[Submitted by Fangbeer (High Praise!)]
[The Birth Of A Dugout Canoe by Northmen] (Viewer #397,007)
When I saw the model they were using for the finished product, I thought “that’s gonna be one cramped, miserable ride in the middle.”
I had no idea they were going to bend the flaps out.
Also, seems like the finished product was very lightweight, almost to the point of being flimsy, but that might’ve just been the way it looked on camera.
Finally, the best way to keep the boy occupied – a sharp tool and a block of wood. Don’t let liberals watch those scenes unless you have a fainting couch nearby.
I can see myself accidentally chopping a hole in the side while trying to hollow it out. That would lead to an uncomfortable conversation with the other grizzled mountain men.
If you watch any of their other videos you’ll notice many of the tools they used to build the canoe were made on site from scratch too. The draw knife, the axes etc were all forged by the same guys.
Kinda reminds me of the awe I felt in my great grandfather’s garage as a kid when I realized that most of the tools he had were hand made by him.
I’m told you can make a dugout with a stone axe and fire, but I don’t know if it’ll be this pretty, nor would you have the shavings to start a winter’s worth of fires or 48 dozen dolls or whatnot.
And did they replace all the knot holes with pegs? Wow.