Canceled Due to COVID
Better luck in 2021
Join me with Chesapeake Light Craft as OkoumeFest morphs into a full-on two-day waterfront celebration of small boat culture that will:
I will once again be attending Canoecopia supporting Chesapeake Light Craft. Said to be the largest paddlesports show in North America, it is a great event to see what is going on in paddlesports of all kinds. I usually am out front of the booth doing some sort of building demonstration. I'm not sure what I'll be doing this year, but it is sure to be interesting.
I consider myself a cautious paddler, yet I have been "boarded" by the Coast Guard 3 times in the past year. "Boarding" is what the Coast Guard calls it when they stop you on the water for a safety check.
Sorting strips for book matching from a 1-1/2" x 12" vertical grained board
Sorting strips for book matching from a 3/4" x 12" flat grained board
Spending a little time shaping the inner stems
Finally getting the forms strung on the strongback. I discuss the spacer system and how to true up the forms.