Another New Canoe.

[Robson Valley]

I can find no better example of the flexibility and sheer size of Betula papyrifera bark.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-...l-park-todd-labrador-canoe-building-1.4739638

 

[baggins]

Such lovely craft. and so pleasing to see the skills being kept alive. I'd love to paddle one one day.
Thanks for sharing.

 

[Wayne]

One day I’ll get round to build8ng a birch bark canoe.

 

[Tony]

I used to travel through the national park there regularly when I lived in Nova Scotia, beautiful place and some great places to paddle as well. What a skill to have!

 

[richy3333]

Wow. I can only dream of having the skill to build something like that

 

[paulds]

Beautiful. You know, there's a whole woods full of silver birch behind my ex wife's house where pretty much nobody every goes......

 

[Broch]

Beautiful. You know, there's a whole woods full of silver birch behind my ex wife's house where pretty much nobody every goes......

Unfortunately not the same birch species and Silver Birch doesn't produce the quality of bark necessary (but you probably knew that )

 

[paulds]

Unfortunately not the same birch species and Silver Birch doesn't produce the quality of bark necessary (but you probably knew that )

Haha, yes, I did.

 

[CLEM]

Fantastic, really beautiful.