jode hillman

Made a little progress the last couple of days. I wanted to get farther, but my home fixup list included new molding around doors in a...

The rot resistance and workability is what sold me, even if it's not a true cedar. I'm ok playing guinea pig once in a while.

I love it. If you could take a ride down to Tuckerton there's plenty of really nice white cedar both at the show and at several...

I decided to lay out the molds, but not cut yet. On past boat builds I've had good luck using a 4x4 as a strongback using 3/4" plywood...

I pulled this image from Hank Garvey's BBSB build. It looks easier to achieve than the above idea I had since the chine log angles...

Artie is on the left in the picture

For those that have been to the show. Artie Birdsall recently passed away. He was always set up on the corner by the boat displays and...

My wife and I have raised sheep for their wool for years. As a spinner, weaver and felter , my wife has blessed me and my brother with...

My brother sat all day in a treestand in -16 degrees below zero to take this buck just before sundown on the final minutes of the last...

I really like the old style Cabela's Windstopper wool. They can usually be had on eBay between $100 and $200. I like them so much I set...

what a great boat brother, cool lines. i only wish we still needed ice runners !

Many years ago, we would visited friends in Greenville Tenn. I would take a day and go fishing the Cherokee National forest for trout...

Sean Waxing reduces flexibility while making the fabric waterproof. For wax most folks go with either microcrystalline wax, paraffin...

Filson, Otterwax, Barbour ($$$$$), and Fjallraven all have wax/oil treatments for canvas clothes. I think most are beeswax cut with a...

Man that thing looks great. Make me want to get out and look for soras and snipe here one day it’s to nice for ducks! Tony