Makers Rendezvous 2019 Retrospective
October 7, 2019
Video by Andrew Szeto / Photos by Trevor Connell
After months of planning and preparation, the Makers Rendezvous finally took place on September 1...
Jimmy DiResta's Ranger 15 Build
November 23, 2018
If you pride yourself on being handy, Jimmy DiResta is the ultimate role model. From woodworking to welding to smithing he can make pretty much a...
Three Stories of Women Boat Builders
October 26, 2018
This is a guest post by the writers over at Sawinery.net - check them out for well-considered tool reviews and more stories like this one.
Boatin...
Belize by Canoe: The First Annual New River Quest
August 10, 2018
Hill Bank Field Station, Starting Point of the New River Quest Race
We’ve written before about Bear Mountain’s connection to Belize. It’s a beauti...
Stapleless Canoe Building Retrospective by Svein Løvaas
August 8, 2018
Guest post by Svein Løvaas
As I mentioned in my last post, I live in Norway and organized a course in cooperation with The Coast Culture Center h...
Repairing Seadoggie: A Woodstrip Canoe Builder's Photo Essay by Andrew Cottingham
July 17, 2018
This is Andrew's second outing on the Bear Mountain blog - for info on the original build, click here.
Story of the fall
We were in fast-moving w...
My Stems Split During Steambending. Do I Need to Start Over?
June 28, 2018
A customer recently sent us this shot of a split that occurred in one of his stem laminations during steambending. Since the split had not passe...
Creative Collaboration: Andrew Szeto and Drew Mosley's Painted Canoe
June 22, 2018
We've seen a lot of canoes, but never one quite like this. Andrew Szeto has been a friend of Bear Mountain for awhile now, ever since he came to ...
Canoe as Alternative Education: Building a Prospector at Old Orchard Beach High School
June 20, 2018
As far as we're concerned, anytime a canoe is used as a classroom project is a cause for celebration. Our Kayakcraft Companion Video was filmed w...
How to Build a Stapleless Hull by Svein Løvaas
June 13, 2018
My name is Svein Løvaas. I am currently situated in Bergen, Norway and I like to build boats! I have built nine or ten canoes, kayaks and small b...
Mark Whittaker's Prospector: From Inspiration to Launch Day
May 25, 2018
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If there was a single moment that triggered and opened up the appeal of canoeing (and construction of same) for me, it was watchi...
From the Archive: Ruta Maya Belize River Challenge Documentary
April 6, 2018
The Ruta Maya Belize River Challenge may be familiar to canoeists who like a challenge - it's a four-day race down the Belize River, from San Ig...
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