Artistically customized hand built Adirondack Guide Boats. These Guide Boats are fully functional pieces of art. The boats take an average of 600+ hours to build. (90 to 150 days) There are many options to customize the boats including custom Oars, Oar locks and hardware, in addition the (16'7" long by 42" wide) boats is a custom roof rack that can be added to the order to fit your vehicle.
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I started in the building trades at 14-years- old. My father was a general contractor and furniture maker; he started me out simple with making picnic tables and Adirondack chairs. When I was twenty-years-old I went to the International Masonry Institute, where my knowledge about the foundation of building was honed. Then for about ten years I worked for my father and also did "shut downs" at paper mills and refineries in the Pipe Fitting and Iron Worker trades. These varying experiences helped me to have a more diverse background over time. In 2004 I went to Iraq and built camps for our troops. After the camps were established to house 2,000 + Troops there was a need to build furniture, with thorough research on the internet I started designing furniture and creating templates for mass production. After 27 months in Iraq I returned home to run my father's business and started making furniture for my family. After a couple of years within my father's passing and the vacancy created from his absence, I could no longer work his business. So I took a job with a larger world wide corporation as a Quality Assurance technician, but all the while I had a desire to get back to wood working and expressing myself through the artistic craft. So in 2014 I built my Fiance an Adirondack Guide Boat. Having completed this challenge successfully, and with the support of all my friends and family, I am now putting myself out there for You. So please challenge me and my creativity and skills, to fulfill your request for "Real Wood" Custom Designed Furniture. She is not selling her Guide Boat but I will build one to your specifications on Commission of half down and half upon completion.
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