Ya gotta see this - making a canoe

Siberian natives making a dugout from local aspen. Love the specialized tools -axes and adzes - and particularly the 'critics' from amongst the farm population who observe the whole process. Even has a few large birds caught for 'Thanksgiving dinner'. It will give your day a 'lift'.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4oCAcIspvc&feature=feedu

Roger

 

Very interesting! How he strechted the wood to make the canoe wider was amazing

 

Roger,
dont know how you found that but it was great!

 

Andre;
I have a good friend who makes knives, axes, tomahawks, etc., along with great leather pouches and cases. He spotted this Youtube video on a 'blade forum' that he frequents, and passed it along to me. I got such a kick out of watching that I felt our canoe friends would enjoy, too. It really is an excellent resume of all the steps traditionally used by natives to make a dugout, right down to the tiny pegs to ensure a uniform thickness to the hull, then steaming it open to give greater width and stability. Great film-making, as approved by local livestock. Great humour, too. I'm pleased that you guys enjoyed as much as I did.
Roger

 

The thing about the Bovine's ilk.
One end moo, the other, milk.

 

... and for a truly remarkable and interesting comparison, see the short film "The Pirogue Maker", a documentary on perhaps the last pirogue made in Louisiana.

http://www.folkstreams.net/film,188