The Bear Mountain Boat Shop

What I did to fix the crack was I filled the crack with epoxy before going any farther. I put a heat lamp to shine on the blade for 1/2 an hour or so to get the wood nice and warm. I flipped the paddle once in a while to ensure the whole area was evenly warm. I then applied epoxy (Industrial Formula...

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Hello, The Situation: I am carving a greenland paddle made of cedar & aspen using Chuck Holst's plans as a guide. The shaft is made from a core piece of cedar (1" x 1 1/2") with 2 aspen strips (1/8"?) laminated on the edges for the length of the paddle. The blades are pieces of ce...

Maybe a hair-raising fiasco but you got the job done with whatever means were at hand. Innovation in the face of adversity - a great motivator!

Here's a picture from a few years of my "voyageur" style paddle in progress. Unfortunately, I don't have a picture handy of the finished product so this will have to do for now. It's based on the pattern & instructions from Warren & Gidmark's book. It's laminated ash & maple. T...

Some local fellows building a 25' voyageur style canoe (in a 17' garage) got their nearly complete boat onto the water on Saturday. Looks pretty dang fine. They're building the canoe to carry them through the "Saskatchewan Centennial Canoe Quest." Check it out: http://www.kisseynewcanoecom...

Something I thought of today is "keewatin" which is Cree for "north", "north wind", or "going home". After hearing it as the latter definition, a brief search turned up the other meanings which would also work, but I should probably find a friend who speaks Cr...

Hi This is my first canoe and I have just gotten started, but I found a great way to keep the cost down. I was all geared up to start this project last winter, when my wife reminded me that our kitchen was in dire need of refurbishing. So, I spent all winter and spring building new cupboards and co...