1. Creating the mold: Before you build the canoe, you need a form to bend the ribs around and shape the hull. The Keewaydin crew made its own metal-clad wooden armature, or mold. Then, the start ...

It has to float, obviously, and that rule remains even if the canoe breaks ... Sight down the hull form to locate any low areas in the foam or plywood. If you find any, build them out with drywall ...

A new short film "The Birth of a Dugout Canoe" documents the building of a dugout canoe by hand by master woodworker Rihards Vidzickis in Latvia. The dugout canoe is one of the oldest modes of ...

In many cases, engineering — in all forms — is regarded ... “We go through the design build, paddling and an oral presentation as well as reports during the actual competition.” During the 2015 ...