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  • Michael Grace
    Michael Grace replied to the thread old town canoe - wooden.
    Shellac is often called the universal finish because it can be used on top of or under most other finishes. It certainly can be applied...
  • Michael Grace
    Michael Grace replied to the thread Longitudinal strip ID.
    HI Al, This canoe is very interesting, but seems still to be an enigma. Its outside stem being essentially mortised into the hull (as...
  • John Sand
    John Sand reacted to KeithMeads's post in the thread Northland Canoes with Like Like.
    I have owned a Northland Canoe for close to 40 years, a 17' cedarstrip. During that time I have sanded and refinished the canoe perhaps...
  • John Sand
    John Sand reacted to Dave Wermuth's post in the thread new canoe build here. with Like Like.
    This is what I've been up to lately. It's a 14.5 or so solo canoe. The form started life as an 18' Penn Yan guide. After one 18'...
  • MGC
    MGC replied to the thread Introduction.
    Interesting. I wonder which truck? One was getting a bit long in the tooth.
  • MGC
    MGC replied to the thread Longitudinal strip ID.
    It shares so many classic details, only one of our Canadian experts will be comfortable to hazard a specific guess. I always love to see...
  • JClearwater
    JClearwater reacted to Dave Osborn's post in the thread Stem band end detail with Like Like.
    Dave D. I just file across the backside with a triangular file or one with a 90 degree edge. I don’t file too deep into the concave...
  • MGC
    MGC replied to the thread old town canoe - wooden.
    When you described the sanding process to be difficult and that the varnish seemed gummy, that suggested the possibility. I am not sure...
  • MGC
    MGC reacted to Dan Miller's post in the thread Longitudinal strip ID with Like Like.
    There are others who know better the identification features of Canadian strip-built canoes. However, there are many features of your...
  • macdouga
    macdouga replied to the thread old town canoe - wooden.
    thank you - I still have a workout ahead of me before I get to that stage. If the prior finish was polyurethane, what will the symptoms be?
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    Worth Gretter reacted to Robert A. Gentry's post in the thread Introduction with Like Like.
  • Dan Miller
    Dan Miller replied to the thread Longitudinal strip ID.
    There are others who know better the identification features of Canadian strip-built canoes. However, there are many features of your...
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  • W
    Worth Gretter reacted to Dave Wermuth's post in the thread new canoe build here. with Like Like.
    This is what I've been up to lately. It's a 14.5 or so solo canoe. The form started life as an 18' Penn Yan guide. After one 18'...
  • M
    Nice work Jerry (and Barry).
  • R
    Robert A. Gentry replied to the thread Introduction.
    They got caught up in that big weather front that swept the country and wrecked the truck. Their ads for drivers must read like the...
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