Figs. 83 and 83½.—Showing section of canoe amidship and section and shape of gunwale and top view.
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For stitching and wrapping, long, slender roots of spruce, or sometimes of elm, are peeled and split in two. Black ash splits are rarely used except for repairing ([Figs. 86], [87], [88]).
Next we need (B, [Fig. 83]) two strips 1 or 1¼ inch by ½ inch, a little over 19 feet long, to go outside of gunwales, and (C, [Fig. 83]) two top strips, same length, 2 inches wide in middle, tapering to 1 inch at either end, 1½ inch thick.
Details of sticking and framework of canoe.
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