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chamookman:
Way Cool ! That's a project that I've always wanted to do, but guess will never get at. Love Canoeing, have a 12' Sports Pal Solo. (=) Bob.
GlisGlis:
Birch bark canoe is an awesome project! Wanna see that !
I bet you'll need alot of spruce roots and tar to seal all the holes and sewings!
I also imagine that it will be very difficult to find the right balance between strength and lightness
here is an interesting page on building birchbark canoes (you may already know it).
bjrogg:
--- Quote from: chamookman on May 29, 2024, 04:41:34 am ---Way Cool ! That's a project that I've always wanted to do, but guess will never get at. Love Canoeing, have a 12' Sports Pal Solo. (=) Bob.
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I really think it’s cool how they are built. And they look amazing and function well.
I hope I have enough time left to get it finished and take a few good friends out in it.
Bjrogg
bjrogg:
--- Quote from: GlisGlis on May 29, 2024, 05:28:57 am ---Birch bark canoe is an awesome project! Wanna see that !
I bet you'll need alot of spruce roots and tar to seal all the holes and sewings!
I also imagine that it will be very difficult to find the right balance between strength and lightness
here is an interesting page on building birchbark canoes (you may already know it).
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Yes it’s probably going to take me longer than I’d like to collect all my materials and I’m know I’m going to need a lot more roots, but I’m hoping I get to hang around long enough to use this canoe.
I’ve seen the link you posted. Watched a bunch of YouTube tutorials and I love how they are built. I guess that’s the biggest reason I want to try. I will definitely try to post my progress but it’s probably going to be in spurts and I don’t think I will finish this summer. Maybe I’m underestimating myself though, but probably not.
Bjrogg
bjrogg:
Well I haven’t had any time to work on my canoe. I guess that’s a good thing. The rain quit long enough for us to get caught up with the sprayer and then plant our edible beans. It was quite the endurance test. We got a lot done in the past week and a half. Now hopefully everything comes up good and grows good.
Supposed to rain this afternoon and every day for the rest of the week. Maybe I can work on my canoe again.
Not a lot of pictures but a few.
Bjrogg
PS one of my cousins stopped by and road in my planter tractor with me for a few hours. He really enjoyed it and was blow away by all the technology. After he left he asked if he could go to our beach. I told him yes but he had to send me a picture . Here’s a selfie of my cousin on the beach and me scratching seed to finish planting my Pinto beans.
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