The question of where to find a basic cedar wooden bucket came up recently. The only response was Lehman's and Cumberland General Store. The former only carries leaky oak buckets as far as I can tell from their on-line catalog and I couldn't find the latter on the web. Anyone know of a "for real" source for the proverbial (and sealed!) wooden bucket?
The question of where to find a basic cedar wooden bucket came up recently. The only response was Lehman's and Cumberland General Store. The former only carries leaky oak buckets as far as I can tell from their on-line catalog and I couldn't find the latter on the web. Anyone know of a "for real" source for the proverbial (and sealed!) wooden bucket?
The question of where to find a basic cedar wooden bucket came up recently. The only response was Lehman's and Cumberland General Store. The former only carries leaky oak buckets as far as I can tell from their on-line catalog and I couldn't find the latter on the web. Anyone know of a "for real" source for the proverbial (and sealed!) wooden bucket?
Tony Correa dba AGA Correa (1-800-341-0788), Wiscasset, Maine, used to sell very nice white northern cedar buckets made by Sam Francis at Back River Boat Yard (207-371-2272), Georgetown, Maine. You might start there.
Tony Correa dba AGA Correa (1-800-341-0788), Wiscasset, Maine, used to sell very nice white northern cedar buckets made by Sam Francis at Back River Boat Yard (207-371-2272), Georgetown, Maine. You might start there.
Tony Correa dba AGA Correa (1-800-341-0788), Wiscasset, Maine, used to sell very nice white northern cedar buckets made by Sam Francis at Back River Boat Yard (207-371-2272), Georgetown, Maine. You might start there.
Thanks, David. I'll follow up on this.
Thanks, David. I'll follow up on this.
Thanks, David. I'll follow up on this.
Just called. Their wooden bucket is off the market. Man, this is as hard to find as, as a wooden bucket. Get out the strips of cedar!
Just called. Their wooden bucket is off the market. Man, this is as hard to find as, as a wooden bucket. Get out the strips of cedar!
Just called. Their wooden bucket is off the market. Man, this is as hard to find as, as a wooden bucket. Get out the strips of cedar!
Colonial Williamsberg?
--Norm
Colonial Williamsberg?
--Norm
Colonial Williamsberg?
--Norm
You might try Pleasant Hill Shaker Village in Kentucky. Resident cooper still makes 'em. I believe they do sell. If not, they should be able to point you towards a source.
You might try Pleasant Hill Shaker Village in Kentucky. Resident cooper still makes 'em. I believe they do sell. If not, they should be able to point you towards a source.
You might try Pleasant Hill Shaker Village in Kentucky. Resident cooper still makes 'em. I believe they do sell. If not, they should be able to point you towards a source.
Try Beaver Bucket - http://www.beaverbuckets.com/cedar.html
another outfit worth a try is Spaulding and Frost at http://www.spauldingandfrost.com
Try Beaver Bucket - http://www.beaverbuckets.com/cedar.html
another outfit worth a try is Spaulding and Frost at http://www.spauldingandfrost.com
Try Beaver Bucket - http://www.beaverbuckets.com/cedar.html
another outfit worth a try is Spaulding and Frost at http://www.spauldingandfrost.com
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Jeff,
This sounds like the perfect place to work out some elementary coopering skills. It shouldn't be too bad since the staves don't have any curvature and you could always bed everything with a little modern gooey stuff if you don't feel comfortable about the possibility of leakage . I'll see if I can think of any other sources for info or buckets, but I think I'd check at the library for the Foxfire books or old issues of Mother earth news. (There must be somebody in Port Townsend who has the entire series of each.) With the great work you've done on Nais, I've no doubt you can solve this little problem.
Good Luck
Jamie
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Jeff,
This sounds like the perfect place to work out some elementary coopering skills. It shouldn't be too bad since the staves don't have any curvature and you could always bed everything with a little modern gooey stuff if you don't feel comfortable about the possibility of leakage . I'll see if I can think of any other sources for info or buckets, but I think I'd check at the library for the Foxfire books or old issues of Mother earth news. (There must be somebody in Port Townsend who has the entire series of each.) With the great work you've done on Nais, I've no doubt you can solve this little problem.
