The Urban Oarsman
Rowing Vancouver's Lower Mainland and Beyond
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  • The Urban Oarsman
    • About the Urban Oarsman:
  • The Urban Oarsman builds:
    • Apricity. Building Nick Schade’s Double Paddle Canoe, Nymph.
    • Building the Prince William Sound Yawl.
      • Building the Prince Willliam Sound Yawl II
      • Prince William Sound Yawl Build III
      • Prince William Sound Yawl Build IV
      • Prince William Sound Yawl Build V
      • Prince William Sound Yawl build VI
      • Prince William Sound Yawl build VII
      • Prince William Sound Yawl build VIII
      • Prince William Sound Yawl build IX
    • The Building of Gwragedd Annwn.
      • Gwragedd Annwn’s Cupped Spoon Oars.
      • The Urban Oarsman Makes Wood & Leather Bailers for Gwragedd Annwn.
      • The Urban Oarsman asks: “How deep is the water?” Making depth-sounder oars.
      • The Urban Oarsman makes Bailers
      • Leathering Oars.
        • Bee’s Wax or Snow Guard on Oar Leathers?
    • The Urban Oarsman & Son build a Canoe!
      • The Urban Oarsman & Son build a Canoe part two.
      • The Urban Oarsman & Son build a Canoe part three.
      • The Urban Oarsman & Son build a Canoe part four.
      • The Urban Oarsman & Son build a Canoe part five.
      • The Urban Oarsman & Son build a Canoe part six.
      • The Urban Oarsman & Son build a Canoe part seven.
      • The Urban Oarsman & Son build a Canoe part eight.
      • The Urban Oarsman & Son build a Canoe part nine.
      • The Urban Oarsman & Son build a Canoe part ten.
      • The Urban Oarsman & Son build a Canoe part eleven.
      • The Urban Oarsman & Son build a Canoe, part twelve.
      • The Urban Oarsman & Son build a Canoe, part thirteen. Stripping the West side….
      • The Urban Oarsman & Son build a Canoe, part Fourteen…Outer Stems.
      • The Urban Oarsman & Son build a Canoe, part Fifteen……….. “Poxy day”
      • The Urban Oarsman & Son build a Canoe, part Sixteen ………….“Fill the weave, fill the weave”…………..
      • The Urban Oarsman & Son build a Canoe, part seventeen…………. Seats and carrying yoke.
      • The Urban Oarsman & Son build a Canoe, part eighteen…………. Varnishing the seats and carrying yoke, taking the hull off of the strongback/moulds, taking apart the strongback.
      • The Urban Oarsman & Son build a Canoe, part nineteen…………Inside and Outside gunnels, Epoxy & cloth on the inside of the hull.
      • The Urban Oarsman & Son build a Canoe, part Twenty…………Weaving the Babiche pattern for the seats, tapering the outside gunnels and final outside hull sanding.
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