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Posted: 3/24/2017 12:09:15 AM EDT
Found this video by accident and it's pretty neat. I'm jealous of their tools and skill.
 The Birth Of A Dugout Canoe by Northmen |
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Posted: 3/24/2017 12:13:57 AM EDT
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That pine looks like it would be a workout to turn in to a canoe
Cajun Style also  Dugout pirogue construction from a solid Cypress log. |
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Posted: 3/24/2017 12:34:41 AM EDT
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I hate to break it to you, but while there was a tremendous amount of skill involved, it was about 10% skill, 90 % hard work involved. Most people who attempt things like that, fail at the hard work part.
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Posted: 3/24/2017 12:37:18 AM EDT
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Always impresses me what people are capable of.
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Posted: 3/24/2017 1:33:39 AM EDT
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Healthy amounts of skill and determination there.
I have a ton of respect for those guys. Thanks OP - these type of threads are a nice break from the usual GD fodder. |
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Posted: 3/24/2017 1:55:07 AM EDT
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Someone really should show those guys stitch and epoxy boat building
Their lives would be a lot easier. After watching that I'm glad I have my old town 142. Hacking that boat out if a tree looked like a metric shit ton of hard work |
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Posted: 3/24/2017 2:04:29 AM EDT
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we made a bamboo raft
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Posted: 3/24/2017 2:08:18 AM EDT
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Next season on Alone....
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Posted: 3/24/2017 2:09:43 AM EDT
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Someone really should show those guys stitch and epoxy boat building
Their lives would be a lot easier. After watching that I'm glad I have my old town 142. Hacking that boat out if a tree looked like a metric shit ton of hard work I know if that was me, I would have split it. |
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Posted: 3/24/2017 2:10:26 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryNice going Gilligan.
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Posted: 3/24/2017 2:18:40 AM EDT
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That was neat to watch. Amazing how much time goes into one.
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Posted: 3/24/2017 2:29:37 AM EDT
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Those guys needed a chainsaw!
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Posted: 3/24/2017 2:37:02 AM EDT
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Very cool video to watch. Thanks, OP.
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Posted: 3/24/2017 2:41:33 AM EDT
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Nice going Gilligan. Quote HistoryQuoted:
Nice going Gilligan.
No problem young man 
We put that together in a few hours, we have lots more and even sent a box of small stuff for a fellow arfcomers parrot to have some fresh bamboo to enjoy. |
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Posted: 3/24/2017 3:04:01 AM EDT
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 Dead Man - The tobacco is for your voyage, Whilliam Blake |
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Posted: 3/24/2017 3:26:06 AM EDT
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I want to try to build a brockway skiff. Plans are in the internet for free, and it would be perfect for where i am at.
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Posted: 3/24/2017 3:49:43 AM EDT
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I'd have used a lancelot
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Posted: 3/24/2017 4:28:17 AM EDT
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Were the pegs he put in to seal up bad spots, or were they using them as some sort of depth gauge?
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Posted: 3/24/2017 4:33:25 AM EDT
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Were the pegs he put in to seal up bad spots, or were they using them as some sort of depth gauge? |
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Posted: 3/24/2017 6:18:24 AM EDT
[#19]
Good stuff.
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Posted: 3/24/2017 7:05:01 AM EDT
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Very Nice work..
Need to introduce them to RoyaleX
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Posted: 3/24/2017 7:14:39 AM EDT
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watch the videos of them building their house. That's a great youtube channel.
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Posted: 3/24/2017 7:16:57 AM EDT
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At first I thought it said "donut canoe" and I got all excited.
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Posted: 3/24/2017 7:21:15 AM EDT
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https://youtu.be/fbhPIK-oBvA
This show will teach you to make a modern version. The freeboard is about 2" when loaded though! |
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Posted: 3/24/2017 7:39:50 AM EDT
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Those guys needed a chainsaw! |
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Posted: 3/24/2017 8:42:51 AM EDT
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We help the neighbor clear a new road on his land and we cut down alot of bamboo, my son is said Dad lets built a raft!!! No problem young man
We put that together in a few hours, we have lots more and even sent a box of small stuff for a fellow arfcomers parrot to have some fresh bamboo to enjoy. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Nice going Gilligan.
No problem young man
We put that together in a few hours, we have lots more and even sent a box of small stuff for a fellow arfcomers parrot to have some fresh bamboo to enjoy. Huh. Learn something everyday. |
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Posted: 3/24/2017 10:05:05 AM EDT
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Nice going Gilligan. Quote HistoryQuoted:
Nice going Gilligan.
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Posted: 3/24/2017 10:58:22 AM EDT
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Were the pegs he put in to seal up bad spots, or were they using them as some sort of depth gauge? |
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Posted: 3/24/2017 12:33:50 PM EDT
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Someone really should show those guys stitch and epoxy boat building
Their lives would be a lot easier. After watching that I'm glad I have my old town 142. Hacking that boat out if a tree looked like a metric shit ton of hard work In my video, if you told that to the coonass youd get this response, "Mais that tree was free and Clotile said I need to find somthing to do on my days off that's cheap" |
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Posted: 3/24/2017 12:40:23 PM EDT
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Just dig it out
Duh |
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Posted: 3/24/2017 12:47:13 PM EDT
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It just shows you that we work with what we have. Much tenacity, patience and skill there. Fortunately I work with a credit card.
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Posted: 3/24/2017 12:57:10 PM EDT
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amazing workmanship, but I suspect that (historically speaking) boat builders who had access to that selection of tools and that level of skill would be making something other than a dugout
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Posted: 3/24/2017 1:03:28 PM EDT
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1. Find a log.
