Finishing up a few pairs of Snowshoes..........

Oh gotta love wood frame shoes! Im all about the tradition gear, may I ask what kind of wood did you use, yellow birch, at least the pair on the right

Oh man..., those look great.

they are ash frames with flat nylon lacing. The two on the left are dyed red which is traditional with the Gwich'in, they still need to be varnished though. The ones on the far right are natural wood and have been varnished. I like to customize them for folks so it has some meaning to them and makes it a one of a kind. Thanks for the kind words ;0)

Fine work sir, Awesome Awesome!

Those look fantastic you do some very nice work right there now ! Anyone would be proud to own any of them I'd think !

Those are very nice looking snowshoes. I really like the dyed frames, make them stand out from most other snowshoes.

The Ojibwe here would often put yarn tassel decorations on the outer edges of the shoes.

Nice snowshoes.
The yarn tassells (traditionally moosehair tufts) is to dampen the sounds of the shoes creeking when doing a semicircle hunt for moose in winter-not decorations originally.

Interesting, thanks for the information.

Awesome! Just need a pair of canvas boots and some snow! The red dye looks great. Maybe trade for a few wolverine some day?

Your snowshoes are works of art!

Those look like the bees knees for trapping up north.

Are you making them for friends/family or for sale?

All three, I just do them in my spare time so I can only do a few a year and it usually takes a year till they are done. If your interested shoot me a pm..............................................