Canoez
Paddle Bait
I posted this over at the WoodenBoat Forum and thought I'd share it here as well.
The school where I teach had their annual exhibition today where the students show what they've been building to the public. It's a bit bittersweet for me because I love doing this, but it is always the same weekend as the John Gardner Small Boat Workshop at Mystic Seaport, so I don't get to go there, but I do get to have fun showing people the boats I teach my students to build.
We had boats, materials and jigs to show people what we do and how we do it. My students are always uncomfortable showing their unfinished work, but I think that it is very important for the people who come to the show to see and understand what has gone into building these canoes and kayaks. Visitors to the show are usually very pleased to be able to see all of the build stages.
Some boats are very close to completion - like this one which just needs the pre-cut trim pieces to be attached:
My students don't like to miss an opportunity to work - even sitting down. Here's one student pulling staples on a Prospector Ranger design from Ted Moores' Bear Mountain Boats.
I'm really looking forward to seeing this boat get glassed. It has a Peruvian walnut and basswood feature strip that should have wonderful contrast and "snap". Here's another view:
The school where I teach had their annual exhibition today where the students show what they've been building to the public. It's a bit bittersweet for me because I love doing this, but it is always the same weekend as the John Gardner Small Boat Workshop at Mystic Seaport, so I don't get to go there, but I do get to have fun showing people the boats I teach my students to build.
![boat+leaf.jpg](http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_MlvfQTkG04Q/TArsFyA2KDI/AAAAAAAACGE/_AkdIwpjOl4/s1600/boat+leaf.jpg)
We had boats, materials and jigs to show people what we do and how we do it. My students are always uncomfortable showing their unfinished work, but I think that it is very important for the people who come to the show to see and understand what has gone into building these canoes and kayaks. Visitors to the show are usually very pleased to be able to see all of the build stages.
![unfinished.jpg](http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_MlvfQTkG04Q/TArtwXYkdrI/AAAAAAAACHU/Wvpz0KNSaEU/s1600/unfinished.jpg)
Some boats are very close to completion - like this one which just needs the pre-cut trim pieces to be attached:
![fibonacci.jpg](http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_MlvfQTkG04Q/TArtvNg90-I/AAAAAAAACG8/nXmr6SZHX0Q/s1600/fibonacci.jpg)
My students don't like to miss an opportunity to work - even sitting down. Here's one student pulling staples on a Prospector Ranger design from Ted Moores' Bear Mountain Boats.
![staples.jpg](http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_MlvfQTkG04Q/TArslJiPzZI/AAAAAAAACGM/05FTN1DZSDY/s1600/staples.jpg)
I'm really looking forward to seeing this boat get glassed. It has a Peruvian walnut and basswood feature strip that should have wonderful contrast and "snap". Here's another view:
![prospector+ranger.jpg](http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_MlvfQTkG04Q/TArsmfFVwdI/AAAAAAAACGs/PghTVx2UnWM/s400/prospector+ranger.jpg)