I have been collecting some pictures of planking patterns from canoes recently and it appears that this could be another good identification clue. Many other people have suggested this in the past so it might be helpful to have several known examples in one place for comparison and discussion. Dan Miller's work at http://dragonflycanoe.com/id/thompson.html is an excellent summary of the Thompson style. Clearly a given builder might use slightly different patterns over time but my guess is that their overall style might be fairly consistent. I have attached a few examples below drawn from various sources. The file names indicate the builder. The one with just a number is a serial number for an Old Town canoe and the one with a "C" prefix and a serial number is a Carleton canoe. Does anyone have some good pictures of known White patterns to add, especially early ones? Thanks,
Benson
Benson
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