Boatbuilding
Wood Canvas Canoe Restorations
Posted March 25, 2021
As winter melts to spring and people dream of summer adventures, I have been busy restoring wood…
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Building the Adirondack Guideboat
Posted January 14, 2021
Hi North House Blog Readers! It has been a while since I have written and I am…
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Milling My Own Lumber
Posted May 21, 2020
One of my aspirations as a boat builder is to create my own lumber. I am motivated to…
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Building the Seksaering at the Hardanger Fartøyvernsenter
Posted February 26, 2020
The more I watch this seksaering be built there at the small boat shop at the Hardanger…
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Planking the Herring Skiff
Posted January 16, 2020
I just finished a week long class at North House in which a project I have been…
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Building the Aleutian Baidarka
Posted November 7, 2019
At long last I have just about finished the baidarka I have been working on here and…
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Boatbuilding: Half Model Making
Posted September 19, 2019
I spend too much time staring at boat designs. Those aware of this condition - which affects…
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Cedar Canvas Canoe Building and Restoration
Posted May 24, 2019
Crafters: I hope spring is treating you well. In my estimation it's still winter here in Cook…
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Making Paddles
Posted March 29, 2019
North Housers, Blog Post #2 from me coming at you. I spent a good part of February…
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New Resident Artisan, Josh Tolkan
Posted January 31, 2019
Hello North House Followers! I’m Josh Tolkan, one of the new Resident Artisans here at North House…
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