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Learn how to build your first boat

  • High-performance wooden boats for the racing community

Read about Bear Mountain's contributions to one of Canada's oldest sports

  • News, stories, and updates from around the boat-building world

Find advice and inspiration on our blog

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Boats are the nearest thing to dreams that hands have ever made.

Learn how to build your first boat

High-performance wooden boats for the racing community

Read about Bear Mountain's contributions to one of Canada's oldest sports

News, stories, and updates from around the boat-building world

Find advice and inspiration on our blog

Join a lively community of small builders

Check us out on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and Builders' Forum

Wooden Canoe, Kayak and Small Boat Kits and Plans

A man uses a spokeshave on the stems of a wooden canoe

Getting Started

So you want to build your first boat
A man checks inside a nearly finished wooden canoe

Choosing a Design

Good boats begin with good plans
Two copies of Canoecraft by Ted Moores

Canoecraft

Get the book that started it all

Read Our Latest Blog Posts

Canoebuilding in the Time of COVID

An update from the Bear Mountain shop, plus a call out to send us stories about your own pandemic projects.

Builder Stories: Family Project by William John Beyette

Some of the most consistently inspiring stories we hear about at Bear Mountain are multi-generational. On the one hand, it’s great to see woodworke...

Making a Feature Plank (Kayakcraft Excerpt)

A custom planking detail, placed judiciously, will personalize your boat. This excerpt from Kayakcraft will walk you through the steps of creating a feature plank and incorporating it into your design.