“When we started out, we didn’t know a thing about woodworking”, Todd Randall says as he switches on a table saw and dons some ear protection. “We learned as we went and got a lot of advice from our ...

MOORESVILLE — Woodworking is a traditional craft in decline in this increasingly digital world, but one Mooresville resident is helping keep the art form alive. John Van Hal makes custom wooden canoes ...

Trent Preszler, the CEO of Bedell Cellars in Cutchogue, makes wooden canoes by hand. Preszler, who grew up on South Dakota cattle ranch, taught himself how to do it from scratch by reading books and ...

To build his 18-foot canoe, Steve Soldavini needed bundles of western red cedar, a half-gallon of glue and a whole lot of patience. It took about 200 hours of sanding, clamping and varnishing during ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... GRAND JUNCTION — She’s a 15-foot-9-inch-long, lost-art beauty, all graceful curves and elegant flowing lines. She only needs a few bits of fancy trim — and a ...

This article was published 09/08/2023 (1024 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current. Not many people who enjoy canoeing in the summer also make their own canoes. Veteran canoe and ...

It takes about a year to do. Preszler's canoes include custom bronzework and hand-sewn seats of leather and hemp. "It is kind of a lost art," he says, adding that there's probably less than five ...