Here i am sanding prepared and cured canvas, getting it ready for a coat of primer.So, who knows if these posts will be seen by more than three or four people, but i have ben telling certain folks for a while now that t4h eblog would be resurected this summer. Here goes.
I spent last summer as the apprentice under the canoemaster at menogyn. the canoe master maintains all of the canoes at the camp. We 25 or so wooden canoes, 8 Kevlar canoes, 20ish plastic canoes and 30ish aluminum grummans. The canoe master works on all the canoes, but some of them, namely the grummans, need little more than the occasional yolk pad replacement(the yolk pads, for those of you who don't know, are two pads that cushion the weight of the canoe on your shoulders when you are carrying it. Teh plastic canoes need new seats, thwarts, yolks and yolk pads every few years, and sometimes need to be patched before they head off on month+ trips to central and northern canada. The Wooden canoes are take up the most time. they need overhauls/restorations about once every 6 years, and this overhaul is a proces that can easily involve 50+ plus hours of focused work replacing broken and rotted wood, making replacement pieces, blah, blah, blah.
Anyway, this summer i am the "canoemaster" (that is my actual position title). I'll do more explanation of what i do in other posts, but this is all for now.
a photo of the shop and two canoes that are just about ready to have their canvases painted. these pictures are a few weeks old, the canoe on the right has since been painted bright red.
All of the wooden canoes get Ojibwe names. this one is called Nishime, meaning a little brother of sister. Nishime is a 16' Old Town that was built in the 50s.
This is a plastic canoe, a "Ranger" model from old town. It is is the only one left of its kind at menogyn, and has been around for quite a while, and it is a favorite of a few. it is one of the few plastic canoes that has a name; Jeremy. Not Ojibwe. It is in the process of getting sorta fixed. Mostly.
Ah more sanding.
3 comments:
jealous. amazing. cool. badass. jealous. my roommates and i are admiring your living space...o inhaling fresh air and reading by the light of a candle. keep posting! the pictures are fun to see
miss you,
-AK
p.s. jeez, badass
amelia! (which one?) is this Krug?
The candle dripped wax all over some things. cleaned it up, so its alright now. Also using a klerosene lantern. the fumes are really minute so its chill to use in a tent.
Thanks for admiring my living space. it is great. when it rains i am surrounded by the storm. i'm still waiting for a real bone0shaking thunderstorm. that wil be real fun. not being sarcastic here; that will be amazing.
yes, Krug, hence the "AK". Don't worry, I understand your not-sarcasm. I LOVE camping in huge storms.
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