Vintage Canadian Faber Snowshoes Winter Decor Vintage Paris Manufacturing Downhill Skis

Vintage Paris Manufacturing Downhill Skis

showing you how they build and use this ancient style of skis while living in a harsh but beautiful part of the world

Rawhide lacing is woven (while wet) to create the distinctive snowshoe footprint

Ipsheming Michigan skiers with their old wood skis c

Vintage Canadian Faber Snowshoes Winter Decor Vintage Paris Manufacturing Downhill SkisClassic Canadian Faber Wooden Snowshoes Wood, Rawhide, Leather, Metal 42. 5x14 Canada Vintage Winter This pair of vintage Faber snowshoes is ready for mounting above the fireplace. Adult size at 45x14. They are still in good enough condition to strap onto your feet and take you far into the wilderness. Original leather bindings. Handmade in Canada the same way for many, many years. White Ash is harvested, and then HOT steam is used to bend the frame