Chine bLog » canoe http://www.chineblog.com Messing about in wooden, traditional, and tradition-inspired boats Fri, 23 Jul 2010 01:55:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Comedy + canoe building: actor Nick Offerman talks strip-building with comedian Adam Carolla http://www.chineblog.com/2010/05/comedy-canoe-building-actor-nick-offerman-talks-strip-building-with-comedian-adam-carolla/ http://www.chineblog.com/2010/05/comedy-canoe-building-actor-nick-offerman-talks-strip-building-with-comedian-adam-carolla/#comments Tue, 18 May 2010 01:41:18 +0000 Tim Shaw http://www.chineblog.com/?p=1104 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 [...] Related posts:
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They are 10-seat rowing canoes with flared sides and elaborate carving / painting. Oh, and the ends [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> http://www.chineblog.com/2009/01/the-beautiful-rowed-fishing-canoes-of-orchid-island/feed/ 1 Skin-on-frame boat treat – Inuit kayak and Ojibwe birch bark canoe http://www.chineblog.com/2008/12/skin-on-frame-boat-treat-inuit-kayak-and-ojibwe-birch-bark-canoe/ http://www.chineblog.com/2008/12/skin-on-frame-boat-treat-inuit-kayak-and-ojibwe-birch-bark-canoe/#comments Wed, 17 Dec 2008 02:19:47 +0000 Tim Shaw http://www.chineblog.com/archives/324-guid.html 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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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 [...] Related posts:

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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 [...] Related posts:

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…To me, visiting a place such as Tanner Rapids perfectly exemplifies a canoe trip in Quetico Park. It’s the rich [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> http://www.chineblog.com/2007/02/paddling-with-legendary-spirits-a-nice-story-from-paddlingnet/feed/ 0 Christmas tree day – time for the return of my favorite ornaments http://www.chineblog.com/2006/12/christmas-tree-day-time-for-the-return-of-my-favorite-ornaments/ http://www.chineblog.com/2006/12/christmas-tree-day-time-for-the-return-of-my-favorite-ornaments/#comments Mon, 11 Dec 2006 03:34:32 +0000 Tim Shaw http://www.chineblog.com/archives/112-guid.html

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 [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> http://www.chineblog.com/2006/12/christmas-tree-day-time-for-the-return-of-my-favorite-ornaments/feed/ 0 Beautiful audio essay / podcast from Nature Conservancy on canoeing Maine’s Merrymeeting Bay http://www.chineblog.com/2006/11/beautiful-audio-essay-podcast-from-nature-conservancy-on-canoeing-maines-merrymeeting-bay/ http://www.chineblog.com/2006/11/beautiful-audio-essay-podcast-from-nature-conservancy-on-canoeing-maines-merrymeeting-bay/#comments Sat, 11 Nov 2006 03:41:13 +0000 Tim Shaw http://www.chineblog.com/archives/106-guid.html 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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The March/April issue of WoodenBoat

is not the first place I might turn for movie previews, but it turns out there is a movie coming out in late this year called “The Good Shepherd” that has an impressive cast: three wooden-and-canvas Old Town canoes and an Adirondack Guideboat. That’s talent, if you ask [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> http://www.chineblog.com/2006/05/wood-and-canvas-canoes-on-screen-and-deniro-too/feed/ 0