{"product_id":"building-a-birch-bark-canoe","title":"Building A Birch Bark Canoe","description":"\u003cp\u003ePossibly the single most identifiable artifact created by the Woodland Indian cultures\u003cbr\u003ewas the remarkable watercraft of the birch bark canoe. In the geographic area of New\u003cbr\u003eEngland and the country surrounding the Great Lakes, this craft was an important\u003cbr\u003emode of transport among the many lakes and streams, and its typically light weight\u003cbr\u003emade it eminently suitable for portage-carries, Although other forest species\u003cbr\u003esometimes contributed to the construction of aboriginal canoes, two species were\u003cbr\u003ealmost universally used for construction, and these, fortunately for the forest people,\u003cbr\u003enormally grew in abundance in their homeland. Canoe builders nonetheless often\u003cbr\u003etook several days to locate just the right white birch tree for sturdy bark, thick enough\u003cbr\u003esurvive normal bumps and scrapes, yet supple enough to permit the bending and\u003cbr\u003eshaping of the canoe skin. They also were keenly aware of straight, knot-free white\u003cbr\u003ecedar (arbor vitae), which was almost exclusively used for the wooden parts of these\u003cbr\u003eboats: the ribs, planking, gunwales, thwarts, and prow pieces. This wood had the\u003cbr\u003edesirable qualities of light weight, flexibility, and resistance to damp rot: admirably\u003cbr\u003esuited to water-craft construction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFifty years ago,there were few birch-bark canoe builders remaining in North\u003cbr\u003eAmerica—even fewer in the United States, but that was when Richard Schneider\u003cbr\u003eundertook to build one from scratch himself, and record the experience. This book\u003cbr\u003edescribes the procedures and processes, as well as the problems of constructing the\u003cbr\u003e12-foot vessel. Typical of all texts by Schneider, everything here is well documented,\u003cbr\u003ewith ample illustrations by the author. Whether you intend to build one yourself, or\u003cbr\u003esimply want to know how it was done, this is the book!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2020 reprint of the original 2000 edition. 46 pages, 6 by 9 format, 29 illustrations. Paper.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Three Waters Reserve ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45769937322157,"sku":null,"price":9.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0622\/3020\/0493\/files\/Screenshot_2026-03-02_at_3.37.46_PM.png?v=1772487480","url":"https:\/\/threewatersreserve.com\/products\/building-a-birch-bark-canoe","provider":"Three Waters Reserve ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}