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There are quite a few things I remember about gramps growing up. He started everyday off with oatmeal after his morning trek to collect eggs. He had a red truck, that in the early days was littered with Skoal containers. Later on he dropped the habit and drove a big brown F150 with some hideous orange pin-striping. Though his truck didn’t always look good, he did. Gramps was always looking proper in a long sleeve button-up. It didn’t matter the weather chances are you would find him a long sleeve, what was the toss up was whether it was flannel or not. I’d venture a guess that 8 our of 12 months it was flannel unless he was putting in time on the golf course. But what I recall most is the staple handkerchief he had in his pocket at all times. He didn’t match it to his shirt or undertake any special morning fold. It sat there with the intentions of being used. It sat scrunched up either under the flap of his breast pocket or in the back pocket along side his pocket watch which he monitored regularly. He put these things through the ringer each day wiping grease from his hands or picking up that runny nose after a morning out ice fishing. For him it was a practical necessity for his day to day activities. This had a lasting impression on me and was the inspiration behind the Oakman, Chinook and Dominion handkerchiefs.

We’ll I managed to get through the first round of orders. To those who went out of there way to purchase some Oak + Oar this week, thank you. When I was devising the plan I wanted to ensure that each order was packed with a little something. Something small but tangible. I considered stickers but that didn’t feel right. It needed to be something a little more practical. The end result was a guitar pick. Maybe you play, maybe you don’t, but I thought what better to have on hand for the weekend getaway to the cottage than a guitar pick. They come in an array of colours and gauges from 0.81mm to 0.96mm. I’m thinking that somewhere down the line it will come in handy for that bonfire sing along. And if you really love them that much but can’t justify putting 20 shirts then you can pick up these. And when you do pick up that guitar around the fire for a little sing-a-long ensure you have your camera on hand so that you can enter the first annual Cabin Life Photo Contest.

Photos by Khammy Phanthavong www.khammy.com

And now for the meat and potatoes of our Summer 2012 collection, the t-shirts. Each of our tee’s are limited to 70 pieces. When they’re gone, they’re gone. The fit on these are dialed and we will break down what size is best for you next week in our lookbook photo post and video post (Body Width: S=18″, M=20.5″, L=22″, XL=24″). The tees are proudly printed in Canada on the West Coast, printed inner labels to prevent the irritating feel of woven neck labels and our damask woven labels on the bottom hem (made in Montreal). The tees are 6 oz. 100% cotton tubular preshrunk jersey. $1 from the purchase of each tee will be donated to the Masigcine Children’s Home in South Africa. First up is the tee that inspired the collection. Our Summer Loitering tee is offered in two colorways both a navy and a white. Next up is the Oak + Oar Signature tee. First up is the black on black which is one of our personal favourites. The Signature tee is also offered in a heather grey tee. After that you have the Motto tee. Though a little different than Drake’s motto, definitely don’t have a condo up in Biscayne nor am I 25 sitting on 25 mil. But my team good, we don’t really need a mascot. Anyways none of that is relevant to this. The motto tee features our slogan “Render Your Art, Not Your Diamonds”, the phrase that is woven on the backside of each of our woven labels. The tee is available in a lime and white on black and greys on white. The Open Season tee was one of the first tees in the collection. The same design that is featured on the front of our Good Wood piece is available on … Continue reading →