Good Luck
Jamie
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Jeff,
This sounds like the perfect place to work out some elementary coopering skills. It shouldn't be too bad since the staves don't have any curvature and you could always bed everything with a little modern gooey stuff if you don't feel comfortable about the possibility of leakage . I'll see if I can think of any other sources for info or buckets, but I think I'd check at the library for the Foxfire books or old issues of Mother earth news. (There must be somebody in Port Townsend who has the entire series of each.) With the great work you've done on Nais, I've no doubt you can solve this little problem.
Good Luck
Jamie
<With the great work you've done on Nais, I've no doubt you can solve this little problem.>
Thanks for the vote of confidence, Jamie. I was just hoping to "buy" my way out of this little problem, leaving more time for the "big" problems like the acres of scraping, sanding and varnishing I'm doing in the cockpit <g>.
<With the great work you've done on Nais, I've no doubt you can solve this little problem.>
Thanks for the vote of confidence, Jamie. I was just hoping to "buy" my way out of this little problem, leaving more time for the "big" problems like the acres of scraping, sanding and varnishing I'm doing in the cockpit <g>.
<With the great work you've done on Nais, I've no doubt you can solve this little problem.>
Thanks for the vote of confidence, Jamie. I was just hoping to "buy" my way out of this little problem, leaving more time for the "big" problems like the acres of scraping, sanding and varnishing I'm doing in the cockpit <g>.
How about sauna suppliers? Try this
http://www.saunas.com/accessories.htm
How about sauna suppliers? Try this
http://www.saunas.com/accessories.htm
How about sauna suppliers? Try this
http://www.saunas.com/accessories.htm
What do you want the bucket for? I understand it is okay to pee overboard but if you put it in a buckut you have to take it home with you.
--Norm
What do you want the bucket for? I understand it is okay to pee overboard but if you put it in a buckut you have to take it home with you.
--Norm
What do you want the bucket for? I understand it is okay to pee overboard but if you put it in a buckut you have to take it home with you.
--Norm
<I understand it is okay to pee overboard but if you put it in a buckut you have to take it home with you.>
Now that's getting down to the heart of the matter, Norm! Maybe we could get you down to Florida to help sort out that hanging chad problem as well <g>.
Yup. We have to cart it home here in the Puget Sound as well, least ways, my wife makes me. But there's no good room for one of those 'Port-a-pot' plastic square things on a little Folkboat. So a proper cedar bucket seems appropriate. Lots of plactic liner bags to go with it, though.
Jeff
<I understand it is okay to pee overboard but if you put it in a buckut you have to take it home with you.>
Now that's getting down to the heart of the matter, Norm! Maybe we could get you down to Florida to help sort out that hanging chad problem as well <g>.
Yup. We have to cart it home here in the Puget Sound as well, least ways, my wife makes me. But there's no good room for one of those 'Port-a-pot' plastic square things on a little Folkboat. So a proper cedar bucket seems appropriate. Lots of plactic liner bags to go with it, though.
Jeff
<I understand it is okay to pee overboard but if you put it in a buckut you have to take it home with you.>
Now that's getting down to the heart of the matter, Norm! Maybe we could get you down to Florida to help sort out that hanging chad problem as well <g>.
Yup. We have to cart it home here in the Puget Sound as well, least ways, my wife makes me. But there's no good room for one of those 'Port-a-pot' plastic square things on a little Folkboat. So a proper cedar bucket seems appropriate. Lots of plactic liner bags to go with it, though.
Jeff
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Dare I call you a fibber? Never know when the poop police are listening in, so I don't blame ya. Where does all that whale poop go these days? Big diapers, I've heard.
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Dare I call you a fibber? Never know when the poop police are listening in, so I don't blame ya. Where does all that whale poop go these days? Big diapers, I've heard.
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Dare I call you a fibber? Never know when the poop police are listening in, so I don't blame ya. Where does all that whale poop go these days? Big diapers, I've heard.
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Please DON'T line your bucket with a plastic bag! The plastiic doesn't decompose in the environment when you throw it overboard. Just empty the bucket over the side. Be sure to throw the bucket FORWARD if you're moving at the time, and then recover it before it is abreast of you. Depending on the speed and weight of the vessel, it is unlikely you will be able to hold onto it once it is towing astern. Lots of buckets (and a few crew) have been lost due to overlooking this simple fact. BTW, I'd opt for a plain old plastic bucket myself. LFH's ode to the wooden bucket aside, a 5 gallon mud bucket is a lot easier to rinse out than a cedar bucket. A well used cedar bucket tends to absorb the character of its contents, if you know what I mean.
