***** Ha ya, I think a canoe build meet up would be in order for this one ;-)

Thanks Chris!

he used elm bark and that stuff i much harder to work from what i see

I'm in Nova scotia and my property has some gigantic old growth trees....

Virginia Bradley spruce bark was a very common alternative to birch bark for Native American canoes as was elm, chestnut, hickory, basswood, and cottonwood though some of these would be for emergency use only

well actually the dene people of northwest territories in canada due to their climate not being known for tremendously old trees do a sort of stitching and gluing with pine pitch or more traditionally sprice gum and multiple sheets of birch bark

Thanks for watching Thomas!

+Paul TheSkeptic Thanks Paul.

I doubt it last long. Elm bark canoe last around a week. There is a reason why birch bark canoe where more often used.

***** I see. Thank you for your answer. And for your videos of course. ^^

***** Merci, j'ai hâte de voir ce long vidéo.Ça va me donner l'envie d'essayé dans faire un moi-même!!!!

merci pour l'info! cela facilite donc le travail?

***** Thanks, I think I'll make bark canoes only in my dreams :) I know birch bark is durable, we've had here old tradition of birch bark backpacks, shoes, ...

I live in the north of Holland and there are about twenty trees big enough in the woods near my house so the're practically guarded, but the Tarp canoe in one of your other videos is something I can build here, I also want to try making a coracle this summer. And now you also know why bear fat is hard to come by here ;-)

***** Yeah, i think it may be same in Finland too.

In the spring april or may.

Yes, this is a traditional way to do it by the native Maliseet.

I would have thought that the Maliseet, like other Algonquin, would have built birch bark canoes, or at least build to the higher standard that I referred to even if using a different material. I am also unlcear on what is meant by "first spruce bark in Eastern Canada" and "traditional way to do it by the native Maliseet". These comments seems mutually exclusive.

I don't want to be exclusive. English is not my first language, I'm trying to be as much as possible transparent and "inclusive". This is not my art, this is the art of the native. In fact, I share my experience with my Malisseet friend which did not know about this and was happy to learn about it. This is why I wanted to build one. this way, this knowledge won't be lost. I should have said "first replica of spruce bark".

This is definitely not the first of its kind spruce bark was a very common alternative to birch bark for Native American canoes

I would also agree that this is more primitive than what most native tribes would have done where are the bottomboards sometimes referred to as inner strakes and why is there nothing for a headboard

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Fat from a greasy animal like a bear or boar that's rendered down

Most trees get illness without the bark. I would not have bet on his survival. I just hope that they used the wood.

Well, from what I heard even them could not warranty the survival of the tree. This was like a large wound on the skin of the tree. Some tree aren't healthy and strong enough to survive and get infected.

+MARCEL MAURISSE merci!

Billy Rioux Adventurer 😉 Thank ! Merci Billy !! 😉😉

Its not Australian if its built with a Canadian tree.

What makes you think they didn't use the rest of the tree? Maybe they built a home out of the rest of the trunk and heated it for a winter with the higher up branches. (What's your house and boat made from?)

Better to bitch about disparages, than to keep silent and praise all that one sees or hears. It's called contemplative thought. Try it sometime.

That's what I said! 😂 Like the fuck, could've just climbed the damn tree like Indians back in the day instead of killing it