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Iain Oughtred kits available

Tim Shaw — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 15:43:07 +0000

I noted recently that Jordan Boats in the UK has started producing Iain Oughtred design kits. They have licensed the patterns to Hewes & Company of Maine in North America. I am guessing that this a quality kits, though they are for experienced builders (no materials provided other than the cut lumber). Even so, this [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

Nice piece from NPR: “Adirondack Waters Welcome Paddlers Back”

Tim Shaw — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 00:38:04 +0000

Good use of 3 minutes. Trust me.

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Design idea – Maine lobsterboat meets Indian canoe

Tim Shaw — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 01:58:40 +0000

At one point I came across a picture of a dugout canoe from India with these amazing, carved stemheads, not unlike this one. I am not sure why, when I started playing around with how these might get used in other contexts that I thought to do a Maine lobsterboat with them (plus a rounder [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

Comedy + canoe building: actor Nick Offerman talks strip-building with comedian Adam Carolla

Tim Shaw — Tue, 18 May 2010 01:41:18 +0000

Thanks to colleague @cvonspiegelfeld for the heads up on this: actor Nick Offerman (currently of NBC’s Parks & Recreation) was on comedian Adam Carolla’s podcast talking about woodworking in general and, in particular, Nick’s recent canoe-building projects. Warning – it’s for mature audiences only. Actually, Carolla seems to be a bit of an arse [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

Catching up with the traditional boat blogosphere – recent stuff from some peers

Tim Shaw — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 00:56:04 +0000

I have so engaged in designing and building that I haven’t been on the computer as much in the PMs. I have clearly been missing out on what some of our traditional boat peeps have been putting up. In case you missed it directly, here is some stuff to check out:

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Another skin-on-frame resource: The Berkshire Boat Building School

Tim Shaw — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 02:11:28 +0000

Just a quick note to call out another skin-on-frame resource: The Berkshire Boat Building School. They seem to build a couple nice-looking canoes and rowing boats and offer kits and classes. Worth checking out further.

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skinboats.org – a great resource for skin-on-frame boatbuilding

Tim Shaw — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 02:00:30 +0000

OK – its best I admit it. They say that is the first step. I am thinking about a new boat already. I want to build to my own design. I have some ideas coming together – I’ll share more when there is more to share. The key point is that every time I [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

Very cool – a new finding at the National Museum of the American Indian

Tim Shaw — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 14:05:38 +0000

OK, call me thick if you will, but I had never noticed a cool feature of the National Museum of the American Indian here in Washington, DC. As I have mentioned before in a few posts, there as a small, but spectacular, collection of four native craft displayed in the main foyer of the museum: [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

Traditional boats in the petri dish – understanding cultural evolution via canoe design

Tim Shaw — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 00:15:51 +0000

Nothing quite like an academic article on a Friday night to really get you going… and yet, its true. I just was reviewing a piece from a year ago in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. Deborah S. Rogers and Paul R. Ehrlich contributed the piece “Natural [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

The beautiful rowed fishing canoes of Orchid Island

Tim Shaw — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 14:54:27 +0000

Others have picked up on the post by Caro’s Choice about the launch of a new canoe on Lanyu, or Orchid Island, off Taiwan. I had to pile on because these are some amazing-looking boats.

They are 10-seat rowing canoes with flared sides and elaborate carving / painting. Oh, and the ends are [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

Skin-on-frame boat treat – Inuit kayak and Ojibwe birch bark canoe

Tim Shaw — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 00:19:47 +0000

I was able to get in a quick peek at the National Museum of the American Indian, which keeps a few traditional boats in its rotunda. I have written about the semi-traditional Inuit kayak before, but I didn’t have a shot of the completed boat. Here she is.

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Mid-Atlantic Small Craft Festival in review – the Wooden Canoe Heritage Association

Tim Shaw — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 07:32:00 +0000

The Mid-Atlantic Small Craft Festival is pretty contained, but there are a number of boats to see, so it took me a bit before I wandered over to the Wooden Canoe Heritage Association tent. This seems like a cool organization. Their site has a master list of canoe plans, a suppliers directory, and historical [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

Mid-Atlantic Small Craft Festival LIVE! – My collected pictures

Tim Shaw — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 20:40:00 +0000

Here are most of the other pictures I took at the Mid-Atlantic Small Craft Festival.

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More boats seen at the Center for Wooden Boats

Tim Shaw — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 02:13:39 +0000

There are so many cool boats to see at the Center for Wooden Boats. I noticed a bunch that weren’t there in my prior visit. Here’s a little slide show of them:

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Hidden gems – sailing canoes on intheboatshed.net

Tim Shaw — Sun, 25 Feb 2007 03:18:11 +0000

Of course, Gavin Atkin over at intheboatshed.net has posted like 50 times since my last one, and there is what I am coming to realize is the usual array of interesting stuff in there. I was particularly interested to see Gavin’s discussion of sailing canoes. He begins:

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Beautiful small boat artwork – from a great guy

Tim Shaw — Tue, 13 Feb 2007 01:34:12 +0000

I am pleased to be able to show off two great pieces of artwork that fans of this blog will surely enjoy:

The talented artist? That would be George Shaw. Name ring a bell? That would be my dad. Good stuff, eh? I believe the second boat is a Caledonia Yawl by Iain [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

Paddling with legendary spirits – a nice story from Paddling.net

Tim Shaw — Sat, 03 Feb 2007 03:25:31 +0000

Paddling.net put out a nice story the other day. The writer uses a canoe trip through Ontario’s Quetico Provincial Park to explore a fascinating, if luckless, man named John Tanner. Its worth a read.

…To me, visiting a place such as Tanner Rapids perfectly exemplifies a canoe trip in Quetico Park. It’s the rich history [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

Christmas tree day – time for the return of my favorite ornaments

Tim Shaw — Mon, 11 Dec 2006 03:34:32 +0000

Holiday time – its Christmas for us – means the annual pulling out of our set of Christmas tree ornaments, some of which go back many years. I never think about them during the year; it is always a surprise to open the boxes and find what is there. The other day this happened [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

Beautiful audio essay / podcast from Nature Conservancy on canoeing Maine’s Merrymeeting Bay

Tim Shaw — Sat, 11 Nov 2006 03:41:13 +0000

This is a really nice audio essay / podcast, done while paddling in Maine’s Merrymeeting Bay, where the Kennebec and Androscoggin Rivers, among others, meet. It describes the Bay’s features, fauna, history, and prospects while paddle blades dip and swing in the background. Thanks to the Nature Conservancy for distributing this.

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Nymph – new double paddle canoe from Guillemot

Tim Shaw — Mon, 06 Nov 2006 02:32:34 +0000

Years ago I came a across a boat in WoodenBoat that had me fixated for months. It was a little lapstrake double paddle canoe. Something about the boat was so exciting – it was small and nimble – perfect for poking into nooks of various estuaries. A real messing about kind of boat. I’ve had [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.