tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8157484949428480187.post606497509877107382..comments2024-02-23T11:03:30.852-05:00Comments on Paddle Making (and other canoe stuff): Alternate Canoe Tump Tying MethodMurathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13482734358888755004noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8157484949428480187.post-11672100099138888362015-02-13T08:39:59.744-05:002015-02-13T08:39:59.744-05:00Doug, the earliest example I've ever come acro...Doug, the earliest example I've ever come across for a contoured portage yoke in a canoe is an article in <i>Outing</i> magazine (Volume LXVI - Issue 1 - April 1915). The author C.L. Gilman adapted a "water pail yoke" then commonly used on farms for carrying 2 buckets of water on the shoulders. He wrote a detailed method of attaching it to a canoe over the gunnels. His article has a picture and diagram showing his "invention". You can read the article (.pdf format) on this link <a href="http://library.la84.org/SportsLibrary/Outing/Volume_66/outLXVI01/outLXVI01f.pdf" rel="nofollow">here</a>.Murathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13482734358888755004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8157484949428480187.post-79189893433252398192015-02-13T07:31:30.909-05:002015-02-13T07:31:30.909-05:00Murat there are these portaging styles and then th...Murat there are these portaging styles and then the large yoke style pads, when did they come up with a contoured yoke? Any thoughts?pacanoemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06750736749848236248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8157484949428480187.post-23218331873163569852015-02-13T07:29:45.410-05:002015-02-13T07:29:45.410-05:00Seeing these varying styles of portaging canoes. ...Seeing these varying styles of portaging canoes. I wonder who came up with the first contoured yokes? I recently got one that was said to be made by and unknown Ontario artisan. Any thoughts?pacanoemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06750736749848236248noreply@blogger.com