Primitive Archer

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).

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

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).

and down the side for 3 or 4 inches.
Piddler

yes, the entirer end for 3-4 inches with the white woods here  (birch)

Thanks everyone. That’s what I figured but was wondering about to much moisture on the surface for a sealer to stick and dry. I never would have thought to take a rag to wipe off excessive moisture on the surface before applying sealer like Pappy suggested.

Yes, I am indeed interested.
I am in.

RH
45-60
27 Inch Draw