Gudgeon, a Lakota canoe built at www.birchcanoes.com
Those smiles say it all, the successful conclusion of a www.birchcanoes.com course
Carol Patel with Anthony in the Swan
You can hold a plywood canoe above your head. Try this with a fibreglass canoe!
canoes on the floods July 07
You can even get 3 people in an Algonquin ( although there's not much room, or indeed much freeboard)
Yes, you can get 5 people in an Iroquois
Robin with the Algonquin he built with Anthony
Anthony with the Algonquin he built with Robin
Carole and Thomas in the Algonquin
John and Thomas in the Algonquin that Thomas designed
When the weather is fit, we prefer to build our canoes outside
Wearing the t-shirt with pride!
Jason from www.woodland-ways.co.uk in his Lakota
Jason in his Iroquois
You can lie down and go to sleep in your canoe!
Nichola's Algonquin
Nichola in her Algonquin
John and Fran fitting the gunwhale strip on their Lakota
If the weather is suitable, we like to build our canoes outside, at www.birchcanoes.com
Fran sanding the outside of their Lakota prior to resining
Max carving his paddle with a drawknife
Make your own paddle at www.birchcanoes.com
The 50th canoe ever to be built in our workshops, Izzy justly proud of her achievement
The moment of our courses at www.birchcanoes.com that I enjoy best.. trying out the canoe!
The proud conclusion to a www.birchcanoes.com course; strapping a beautiful canoe to the roof of the car for the drive home
Thomas conducting a quality control on the yoke of a Lakota
Steve's canoe on Derwent Water
Vic and Dorothy's canoes
Vic Launches his Lakota
Sanding a lovely cherry wood paddle
Sandy carrying his Lakota
The canoe building lean-to at www.Birchcanoes.com with the river in the background
Sandy making the final touches to his Lakota, Alfie records the moment.
Under the lean-to on a hot night, listening to Alfie's glorious cello music
Sandy and Alfie launch their Lakota
Alison launches her Lakota
Wendy and Roy launching Daisy on the lake at Brooksby
Ceirian and Alex launching their Lakota at Brooksby
Hafoty on the canal
Alex using a drawknife to shape his yoke
Ceirian and Wendy tightening the cable ties on their canoe
Seat carved and resined
Relaxing in the canoe building lean-to after a busy day
Brian launching his Lakota
Brian captures a black bear in his canoe
On the sea in the glorious late evening light
