In the 1930s two articles were published in American how-to-do magazines on building a canoe. One was from Home Craft (March 1936) and the other from Popular Mechanics (March 1938). Both were on how to build wood canvas canoes….both models were 16 ft. I have posted about canoe building programs for youth….and so much about wood canvas canoes….so I thought it was time to highlight these two great how-to articles again.
An old post in the WCHA forum, WCHA Forum: 1936 Homecraft Canoe Plans, about the Home Craft article, Canoe Building At Home. This included copies of the pages from the three issues involved….and I have reproduced them here:
Then there was the Popular Mechanics article, Build Your Own Canoe, Popular Mechanics: Build Your Own Canoe. Check out this article for another perspective on building your own wood canvas canoe.
Paddles up until later then….and maybe you’ll be inspired to build your own canoe….so you can really “paddle your own canoe”.
