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  1. Welcome to the WCHA Forums

    1. Announcements

      Official WCHA announcements, website changes, etc.
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      Latest: Assembly 2020 is cancelled Michael Grace, Mar 19, 2020
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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: Ahoy! From the Wasatch Mountains of Utah Benson Gray, Jul 1, 2020
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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: Doing tips a little different mmmalmberg, Jul 12, 2020 at 9:52 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: Birchbark Canoe Building Time Lapse with Wayne Valliere Rob Stevens, Jul 8, 2020 at 8:28 AM
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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: UK Peterboroughs samb, Jul 3, 2020
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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: Free canoe molds Rod Tait (Orca Boats), Jun 9, 2020
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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: Ladies canoeing from NYC to Albany 1887 JClearwater, Jul 10, 2020 at 12:30 PM
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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: Canoe Teeter Totter Gary, Apr 24, 2020
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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: Grandson's Paddles Norm Hein, Jul 2, 2020
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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: Penn Yann seat question pklonowski, Jul 11, 2020 at 4:15 PM
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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: Rebirth of the Dragonfly Canoe ID Guide mccloud, Jul 12, 2020 at 12:28 PM
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    2. Serial Number Search

      Post a request for serial number information from the electronic archives.
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      Latest: Seeking information on Old Town s/n 9-77-16 Benson Gray, Jul 12, 2020 at 4:59 PM
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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: 1929 old town octa 17 30+ years in a barn Mark Conley, Jun 2, 2020
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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: Social Media Images Benson Gray, Jul 9, 2020 at 8:26 AM
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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: Assembly 2020 CANCELLED Rob Stevens, Jul 12, 2020 at 11:32 AM
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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: Tour of the canoes in Mark Adams’ garage Blott, May 4, 2020
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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: Spring issue of Wooden Canoe arriving JClearwater, Jul 9, 2020 at 1:27 PM
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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: Stay logged in David Satter, Jul 1, 2020
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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: Prospector trip! Brly, Jul 12, 2020 at 8:39 PM
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    2. Canoe Sailing

      Let the wind power your canoe, and discuss it here.
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      Latest: Sailing Canoe Hull Options Todd Bradshaw, May 30, 2020
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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: Boundary Waters in a wooden canoe? Dave Wermuth, Apr 29, 2020
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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: Wisconsin Canoe Heritage Museum Video Tours Dan Miller, Jun 20, 2020
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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: A canoe needs a ride from the east coast of NC to upstate NY Howie, May 12, 2020
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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: Wood for guide boat ribs Gary Jacuk, May 18, 2020
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    2. Miscellaneous Small Craft

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      Latest: Penn Yan boats Gil Cramer, May 15, 2020
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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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