Canoes are old. Native Americans, fur traders, Aboriginals, and Amazonians were all early adopters. Canoes transformed lakes, streams and oceans into avenues of exploration and trade. Today, they are a great example of craft and a nice way to think about progress. We wanted to explore five different processes of canoe building...
Set in Siberia and narrated by Werner Herzog, this is 2 minutes of fun for any maker.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvrNqyX7XPQ&feature=youtu.be
This wonderful film, made by the Canadian ONF in 1971, follows Cesar as he builds a birch bark canoe from scratch in northern Canada. Highlights include the expertly recorded sound of peeling fresh bark from a birch tree and watching Cesar pull apart green cedar wood with his hands.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRFCxxAKafc&feature=youtu.be
This video comes from Salmon falls canoe shop in Maine. They are probably doing the same thing live in their shop right now.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GpgnGpA4N2k&feature=youtu.be
Beautiful Cedar strips are given strength and durability by fiberglass.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V55hlPT7WfA&feature=youtu.be
This 8 pound solo canoe is a great project. A lightweight frame is assembled around pegboard forms and held in place with zipties and Gorilla Glue. A heat shrunken skin of Dacron keeps out the water.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNYG0JD7Ot8&feature=youtu.be
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