How We Built and Paddled a Wooden Canoe in 5 Easy Steps
by Luke Thompson Step 1. Acquire forms It was January in the North East Kingdom and a few days into what would later become known as “the ice storm of ’98.” Jayson Benoit and I were heading out on a mission to buy a slightly used set of canoe forms north of the border in Quebec. Canoe forms are a series of canoe cross sections made of void free plywood that attach in line along a rigid strong-back to form the shape of a canoe. This particular shape had evolved [Read More...]