Boat Workshop Gallery

From the Workshop Floor to the River

Every McKenzie Guide Boat begins as flat panels of fir and ends on moving water. These are scenes from past workshops—hulls taking shape on sawhorses, and the finished boats meeting the river they were built for.

A short film by Kelly Wagoner · Five minutes on the McKenzie

Participants building guide boat hulls in the workshop
In the shop — hulls on the bench.
Two finished wooden guide boats at the river launch
Finished boats at the launch.
Builders with a completed guide boat
Builders and their boat.

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