I built a birchbark canoe in 1999. It was a great adventure and I want to share with you how I did it.

1. Required tools
2. Gathering and preparing materials
3. Preparing a building platform and canoe form
4. Shaping the sides of the canoe
5. Inwales and outwales
6. Bow and stern
7. Adding sheathing and ribs
8. Gumming
9. Paddling

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© Judy Kavanagh 2001