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  1. Welcome to the WCHA Forums

    1. Announcements

      Official WCHA announcements, website changes, etc.
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    2. Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

      The most common questions about old wooden canoes are answered in this section of the forums.
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      Latest: How to create a classified advertisement on the WCHA site Benson Gray, Sep 16, 2019
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    3. Guestbook

      Please feel free to tell us a little about yourself or simply sign our guestbook here.
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      Latest: Hello from the University of Waterloo! MGC, Oct 2, 2019
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  2. Maintenance and Construction

    Care and feeding of your wooden canoe.

    1. Wood and Canvas

      Canoes with wood rib and plank construction, (usually) covered in canvas.
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      Latest: Getting ready for my first canvas on 17 OT HW MGC, Oct 17, 2019 at 3:46 PM
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    2. Birchbarks, Dugouts and Primitive Craft

      Canoes made the way native peoples made them all around the world.
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      Latest: Making a Moose-hide Canoe Frank Ringer, Sep 30, 2019
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    3. Traditional All-Wood Construction

      Discussion of canoes built using lapstrake, wide-board, traditional cedar strip, cedar rib, and other all wood construction techniques.
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      Latest: Stem / Deck / Gunwale Joinery Tom Santimaw, Oct 16, 2019 at 1:49 PM
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    4. Strippers, Stitch-n-Glue, and Other Wood Composite

      Discuss strippers (wood strip and fiberglass), stitch-and-glue and other techniques combining wood and modern chemistry in this forum.
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      Latest: Wood hatch cover for dry storage/floatation chamber Jim Dodd, Oct 13, 2019 at 8:07 PM
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    5. Miscellaneous

      Any other wooden canoe related construction, maintenance, and repair issues that might not easily fit into the above categories.
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      Latest: Mini-Assembly at Gifford Pinchot State Park 12/13 Oct 2019 millie_sass, Oct 10, 2019
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    6. Scale and Miniature Canoe Models

      All aspects of model canoes, from collection to construction and practically anything in between
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      Latest: Scale model Rob Learmont, May 12, 2019
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    7. Paddles and Paddle Making

      Discuss the fine art of paddles - how to make one and/or how to use one.
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      Latest: What to do with an old paddle? cmandan, Sep 12, 2019
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    8. Tips and Tricks

      Sharing things that make building, maintaining, or using your wooden canoe easier.
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      Latest: clamps Jim Dodd, Sep 17, 2019
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  3. Research

    The forums that focus on questions about the past.

    1. Research and History

      What is that canoe anyway? When was that builder in business? What ever happened to...?
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      Latest: Family Heirloom, Help with Identification? David Satter, Oct 15, 2019 at 10:45 AM
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    2. Serial Number Search

      Post a request for serial number information from the electronic archives.
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      Latest: Model for 1939 Old Town Canoe s/n 125741 Benson Gray, Oct 16, 2019 at 9:25 AM
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    3. Canoe Photo Index

      Photographic reference index of wooden canoes. Add a canoe if it is substantially different from the ones here.
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      Latest: Recent Kennebec Purchase MAH1, Sep 12, 2019
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  4. WCHA Business

    The forums that focus on questions about the organization.

    1. General WCHA Business

      Discussions of other WCHA business not covered by the forums below.
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      Latest: Get original and false documents online, permanent residence, ID card, driving license Faustolr, Oct 17, 2019 at 6:30 PM
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    2. Annual Assembly

      Here's a place to discuss the Annual Assembly - before, during or after the event itself!
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      Latest: Save the date, Assembly 2020 Blott, Aug 9, 2019
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    3. Wooden Canoe Events

      Post information about wood canoe-friendly events, including WCHA chapter events, in this forum.
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      Latest: Kentucky/Tennessee Gathering Norm Hein, Oct 10, 2019
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    4. Wooden Canoe Journal

      Discussions of specific articles, features, wish lists or other items related to Wooden Canoe, journal of the WCHA.

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      Latest: extra copies Greg Nolan, Jul 17, 2019
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    5. WCHA Website Suggestions

      If you have questions, problems, or simply suggestions for the WCHA website, please feel free to make them here.
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      Latest: WCHA Website Changes Michael Grace, May 18, 2019
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  5. General Topics

    The forums that focus on questions about everything else related to wooden canoes.

    1. Open Forum

      If you don't find your topic anywhere else, post it here. As long as it's remotely related to wooden canoes.
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      Latest: OTCA Seat back Norm Hein, Oct 7, 2019
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    2. Canoe Sailing

      Let the wind power your canoe, and discuss it here.
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      Latest: OLD TOWN DISCOVERY 119 SOLO REVIEW Andre Cloutier, Sep 16, 2019
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    3. Places to Paddle

      If you took a great trip, tell us about it here. If you have questions about where to go, ask them here.
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      Latest: Ice off on Bowron lakes Frank Ringer, Sep 30, 2019
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    4. Books, Videos, and the Like

      Read a good book lately, or seen a good video? There is a lot of great literature and media about wooden canoes, and this is the place to review and discuss it.
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      Latest: Wonderful new show on Klondike cedar-canvas canoes Norm Hein, Aug 28, 2019
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    5. Travel Registry

      Need assistance moving a canoe from Point A to Point B? Post it here - maybe someone can help move it along.
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      Latest: Transport from Tampa north as far as Wisconsin. Frank Ringer, Sep 30, 2019
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  6. Other Small Craft

    Folks into wooden canoes often enjoy other types of watercraft - here is a place to discuss them.

    1. Adirondack Guideboats

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      Latest: Help identify Finger Lakes region guide boat Jimbo, Sep 21, 2019
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    2. Miscellaneous Small Craft

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      Latest: 1930's wood & canvas fold-flat boat Benson Gray, Aug 15, 2019
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  7. WCHA KnowledgeBase

    The WCHA KnowledgeBase is a wiki style repository for gathering together in one place the collective knowledge of our members on wood canoe history, construction, restoration and more.

    1. KnowledgeBase Welcome

      An introduction to the WCHA KnowledgeBase, along with guidelines for using and contributing.
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    2. Wood Canoe Basics

      An introduction to the wooden canoe.
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      Latest: The Wide Board Canoe Treewater, Nov 15, 2016
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    3. Wood Canoe Manufacturers

      This is the place to collect information about the manufacturers and builders of wooden canoes.
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      Latest: Allied Aviation/Molded Products alick burt, Mar 7, 2017
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    4. Build and Restore

      Articles of interest to those who are building or restoring their wooden canoes.
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      Latest: Epoxy Questions MGC, Dec 29, 2016
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