Though wood-and-canvas canoes look great and paddle even better, few people have bothered to build them since the early 20th century. They're not all that easy to build, and lighter, stronger ...

Canoe connoisseurs will also appreciate Elliott’s review and detailed specification charts for common wood-canvas canoes, including models produced by Canada’s venerable Chestnut Canoe Company.

PADDLING – Mike Elliott, author of “This Old Canoe: How To Restore Your Wood-Canvas Canoe,” will present a free program on wooden canoes, 7 p.m., tonight, Oct. 23, at Mountain Gear Corporate ...

While wood/canvas canoes and wood snowshoes may be thought of as old-fashioned and inferior to the current high-tech products, when they are properly maintained they are functional, historic and ...

Members of the Inuit community of Canada's Newfoundland and Labrador province once used wood-and-canvas canoes to navigate the region's rivers.

The wooden hull by itself is weak, but the two layers of fiberglass make the canoe extremely strong, lightweight and waterproof. No ribs are needed, no canvas covering, and no caulking.

Old Town focused exclusively on its wood-and-canvas canoes for decades, introducing a variety of styles for different sporting and pleasure boating pursuits.

Our wood canvas canoe is 14 feet long. It sits low, emphasizing its connection to the water. It is tippy and swift. We navigate the waters carefully to not damage the canvas shell, requiring both ...

When an old, damaged wood and canvas canoe was donated to Tennessee Valley Canoe Club, Board Director BG Smith decided to fix it up. He planned to organize a team of volunteers and, hopefully ...

And then you're constantly patching holes and maintaining it over its life cycle. So the Grays created a wood and canvas structured canoe that would be quicker to build and way easier to maintain.

The canvas/wood canoe would eventually become eased out by today’s very durable and weather-resistant aluminum, fiberglass and Kevlar canoes.

While wood/canvas canoes and wood snowshoes may be thought of as old-fashioned and inferior to the current high-tech products, when they are properly maintained they are functional, historic and ...