Mike Jennings – Page 3 – Coquitlam Men's Shed

What’s in a name?

A number of people, often women and even the mayor of our fair city, have said that the name should be changed to be more politically correct. I don’t think so and here is the reason why. First off, Men’s Sheds started in Australia about in 2007 and there are now Men’s Sheds in just […]

Meeting Report

May 10, 2016
by Mike Jennings

The 10th. May 2016 Meeting was held in spectacular Blue Mountain Park as usual. We meet there by the tennis courts every Tuesday at 10am. This week the knives came out once again and the whittling started. Duncan brought a fresh block of wood but he has yet to find out what is lurking inside. […]

Phoenix 3

I was reading the Wooden Boat Magazine and came across a series about how to build a 15’ sail and row boat called the Phoenix 3. It is an Australian design by Ross Lillistone. I liked the look of the boat, the series was written in a way that drew me in and the skill […]

Dreem Boat

I was so happy with my Chesapeake Light Craft Chester Yawl that I joined the Vancouver Wooden Boat Society and took it to the Wooden Boat Festival on Granville Island. There were a couple of small wooden runabouts there and I was intrigued. That fall I started to look around for a small wooden runabout […]

Chester Yawl

When I sold my cruising sailboat because it wasn’t getting used enough I missed having an excuse to be on the water. I had read a book about keeping fit and the author said that he had bought a Whitehall skiff and how much he enjoyed rowing it. This seemed like the answer to me […]

Cedar Strip Canoe

After most of a lifetime I have come to the conclusion that I love boats. This is my current cedar strip canoe, the second I have built. Both were built using the book “A Strippers Guide to Canoe Building” as inspiration. I do mean inspiration, while the book comes with patterns for moulds etc. it […]

Mount Pleasant Neighbourhood House

As promised on Thursday evening we delivered the sticks and wood we had picked up at Kawkawa Lake. The guys at the Mount Pleasant Neighbourhood House were most appreciative. In turn they invited us to share a traditional Sri Lankan meal cooked by Aruna. Great food and interesting conversation. This group has someone cook a […]

Update

It’s been a busy week or so. Doug Mackies was able to come to our last meeting. I think of Doug as Mr Men’s Shed Canada, he started the first Men’s Shed in North America in Winnipeg. Doug’s enthusiasm for Men’s Sheds is infectious. He is also a founder member of the Coquitlam Men’s Shed. […]

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