Handmade Canoes
If anyone visits Magnolia Hill, we usually get asked about
the wooden boats as we walk around the lake.
This boat we named "Arkansas Traveler"
with its' beautiful steamed & curved wooden ribs.
Here is a cedar strip built canoe.
Each board was applied by hand...so much work!
He is like an artist except he paints with wood.
Behind it is our Dory boat that is perfect
for pictures with a bride and groom.
For several years, Buddy has gone to Wooden Boat School
in Maine to learn this craft.
One year our two sons went too as they
both love woodworking.
It was a memorable Father -Son working adventure.
This canoe is called the Sassafras.
It sits beautifully on the water and glides easily.
Before Buddy builds a boat, he is inspired by his surroundings.
Each boat is handcrafted and treasured by our family.
It is such a joy when we see them on the water.
I have learned to love the smell of sawdust!
Especially in the fall, so peaceful on the water.
The boathouse covers the boats and
helps keep them clean when not in use.
Buddy built the boat house too from
fallen trees that we had after a storm.
Looking for a bit of inspiration in building
for the woodworker in your life?
Here are some of Buddy's favorite
instructional books that we have in our library....
anyone who loves woodworking
would love one of these books.
A little early Christmas shopping
for the woodworker in your family...
handmade canoe paddles
are a nice beginner project.
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