Spruce Bark Canoe

Built in a northern wilderness location in 2003, this spruce bark canoe was the ultimate challenge. Four of us backpacked five miles from the trail-head to the lake with our stone tools. The design was similar to the elm bark canoe, but larger -- it transported four of us. The process was documented in the magazine "Primitive Technology," No. 26, Fall 2003.

  • Finished spruce bark canoe and paddles