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Don Case

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Building a birch bark canoe
« on: November 28, 2013, 01:45:43 am »
I thought some of you might like this
http://www.nfb.ca/film/cesars_bark_canoe

I think I've watched it a dozen or more times
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Offline Badly Bent

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Re: Building a birch bark canoe
« Reply #1 on: November 28, 2013, 09:31:12 am »
I've seen this before Don, really worth viewing and I'm gonna have to watch it again. Primitive craftmanship at its best.
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Re: Building a birch bark canoe
« Reply #2 on: November 28, 2013, 11:03:04 am »
Wow, this was really cool!
Thanks for sharing this Don.
What a beautiful little film, seeing craftmanship like that was quite inspiring.

Kevin
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Re: Building a birch bark canoe
« Reply #3 on: November 28, 2013, 12:36:51 pm »
Wow the dude knows his stuff that's for sure. He don't talk much either Me and him would get along lol.
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Offline bowsandroses

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Re: Building a birch bark canoe
« Reply #4 on: November 28, 2013, 02:43:02 pm »
Well worth my watching. 8) That fella had my hero vote at the tree falling and it only got bigger from there. thanks for sharing. ;)
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Don Case

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Re: Building a birch bark canoe
« Reply #5 on: November 28, 2013, 11:55:15 pm »
Did you notice that there were ten women and children in that canoe?

Offline Buffalogobbler

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Re: Building a birch bark canoe
« Reply #6 on: November 29, 2013, 10:36:51 am »
I thought I counted 11 including the toddler, and that canoe did'nt look that big to begin with.

Kevin
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