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The obvious question is what do YOU want? "It's your canoe" as the expression goes The Kingsbury classified archive at...

okay thank you Rollin I'll call in an order tomorrow for your 5/8"

The closed gunwale Waltham's that I have seen have had a fairly heavy inside rail and std size top and outside cap. I don't have...

Its more common to use #15 x 5/8" but the 1/2" should be fine.

nice canoe , and one thing , maybe you post from Europe , from France ? just I saw the roof behind with "tuile canal" as south...

Is the 15-gage X 1/2" silicon bronze ring shank nail the nail of choice these days for plank to stem nailing?

Hi Robert, welcome and nice canoe! You mentioned its a first wooden canoe and most likely your last. Let me just say that these things...

Well, here is the up date after stripping paint and varnish and removing planking and deck to repair damage. Dan, you are rightt. The...

Kingsbury was in Washington State during WWI. In 1946, he built 36 17' canoes with his son, David. These were the last Kingsbury canoes...

Iron fasteners are generally associate with war times as copper and brass were being used for ammunition.

That's the best picture of the trademark that I've seen. I haven't located one on my canoe. I read the journal article about the...

Cool connection, thanks!

I am a member of the Seminole Canoe and Kayak Club, Jacksonville Florida. The Club was organized around 1916 and incorporated in 1921 as...