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The last two days I went to a snowshoe building class at our state park here. They usually hold
, I believe three classes starting in January and ending in March. I did it several years ago and built the Ojibway shoes and it was fun. I wound up giving those to my son-in-law for Christmas two years ago. U decided to do it again, and this time I signed up for the Green Mountain show course. There was ten people at this class and it was a blast. Challenging but fun. Now I have to wait till spring for warm weather to varnish them. I won't put marine spar varnish on them in the house. That smell lasts forever. If you live in the snowy north and get the chance to do this, I highly recommend it. Oh, these are 10"X 36". The webbing is a braided nylon tubing that is extremely strong, durable, and rot resistant. Mice won't chew it like rawhide.
, I believe three classes starting in January and ending in March. I did it several years ago and built the Ojibway shoes and it was fun. I wound up giving those to my son-in-law for Christmas two years ago. U decided to do it again, and this time I signed up for the Green Mountain show course. There was ten people at this class and it was a blast. Challenging but fun. Now I have to wait till spring for warm weather to varnish them. I won't put marine spar varnish on them in the house. That smell lasts forever. If you live in the snowy north and get the chance to do this, I highly recommend it. Oh, these are 10"X 36". The webbing is a braided nylon tubing that is extremely strong, durable, and rot resistant. Mice won't chew it like rawhide.