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    On the Job: Daniel Eaton, canoe repairman - John Patriquin/Staff Photographer | of | Share this photo

    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."

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    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.

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    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."

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

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