Buying a canoe
Buying a canoe, what is the best choice? Earlier we wrote a post about the design of the canoe and what to look for when choosing a canoe. However, there is more to it when buying a canoe. In this post we want to give you an overview of the materials canoes are made of [...]
Building a plywood canoe
Building a plywood canoe is child's play And so it came about that two little girls, Hanne & Leen, showed up at our shop one fine day and told us they wanted to build a plywood canoe. They gathered that building a plywood canoe was the ideal method for novice builders such as them. And [...]
Environmentally friendly wooden oars
Traditional wooden oars for Austria In recent weeks we have been busy making two traditional wooden oars for an Austrian customer. They are made from wind-dried European ash wood. This, in contrast to oven-dried wood, retains its natural flexibility. Flex is very important for wooden oars but also for canoe paddles. It gives a second [...]
Canoeing on the Meuse
Canoeing on the Meuse Canoeing on the Meuse? Does not sound fascinating, and yet. In the northern French département de la Meuse, the river is not yet the channeled river that it becomes from the Belgian city of Namur. On the contrary, it is a particularly beautiful and natural water course that flows through a [...]
Workshop Greenland kayak paddle
Making a Greenland kayak paddle with Hans and Michaël Hans and Michaël are two experienced sea kayakkers with a special interest in Greenland style paddling and rolling. To practice their skills they both wanted to have a custom made Greenland kayak paddle. Mass produced Greenland kayak paddles only come in a couple of sizes. Mostly [...]
10-day Wooden Canoe Building Course
Wooden Canoe Building Course Our new Wooden Canoe Building Course is compacted in an intensive 10-day working period. If you want to learn to build a canoe in a condensed period because you don't have the time to spread it out over several months, this is the solution for you. Our first participant was Joonhwa [...]
Canoeing on the Semois
Two days of canoeing on the Semois The Semois region, in the southwest of Belgium near the French border, is a strangely underestimated region. During the low season you are often completely alone. In the canoe you paddle through the splendid scenery of the beautiful meanders of the Semois. It is the only Belgian river [...]
Making a beavertail canoe paddle
Dennis made a beautiful beavertail canoe paddle during a workshop. We started at 10 o'clock with a board of ash and 5 hours of cutting, milling, shaving and sanding later Dennis walked out of our shop with his handmade beavertail canoe paddle.