a hole in the bow for a mast (I assume) that ends in a block of oak with a smaller hole that is attached to the bottom of the canoe.
Any help is greatly appreciated.
Its 15 feet long, 12 inches deep and 35 inches wide in the middle.