Model Qamutiit – Pt. 1 In my limited arctic travels there has been one consistent feature and that is the presence of substantial DIY stuff movers. In Inuvik, where the primary highway is the Mackenzie River, it was the plywood scow. We shall have to explore...
https://youtu.be/j85wdSNMEkE Caulking 101 – on Canada’s oldest sailboat Caulking or “corking” as it is often pronounced is arguably one of the darkest arts in the wooden boatbuilding world. It’s no wonder it is given how difficult it is to even find the tools...
Cutting Carlin Joints Sometimes just watching someone do something is enough to figure it out yourself The carlin joint is possibly one of the most interesting of all joints to tackle. It is both intimidating at first glance and dead simple in geometry and layout. The...
Caulking 101 – on Canada’s oldest sailboat Caulking or “corking” as it is often pronounced is arguably one of the darkest arts in the wooden boatbuilding world. It’s no wonder, given how difficult it is to even find the tools and materials these days. Corking...
Model Boatbuilding – Stem rabbets Our Patreon member Tim Ehrich got cracking on his Forest and Stream model, skiff, got’er done and has moved onto challenging himself with a Manticus Peapod model, the lines of which he got from John Garder’s...
