Friday, January 24, 2014

Wood and Canvas Canoe Restoration - B.N. Morris History

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I did some research on the internet and found out what kind of canoe I was restoring, a B.N. Morris canoe made in Veazie, Maine.  And ther...
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Thursday, January 23, 2014

Wood and Canvas Canoe Restoration - started

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Finally got the shop organized enough to get the canoe moved in.  Some internet sleuthing reveals that it is a B.N. Morris canoe.  Helps t...
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Eastern Arctic Kayak Construction - Ribs

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Back to working on the EA kayak after more than a month's hiatus. Today I tried notching and bending a stick for ribs, but there was so...
Friday, January 10, 2014

Methane Vents

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As  permafrost melts, it releases methane. The methane exits the permafrost via vents which until recently were  small like the one pictu...
Thursday, December 12, 2013

Eastern Arctic Kayak Construction - more frame photos

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Yesterday I set up the frame of the EA kayak and gave it a second coat of linseed oil.  With the keelson blocked in and the deck upright, it...
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Wednesday, December 11, 2013

Eastern Arctic Kayak Construction - Blocking in the keelson

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My last post on the EA kayak, probably should be called EC kayak for Eastern Canadian kayak, mentioned that I blocked in the keelson.  But I...

The Yurt Gets a Door and other improvements

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The sixteen foot yurt has lived for over a year without a door.  But now that it has a stove, I discovered that the yurt loses heat quickly ...
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Tuesday, December 10, 2013

Eastern Arctic Kayak Construction - Interlude

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Yesterday I blocked in the keelson on  the inverted deck of the kayak in preparation for installing the ribs.  I am now at a crossroads wher...
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Monday, December 9, 2013

Eastern Arctic Kayak Construction - Doweling and lashing the deck beams

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In the previous post we looked at cutting and installing all the deck beams.  I chose to temporarily nail them in place.  While the method I...
Friday, December 6, 2013

Eastern Arctic Kayak Construction - adding the deck beams

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Construction progresses.  After I set up the deck, I started adding deck beams.  They are temporarily nailed in place 3/4 inches below the t...
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Wednesday, December 4, 2013

Eastern Arctic Kayak Construction - Shaping the Deck

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I've got the deck of the Eastern Arctic Kayak (EAK) set up.  Beam is something like 29 inches at 90 inches from the stern. I figured tha...
Tuesday, December 3, 2013

Eastern Arctic Kayak - Reconstruction, sort of

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I have started the construction of an Eastern Arctic Kayak based more or less on the information provided by Dr. David Zimmerly in various a...