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Drummer Dave
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^ That im not totally sure of, i seen a program with Ray Mears & a Native build a birch bark canoe.
They both worked on it dawn till dusk for i think about 7 days ?. 
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Stephanie
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Probably double that if you're a novice too.
I'll bet it smells so good in there too, I've always loved the smell of wood being worked. Someday I'd love to learn how to build furniture. 
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Drummer Dave
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Ya, a novice no doubt would be double ..... or more, i would give myself 30 days if i tryed it 
And i love the guys shop, and working with wood is great, the smell's are like Mmmmmm, wood. 
If you look you can see on the wall the guy has root cordage there ready for the stiching.
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flashlightfreak9
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 | | ^ That im not totally sure of, i seen a program with Ray Mears & a Native build a birch bark canoe.
They both worked on it dawn till dusk for i think about 7 days ?. |
Yeah, it was a week.
If somebody was going to do it with no experience, I wouldn't expect to see a canoe at the end. Like Ray said, it's not something you can copy out of a book. You have to learn from somebody who has done it before. 
I'd love to make one, but alas, there are no birch trees or canoe makers around here. 
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Mystik Spiral
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| | Probably double that if you're a novice too.
I'll bet it smells so good in there too, I've always loved the smell of wood being worked. Someday I'd love to learn how to build furniture. |
I had a woodworking class my freshman year of high school so I built a clock, and a night stand. I really like the night stand. I like knowing that once you have the skills you can build whatever you want. It gives you a great feeling of confidence and pride.
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Drummer Dave
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^ Oh ya, creating stuff with your hands with wood or what ever, is a great feeling for sure. Thats why if lost in the woods or surviving & you take a piece of wood & carve a bowl or spoon so you can eat is a great moral builder and gives you hope & determination.
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linsleyk
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oh now that's a skill I would love to have. I watched Les and his wife make bowls by burning them. ^
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LaraCroft
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Yea I love the smell of freshly cut and wood burning.... but not from the wild fires around here. 
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Drummer Dave
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Sorry i haven't posted the rest of the canoe making lately. Im also haveing problams with Imageshack 
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Mystik Spiral
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| | Sorry i haven't posted the rest of the canoe making lately. Im also haveing problams with Imageshack |
I use www.picoodle.com. You don't have to start an account, you just upload them.
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Very cool Dave, thanks for the awesome pics!
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Drummer Dave
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Still haveing some posting probs, but, i get Err !
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linsleyk
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ok I'll wait with baited breath.
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Drummer Dave
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Well i got 3 more pics up Hopefully more soon.
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Good deal.
Keep 'em comin'.
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linsleyk
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oh wow it's starting to take shape.
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Good ones.....
Looks like Dave likes to keep Us in suspense....lol 
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Very ingenious creations. I've alwas been facinated with the birch bark canoe ever since I saw one on Ray MEars
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thats going to be a huge canoe! thanks for the up dates that is really cool. sorry to heir your having problems with the pics. I know its very frustrating.
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Drummer Dave
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Well i got one more ! lol. 
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