In seventh grade shop class I once made a birdhouse that turned out so terribly that my mother thought it was a flower planter. Since then things really haven't improved much for me, at least not in ...

If you’ve ever daydreamed about building a boat of your own, MOTHER EARTH NEWS has written boat-building articles that can help make that dream a reality. In these pages you can find articles on how ...

The bones of the kayak span the garage; the easternmost end extends beyond, into an annex created by 2x4s and a tarp. Symmetrical ribs run down the length, and parts with names like “chines,” “thwarts ...

WHEN MITCH POLING offered a class on building a kayak like the Alutiiq (Aleut) used to make, people signed up for one of two reasons: Most, he said, came to learn how to do it so they could build ...

KINGSTON, N.Y. >> A “Wood Duck Kayak” building program will take place at the Hudson River Maritime Museum from July 7 to 15. The program is designed to teach participants how to use a wood duck kayak ...

A kayak boat launch is likely coming to Mechanicville, courtesy of a $13,000 matching grant from the Hudson River Valley Greenway. The launch site will be on the Hudson River behind City Hall, at a ...

Photo Provided Six Marietta High School students spent spring semester hand building a wooden kayak through the school’s art program, under the direction of art teacher Heath Rader. Sophomores Emma ...