Last parts fabricated. Frames are ready for varnish.

 

Post Spring Break Peek

 

Parents' Weekend Trip to Little Tupper Lake

 An overnight trip to the Adirondacks, down to the southern end of Litttle Tupper Lake and partway down the outlet to Rock Pond.  Windy and cold, but fun.

Another year, another mini-fleet.

Its Parents' Weekend at Salisbury School, and we are well underway with eight skin-on-frame canoes to be completed this school-year. We have: set up our forms, laid the gunwales on the forms, fabricated and assembled the breasthooks and the stems and knees.  The stringers are all complete and are soaking or have already been tied temporarily to the forms.

Soaking stringers

Next week, we will start cranking out the ribs and get ready to start steam-bending them into the 'cage' created by the stringers.

PREVIEW

End-of-summer overnight.

A quick trip to some new territory.  A little to the east on two of the three Saranac Lakes.  Started at the South Creek boat launch and headed out o to Middle Saranac.  I had hope to head up to Weller Pond, this is considered part of the area that is 'reserved campsites', so I took the Bartlett Carry over to Upper Saranac and camped at the southern tip of the lake.

I had planned to go further north, but the wind and chop made me reconsider and stay at the south end.  My campsite was the least of the designated sites (and also the only one free), but I don't take up much room and it was a pleasant, relaxing night.