The Pirogue Maker

[swglenn]

A little flashback of Louisiana Cajun heritage!

A little long but well worth watching.

After watching the video, you will understand why Pirogues are no longer made from scratch. There is a lot of work/time in building one from a cypress tree.

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[Harley123]

That is craftsmanship there and that is pride in work also dont make them like that anymore

[DUCKGOGETTER]

Originally Posted by Harley123

That is craftsmanship there and that is pride in work also dont make them like that anymore

X2

[gckid]

The young hero in the La story was J.C. Boudreaux from Cameron La.

[simplepeddler]

There is a guy in Denham that will still make them that way............but they are like 2,000 bucks.

[Ray]

Originally Posted by gckid

The young hero in the La story was J.C. Boudreaux from Cameron La.

I went to school with a couple of J.C. Boudreaux's kids. 3 of my uncles worked with him at Cameron Telephone Co. Great guy. He could tell some stories too.

There was a pirogue maker named Jack Duhon in Creole. He made them and mud boat hulls. He could do magic with wood...

[Hydro]

Thanks for sharing !

Hydro

[Gottogo49]

Good video Mr. Glenn, does anyone know why he drilled a blind hole and then plugged it? swglenn built a nice little pirogue out of plywood.
I can imagine how difficult it would be making one out of a cypress log without power tools. Remember the old pirogues at the Florence club? They were longer and wider and made of plywood but they could transport the guide, his dog, two sports and all their gear. We sat on little folding seats and the guide stood up and poled the boat from the back - those were the days. I'll bet "southerngentleman" remembers.

[Hydro]

Originally Posted by Gottogo49

Good video Mr. Glenn, does anyone know why he drilled a blind hole and then plugged it? swglenn built a nice little pirogue out of plywood.
I can imagine how difficult it would be making one out of a cypress log without power tools. Remember the old pirogues at the Florence club? They were longer and wider and made of plywood but they could transport the guide, his dog, two sports and all their gear. We sat on little folding seats and the guide stood up and poled the boat from the back - those were the days. I'll bet "southerngentleman" remembers.

I am guessing to check thickness, seems like he drilled more than one hole and had some sort of guage stick he used to stick in the holes...

[Gottogo49]

That sounds logical, checking thickness.