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Thank you Benson. Rexford Daniels was my wife’s grandfather, so this canoe has been in the family for 85 years. It has now been...

Thank you Benson. Rexford Daniels was my wife’s grandfather, so this canoe has been in the family for 85 years. It has now been...

Oh, that sounds familiar! I used Kilz 2 and can see a hint of the weave under the paint. My fault, because one more coat of Kilz is all...

I used Kilz as it's advertised to stick to anything. Since you asked, let me tell you the two problems I ran into. I used the same...

Chuck, just a question about the slat seat. Is it possible someone turned over the seat frame after the cane was damaged, cut out the...

Lovely! What kind of filler did you use on the Dacron?

The Old Town canoe with serial number 79978 is a 16 foot long, CS (common sense or middle) grade, Otca model with red western cedar...

Welcome, the Old Town canoe with serial number 129433 is a 16 foot long, AA (or top) grade, Otca model with open mahogany gunwales, a...

Building a Birch Bark Canoe - John and Victoria Jungwirth (906 Outdoors) Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4

Benson, don't have access to my thumb drives at the moment. Can you post the build sheet for 79978 please?

Old Town Canoe 129433 16”

With an odd number of ribs, you can start the first screw in the middle and work towards the stems wit a screw in every other rib. With...

Picked it up today This canoe doesn’t answer your question one of each, Needs 12 ribs, 5 half ribs, 25’ of planking, rub rails, outside...

Your canoe is looking good. I am at roughly the same stage with a restoration and I'm curious about your comment about the two screws at...

Great info, thank you!