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Wednesday, 03 January 2007 |
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Page 1 of 2 Located in beautiful downtown Nictau, population 16 (swelling to 10,000 during the Fiddlers on the Tobique festival), Miller Canoes came to life in 1925 when Vic Miller incorporated features in a new design that made it popular with local sportsmen and guides. During the next few years, Mr. Miller was gratified knowing that satisfied customers were the best advertisement, resulting in a continent wide market. Several of those early models shipped to far places are still in use
His grandson and namesake, Bill Miller, after a stint in the US Navy, carries on the tradition of crafting fine canoes.
- The ribs are reduced in thickness on the curves up the sides. This makes the canoe reasonably flat on the bottom for its entire life.
- All fastenings are brass except the bolts holding the seats and thwarts.
- Planking is spaced to allow for their expansion when wet, this reduces the chance of bulging planks.
- Only high grade Marine Spar Varnish and Marine Paints are used for the finishing .
- Canoes can be covered with the traditional canvas, or fiberglassed using polyester , or epoxy resins.
- Each canoe is custom handcrafted to a time honored tradition.
- Nicely curved gunwhale lines. This can be checked by looking lengthwise from bow to stern.
- Gunwhales heavy enough to maintain the smooth even curve.
- Each gunwhale one piece, only spliced in lengths longer than 21 feet.
- A good beam....35 inches or more.
- A good depth of 12 inches or more.
- A nearly but not quite flat bottom for stability
- Three coats of Marine Spar Varnish or more.
- A fairly smooth thin finish of filler to reduce the chance of peeling and cracking of thicker layers.
Nex page for some early photos....
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