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Thanks for the advice. I'm going to look into hanging it and I've already ditched the tape. I can see it becoming a problem later. I've...

A Peterborough seat is shown below. A slightly different Chestnut seat is shown here.

Thank you Todd. The pattern in the first picture is that used by the Chestnut Canoe Co. of Canada. It's remarkably similar to the...

Yes, I did notice this on the pictured frame. On a purely aesthetic note, the lack of a corner hole appears out of character with the...

Your first picture caning pattern is impressive!

Yep, just like the seat in the image from Dave Osborne - appropriate throughout that time period. Note that sometimes they had corner...

Thank you Benson. This is exactly the advice I was looking for.

Thank you Benson. This is exactly the advice I was looking for.

I would encourage you to round them like Dave's picture. The image below shows the the Old Town canoe seat from serial number 125927...

I'm with Mike on this one. Hang the canoe from the deck above. Use two cross boards with rope at each end. I restored a canoe that was...

Is there a period correct treatment for the frame members on a 1938 era Old Town Canoe seat? I have made the frames from air-dried Ash...

This was posted in 2020 by Jim Clearwater at the link below and he described it as a Kirby enamel paint. Benson...

I saw this picture on the Forum several years ago. Does anyone recognize the canoe? I would like to correspond with the owner/builder...

I think it's the shape of the canoe , especially after filling and sanding so much that everyone wants smooth and flowing, so their...

When it's good, it's very very good, when it's bad, it's horrid....:p I admired a paint job Pat Smith did on an Old Town...