The Bear Mountain Boat Shop

Hello again... In a previous post, I mentioned I'm building my first canoe. The folks on the forum came to my rescue on my first technical question, and I'm grateful. So here's my second question. Being new at this, I'm thinking that I won't try stapleless construction for my first build - (maybe ne...

Hi All... Thanks to everyone for your advice - my steam bending today went extremely well !!!. I ended up bundling a total of seven pieces of 1/4" ash - six for the stems, and one as a clamper - fired up the Coleman stove with a piece of 4" duct pipe as my steam chamber - taped one end but...

Hello - I'm new to the forum, and I'm just starting my first ever canoe - a Freedom 17. This weekend I'll be bending the stems, and another new thing for me will be steaming. I've read everything I can, but one question I have is: I'm using 1/4" ash for both inner and outer stems - three lamina...