Yeah, I have the early history and the original build sheet. Started July 26th and finished September 11th 1920 for a Miss Dorothy Worthington Butts. A very interesting lady who moved to New York and became a radio script writer as well as writing a broadway play. It was delivered to her in college when she was 23. She passed in 1985. That is what the DWB monogram on the canoe stands for and this is also the colour scheme it was delivered in with the monogram, though originally it was bright white rather than off white. Lots more to it but you get the jist that it has a rich history.
A really nice canoe Jamie, it shows the quality of workmanship and materials that it is still around and in very good nick nearly 100 years later. It also obvious the high level of care given to it through it's existence. It's braw.
Have been really busy lately what with my sister being over from Oz, away with the canoe and then spending the last few weekends up and down the road trying to fix Heathers car. Well I got home from down near Aviemore with Heathers car late on Saturday night and was determined that I was going riding today, especially when I got up and it was such a nice sunny day.
A few jobs to get sorted first but after readjusting the cones on the front hub of the Jack Taylor I managed to get a nice couple of hours out cruising round the coast just enjoying being out riding after a couple of weeks without. Cleared the head for sure. Super Clubman ran really nice as usual and while I may have sorted the front wheel I still need to sort the bottom bracket that has started creaking. I thought it may have been the cranks but I had them off recently when I checked the BB was done up and even cleaned, adjusted and lubed my pedals before the ride just to make sure they were fine but no luck so looks like a new BB.
I still have to get my freshly painted Mercian built up but I'm thinking now that winters here I may just build up the touring Mercian to take the brunt of the winter riding and leave the nice one for spring. Plus Brian will be back soon wanting to road ride That's also what I did today, went down some wet boggy tracks on the JT just to keep my eye in for when Brian gets home.
Sounds like Rob has had a good ride out today as well so hope everyone else either got a ride in or got some sunshine, maybe both if you were lucky.
And Happy Birthday to Mr P as well, hope it was a good one
No riding for leisure for me and probably not for a month or so. Velo Towers is getting gutted by the builders and then put back together......I hope. My Parents want to see me enjoy my inheritance before they croak so are having my flat done up. Consequently Huts are so full of junk I cannot extract a bike.
All my cycling I do achieve will be on my Apollo, heavy but unappealing to Edinburgh's bike thieves. :roll:
So I can only look with envy at photo's of good cycling from you guys. Looks great up there Jamie
I am now an Edinburgh Bike Station volunteer so that puts me on the inside track for anything bike related and interesting that might be or have already been donated by the public. Let me know if there are things you want to keep my eyes peeled for
Hey Velo, sounds a good thing all round volunteering at the Bike Station.
I have been into the one at Perth a few times this year, always plenty to rummage around in. Nice people doing a good thing
That's also what I did today, went down some wet boggy tracks on the JT just to keep my eye in for when Brian gets home. 
