Launching: “Vinaccia” Black Pearl, Ontario

    Launching: “Vinaccia” Black Pearl, Ontario

    Another Black Pearl is leaving the shop this weekend!  AND, it’s an international order to boot.   Over the summer I was commissioned to build it by a customer from Ottawa, Ontario.   I finished work on it this weekend.  He’s driving over on Sunday to pick it up. Full details [...]

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Current Build Schedule

  • Currently in the Shop: We are wrapping up construction of a BTD Black Pearl. It will ship in January to Ontario, Canada. Stay tuned for pictures and updates!
  • We are partnering with a local sea kayak racer in the design of a new line of rough water sea kayaks. They are aimed for the smaller-stature paddler who weighs between 120-150 pounds.
  • We are also working on a new line of wood/carbon fiber Greenland-style paddles that will be competitively priced against hollow carbon and foam-cored paddles. More details come late Summer. At the same time we will be introducing a new line of competitively-priced spec built painted boats.
  • We are currently taking orders for kayaks, canoes and small boats with delivery in LATE SPRING 2012. A non-refundable down payment of 25% is required to "lock" in your build slot. Smaller projects are continuously being accepted on a first-come first-served basis as time allows.

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    Our new BTD Black Pearl project is “inspiring.” Our new BTD Black Pearl project is “inspiring.”

      Björn Thommason, the designer of the fabulous Black Pearl sea kayak, recently posted a short article on his website promoting my current build. The original is in Swedish. He has yet to post his usual English translation.  The Google Translate version is quite clear (which is actually scary).  Not sure what “Dancing construction methodology” or “Scuba” was supposed to be… (Th 1/5/12: His English version is up… Google was pretty close http://www.thomassondesign.com/nyheter/inspirerande-black-pearl-bygge On the [...]

    Featured by Northend Hardwoods Featured by Northend Hardwoods

    Northend Hardwoods is the the lumberyard where I buy most of my hardwood lumber and plywood. They just featured a story about my little shop on their web-page! http://www.northendhardwoods.com/2010/11/supplying-materials-for-wooden-boats/ Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Share via MySpace share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post Print for later Bookmark in Browser Tell a friend

    New Project: “Neytiri” Hybrid Night Heron New Project: “Neytiri” Hybrid Night Heron

    I have started work on a new boat project! This summer I was commissioned to build a modified Hybrid Night Heron for a customer in Connecticut. The recession MUST be over if I’m building boats commercially again. In the the weeks to follow I’ll be doing a full write-up of the build.  I’ll try and post an update at least weekly, sooner if warranted.  All the of the posts will be located under the project [...]

    Pictures of “Elsie” CT-18 sea kayak now in the portfolio Pictures of “Elsie” CT-18 sea kayak now in the portfolio

    It’s been really tough lately finding the time to update the website.  I should have been done weeks ago. Anyway,  this is just a quick note to say that “Elsie”, the semi-historical rendering of the LC-148 specimen at the Danish National Museum collected from East Greenland, now has her own page in the portfolio.  Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Share via MySpace share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it [...]

    Winter Update… Winter Update…

    It’s been a while since I’ve written anything for the website.  It was a crazy winter.  One of the family seemed to be sick at one time or another.  I did build a a few things. Last month my office at the NHDOT commissioned me to build some wooden clocks [...]

    Launching: “Vinaccia” Black Pearl, Ontario Launching: “Vinaccia” Black Pearl, Ontario

    Another Black Pearl is leaving the shop this weekend!  AND, it’s an international order to boot.   Over the summer I was commissioned to build it by a customer from Ottawa, Ontario.   I finished work on it this weekend.  He’s driving over on Sunday to pick it up. Full details [...]

    2011 Welsh Brook 13 Solo Canoe 2011 Welsh Brook 13 Solo Canoe

    Happy New Year!! I know it’s been a while since I’ve updated the website.  I AM still alive.  The shop IS still active and busier than ever.  2011 was a heck of a year… In the spring I finished designing and building my 5 year old daughter a new, higher [...]

    Launching: “Vinaccia” Black Pearl, Ontario Launching: “Vinaccia” Black Pearl, Ontario

    Another Black Pearl is leaving the shop this weekend!  AND, it’s an international order to boot.   Over the summer I was commissioned to build it by a customer from Ottawa, Ontario.   I finished work on it this weekend.  He’s driving over on Sunday to pick it up. Full details [...]

    Other: A round expanding table… Other: A round expanding table…

    Round Expanding Table (1.1Mb wmv file) My father sent me this video a friend of his found on aBum.com, a website of funny/interesting videos. It’s of a round wooden table that expands in diameter simply by rotating the top. It goes from about 6 feet in diameter to over 9 [...]

    Cherry Guitar: Completion Photos Cherry Guitar: Completion Photos

    On Saturday the 20th of December Christine’s mother, Joan, received her guitar at their Christmas.  Before I gave it to her I took a few pictures at home.  Safe to say she was pleasantly surprised… Enjoy. Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Share via MySpace share via [...]

    Tool Review: Grizzly’s H6755 Indexable Carbide Spiral Cutterhead for 15″ Planers

    Those of you that plane a lot of wood might be interested in this. Last weekend I took the plunge and upgraded the cutterhead on my Grizzly G1021Z 15″ planer from the standard high speed steel (HSS) knives to a spiral one with carbide inserts. I get all of my [...]

    Danielle’s Picking Her Next Kayak… Danielle’s Picking Her Next Kayak…

    My two year old daughter, Danielle, loves books.  She can’t read yet but she loves looking at the pictures.  When she finds a book she loves she’ll carry everywhere through the house.  Last week it was “The Little Big Book for Moms.”   Yesterday, it was “Kayaks of Greenland.”  Bookmark on [...]

    Please excuse the mess…

    Just to warn you, I’m in the process of switching the website over to one entirely powered by my WordPress blog.  All my static html pages will be transferred over, even the homepage.   I’ll remove those pages last and auto-link their addresses to their new ones.  It should make the [...]