2. Chisel out anything that doesn't look like a canoe. 3. Done.
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Posted: 3/24/2017 1:06:06 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryYou look to have a better chance of staying dry on your raft than in the dugout canoe in OP.
Only about 40 seconds worth of video of it in actual use, and he's struggling to both smile and keep it upright at the same time. |
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Posted: 3/24/2017 1:19:09 PM EDT
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amazing workmanship, but I suspect that (historically speaking) boat builders who had access to that selection of tools and that level of skill would be making something other than a dugout 
The canoe fits a certain mission. |
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Posted: 3/24/2017 1:26:33 PM EDT
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I saw a fiskars axe. Whole project is fail from then on.
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Posted: 3/24/2017 1:50:27 PM EDT
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These types of vids are great. You just have to stop and wonder how hard life was back in the day. I am big fan of shows like Barnwood builders as well, it makes me think and appreciate the labor that it took to make so much of what we take for granted today.
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Posted: 3/24/2017 1:54:54 PM EDT
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Here's the one my dad carved.
 Attached File32' feet long. He's standing near the stern red shirt blue hat. |
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Posted: 3/24/2017 1:57:53 PM EDT
[#38]
Saw this earlier I. The week. I love these guys!
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Posted: 3/24/2017 2:01:23 PM EDT
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I hate to break it to you, but while there was a tremendous amount of skill involved, it was about 10% skill, 90 % hard work involved. Most people who attempt things like that, fail at the hard work part. |
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Posted: 3/24/2017 2:01:55 PM EDT
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They would have down here http://www.louisianafolklife.org/lt/virtual_books/guide_to_state/images/fg_13_13.jpg The canoe fits a certain mission. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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amazing workmanship, but I suspect that (historically speaking) boat builders who had access to that selection of tools and that level of skill would be making something other than a dugout http://www.louisianafolklife.org/lt/virtual_books/guide_to_state/images/fg_13_13.jpg The canoe fits a certain mission. for example, the Lewis and Clark expedition made 15 different dugouts. None of them were multi-week projects and they all managed to (mostly) get the job done. |
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Posted: 3/24/2017 2:05:07 PM EDT
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Birth of a Tool
More tool porn. John Neeman is a moniker for a few men who build things together. They used to have another name. Something that started with an A. Now looks like they've brought in more artisans and changed name to Northmen. They have some great videos. I think they're from Latvia ETA. Try to watch This and not want to go build a cabin using tools you made. |
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Posted: 3/24/2017 2:44:56 PM EDT
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You look to have a better chance of staying dry on your raft than in the dugout canoe in OP. Only about 40 seconds worth of video of it in actual use, and he's struggling to both smile and keep it upright at the same time.
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Posted: 3/24/2017 3:02:08 PM EDT
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I noticed that for all his work, it didn't seem very stable. I tried to picture an 18th Century fur trapper loading that bad boy down with beaver pelts. Didn't seem possible. If he made it to be reliable transportation, I'd say he needs a slightly less frisky design. If he did it just to be doing it, then damn, he's awesome. |
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Posted: 3/24/2017 3:04:29 PM EDT
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Did the canoe that you built with your hand tools work better? 
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Posted: 3/24/2017 3:24:36 PM EDT
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It did not, but the canoe that I bought down at Bass Pro can carry hundreds of pounds. Are you always this big a hit at parties, or did I get special treatment? Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Did the canoe that you built with your hand tools work better? |
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Posted: 3/24/2017 3:33:55 PM EDT
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agreed, and that mission was usually not dependent upon the level of artisanal craftsmanship that went into the mode of transport. for example, the Lewis and Clark expedition made 15 different dugouts. None of them were multi-week projects and they all managed to (mostly) get the job done. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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amazing workmanship, but I suspect that (historically speaking) boat builders who had access to that selection of tools and that level of skill would be making something other than a dugout http://www.louisianafolklife.org/lt/virtual_books/guide_to_state/images/fg_13_13.jpg The canoe fits a certain mission. for example, the Lewis and Clark expedition made 15 different dugouts. None of them were multi-week projects and they all managed to (mostly) get the job done.
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Posted: 3/24/2017 3:36:33 PM EDT
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I made one with the help of my grandfather for a project in high school. Ours didn't turn out as nice as the real ones, we were worried about making it too thin and going through so it was kind of thick.
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Posted: 3/24/2017 3:41:49 PM EDT
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Really nice video ... now try it with shell and stone tools!
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Posted: 3/24/2017 3:43:12 PM EDT
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Took a vacation on a small boat going up the Amazon River. 13 passengers plus the crew. The crew was armed with rifles in case we were attacked. The boat never stopped moving during the night and we stayed in the middle of the river. We left out of Iquitos Peru and were on the river for 10 days but we got onto smaller branches until we were way back in the forest during the flood season. We ran into some native Indian boys who were in a dugout canoe. I wanted a ride so our guide asked them and I offered them a hat I was wearing. These kids were not of the modern world. We were about 150 miles from Iquitos deep in the jungle. The canoe was just a crude shallow dugout with no keel. I got in and they started to paddle away from my boat and that canoe started to roll over but they got it steady. Then I got thinking i'm in the middle of the jungle rowing away from safety with some indian boys...maybe I'm gonna be dinner. They noticed my anxiety and took me back after a short trip. It was the best vacation I ever took and it was my only ride in a dugout canoe.
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Posted: 3/24/2017 4:05:17 PM EDT
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He needs to ask Santa for a CNC machine.
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