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Please DON'T line your bucket with a plastic bag! The plastiic doesn't decompose in the environment when you throw it overboard. Just empty the bucket over the side. Be sure to throw the bucket FORWARD if you're moving at the time, and then recover it before it is abreast of you. Depending on the speed and weight of the vessel, it is unlikely you will be able to hold onto it once it is towing astern. Lots of buckets (and a few crew) have been lost due to overlooking this simple fact. BTW, I'd opt for a plain old plastic bucket myself. LFH's ode to the wooden bucket aside, a 5 gallon mud bucket is a lot easier to rinse out than a cedar bucket. A well used cedar bucket tends to absorb the character of its contents, if you know what I mean.
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Please DON'T line your bucket with a plastic bag! The plastiic doesn't decompose in the environment when you throw it overboard. Just empty the bucket over the side. Be sure to throw the bucket FORWARD if you're moving at the time, and then recover it before it is abreast of you. Depending on the speed and weight of the vessel, it is unlikely you will be able to hold onto it once it is towing astern. Lots of buckets (and a few crew) have been lost due to overlooking this simple fact. BTW, I'd opt for a plain old plastic bucket myself. LFH's ode to the wooden bucket aside, a 5 gallon mud bucket is a lot easier to rinse out than a cedar bucket. A well used cedar bucket tends to absorb the character of its contents, if you know what I mean.
Farmers supply shops AKA feed stores sell great tough black rubber buckets with moulded lugs around which you can splice a good rope handle. No dings or scratches in your painted topsides and no splinters in your arse,,,,,,,
IanW.
[This message has been edited by Ian Wright (edited 11-25-2000).]
Farmers supply shops AKA feed stores sell great tough black rubber buckets with moulded lugs around which you can splice a good rope handle. No dings or scratches in your painted topsides and no splinters in your arse,,,,,,,
IanW.
[This message has been edited by Ian Wright (edited 11-25-2000).]
Farmers supply shops AKA feed stores sell great tough black rubber buckets with moulded lugs around which you can splice a good rope handle. No dings or scratches in your painted topsides and no splinters in your arse,,,,,,,
IanW.
[This message has been edited by Ian Wright (edited 11-25-2000).]
<Please DON'T line your bucket with a plastic bag! The plastiic doesn't decompose in the environment when you throw it overboard. >
Aw, Bob, when I said cart it home (or to the nearest dumping station), I meant it <g>. No plastic bags ever leave the Nais for the sea or land. When you get home, you have to empty the bags into the waste station. Then rinse the bags and they get recycled.
And Ian's probably right - as my dear wife also insists - "Your going to use a wooden bucket for that?!"
Jeff
<Please DON'T line your bucket with a plastic bag! The plastiic doesn't decompose in the environment when you throw it overboard. >
Aw, Bob, when I said cart it home (or to the nearest dumping station), I meant it <g>. No plastic bags ever leave the Nais for the sea or land. When you get home, you have to empty the bags into the waste station. Then rinse the bags and they get recycled.
And Ian's probably right - as my dear wife also insists - "Your going to use a wooden bucket for that?!"
Jeff
<Please DON'T line your bucket with a plastic bag! The plastiic doesn't decompose in the environment when you throw it overboard. >
Aw, Bob, when I said cart it home (or to the nearest dumping station), I meant it <g>. No plastic bags ever leave the Nais for the sea or land. When you get home, you have to empty the bags into the waste station. Then rinse the bags and they get recycled.
And Ian's probably right - as my dear wife also insists - "Your going to use a wooden bucket for that?!"
Jeff
By jove! Ya all have given me an inspiration. I still have the old enamal chamber pot I grew up with (on) in Western Kansas, low those many many years ago. The last thing mom did on wash day (always Monday) was to use the rinse water to wash to pots. That went on until after I went off to coledge.
Now if I can just find a stove for Prairie Islander that burns corn cobs, maybe I'll go out as I came in.
--Norm
[This message has been edited by NormMessinger (edited 11-25-2000).]
By jove! Ya all have given me an inspiration. I still have the old enamal chamber pot I grew up with (on) in Western Kansas, low those many many years ago. The last thing mom did on wash day (always Monday) was to use the rinse water to wash to pots. That went on until after I went off to coledge.
Now if I can just find a stove for Prairie Islander that burns corn cobs, maybe I'll go out as I came in.
--Norm
[This message has been edited by NormMessinger (edited 11-25-2000).]
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