Birch Bark Canoe
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Quanity allows for 5-Canoes and marign for error.
1 sq. ft. of Type 8 Canoe bark $9.60
S/H $11.50
PayPal Service $3.00
Total $24.10
Before Painting
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After Painting
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Making a Miniature Birchbark Canoe Model
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1. Cut out pattern in soaked bark with woody side intact. .

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2. Carefully cut slits as shown. .

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3. Bend [do not crease] in half (length wise) so woody side faces out. .

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4. Pinch one end and fold up the small tab; repeat with other end. .

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5. Whip-stitch up and then down the seam on each end. .

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[make sure one stitch goes through the small tab] .

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6. Whip-stitch a small basket splint around the canoe rim (gunwale). .

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7. Spread center of canoe to a 1" diameter (so it will float). .

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Fill holes and cracks with waterproof glue or pitch so the canoe will float.



Making a Miniature Birchpaper Canoe Edged with Sweetgrass
1. Cut out pattern along the fold of a soaked piece of thin but stiff birch paper.

2. Fold up a blade of sweetgrass into two segments [about 1 1/2 " long & 4-5 blades thick].

3. Knot a thread on a needle and at the bottom of the canoe next to the seams.

Stitch from the inside out (so the knot is hidden inside the canoe.)

4. Hold folded sweetgrass along the seam at each end of the canoe.

Whip-stitch from the bottom of the canoe to the rim (knot at top on back of canoe.)

5. Trim off excess sweetgrass flush with bottom and top edges of the canoe.6.Paint or use markers to decorate the canoe.