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  • Howie
    Howie replied to the thread Eastern Red Cedar?.
    I'm not a tree guy, but I believe many older canoes used 'red' cedar for planking - I'm sure it's on the 1936 OT 50#er I'm working on...
  • Rob Stevens
    Rob Stevens replied to the thread Eastern Red Cedar?.
    Hmm, what does "nice" mean? Have you seen it? What length, width and thickness? Yes, it is pretty, and often relatively low cost...
  • Michael Grace
    Michael Grace replied to the thread Penn Yan paint.
    Nice color!
  • JClearwater
    JClearwater reacted to David Satter's post in the thread Penn Yan paint with Like Like.
    Three coats of Penn Yan red gloss. Not the Chinese red. I got it from George. If I had to do the red again, I'd have the primer tinted...
  • W
    Worth Gretter reacted to David Satter's post in the thread Penn Yan paint with Like Like.
    Three coats of Penn Yan red gloss. Not the Chinese red. I got it from George. If I had to do the red again, I'd have the primer tinted...
  • W
    Worth Gretter reacted to Benson Gray's post in the thread Photographer canoes with Like Like.
    Yes, those were eliminated in the 1966 catalog and the model name was changed. Benson
  • Gary
    Gary reacted to patrick corry's post in the thread Rodent-chewed deck repair with Like Like.
    Oh boy... I wish. No, it's a Stanley #3. I like admiring my planes so I let 'em show in pictures!! From the top down: #5,4,3,2 All...
  • ReedLeb
    ReedLeb posted the thread Eastern Red Cedar? in Wood and Canvas.
    I potentially have access to some nice local Eastern Red Cedar here in NH. I'm wondering if anyone has used it in their canoe builds...
  • David Satter
    David Satter replied to the thread Penn Yan paint.
    Three coats of Penn Yan red gloss. Not the Chinese red. I got it from George. If I had to do the red again, I'd have the primer tinted...
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  • Todd F
    Todd F reacted to patrick corry's post in the thread Rodent-chewed deck repair with Like Like.
    Oh boy... I wish. No, it's a Stanley #3. I like admiring my planes so I let 'em show in pictures!! From the top down: #5,4,3,2 All...
  • patrick corry
    patrick corry replied to the thread Rodent-chewed deck repair.
    Oh boy... I wish. No, it's a Stanley #3. I like admiring my planes so I let 'em show in pictures!! From the top down: #5,4,3,2 All...
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  • Benson Gray
    Benson Gray replied to the thread Photographer canoes.
    Yes, those were eliminated in the 1966 catalog and the model name was changed. Benson
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  • W
    Worth Gretter replied to the thread Photographer canoes.
    They saved 12 pounds on a 15 footer, that's pretty impressive. But on a side note, they were still using code words in 1965?
  • Benson Gray
    Benson Gray reacted to Worth Gretter's post in the thread Photographer canoes with Like Like.
    Does the 1965 build sheet really say "Dacron covered"?
  • Benson Gray
    Benson Gray replied to the thread Photographer canoes.
    Yes, Old Town started experimenting with Dacron in 1964 and added it as a $15 upgrade in the 1965 catalog shown below. Benson
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