Daniel Eaton restores and repairs wood and canvas canoes at his shop in Denmark. Here he is working on a 1953 Old Town canoe that he is restoring. Eaton says, "Each canoe has a story and it is neat to see the owners react to seeing their restored canoe."

Eaton fits a unfinished thwart with a traditional diamond head bolt to a previously repaired gunwale on a 1953 Old Town canoe at his shop. Eaton typically works on three canoes at a time and takes about three months to complete his work.

Eaton is completely restoring this turn-of-the-century wood and canvas canoe that was found in the Rangeley area. He is hand sanding the white cedar. What he dislikes the most about his job: "It can be frustrating at times repairing someone's bad repair."

Eaton has been in the business for 14 years. He lives next door to the barn that houses his shop in Denmark.