Birchbark Canoe Making - Episode 3 - Spruce Roots Thwart Lashings
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- Thwart spruce root lashings, gathering and processing roots, working on the canoe. Alot of information in this video as well. Next step will be bending and preparing the ribbing for the canoe.
Coutures des traverses et des plats bords. Collecte de racines d'épinettes.
When you think every part of the canoe comes from trees, you realize how generous and resourceful nature is. And your patient and meticulous work is like a tribute to it.
J'ai vu plusieurs vidéos sur la construction de canots d'écorce mais jamais avec autant de détails et de précisions. Tes vidéos sont sûrement une source d'informations inégalée et une référence pour quiconque veut se construire un canot d'écorce. Oh! J'ai bien apprécié cette séquence avec l'ours à 10:13 min!!
Very interesting to watch how you collected and made the cordage/lashings. A lot of work but I bet it's so satisfying as the results are really beautiful. ❤
Great video man, loved the idea of rolling the needle makes a easy way to help teach kids how to identify the tree
Thanks, yes it is a good trick to differentiate spruce and fir. That and good bark characteristics as well. :)
Sorry I was late watching your video! But I am excited to see you posted it! I would of never thought that much time and effort goes into collecting and processing those roots to make your canoe bindings! Excellent job of showing how there collected and processed! I definitely have learned a lot watching your canoe building series! I also have gained a great amount of respect for the effort it takes to build one! Thanks for taking the time to share your skills and for making an awesome video!
Rick From Virginia
I'm ok
Jets enhancing the video lol.
Lol yup !
If you don't want to boil the root, you can easily debark during wet times with the used of two smooth, straight sticks. Sandwich the root between the sticks tightly and pull up while anchoring the root under your heal. The bark separates after one or two good squeezes, and peals easily. I like this method better than boiling, because I process everything where it's gathered, and leave the woods with rolls of split root instead of transporting the mess. Thanks for the video series! I'm a basket maker at this point, but look forward to making a canoe in the next year or so.
That is awesome. During wet times , so when you get like a whole day worth of rain ?? I have always found them hard to peel except in spring when the spruce buds come out, there is a 1 week window span there when they are easier to peel. I haven't tried when it pours rain outside though ! Next time I need roots I will try it.
@@NomadicWoodsman I was thinking wet spring, not freezing, and after a summer rain. When sap is flowing.
Yeah they do peel easier in spring and the two stick peeler works pretty good on most roots. Better if you prep them first , trimming and what not. I saw an english basket maker vid were they were peeling willow and they used a post version oh the two-stick where there was a sharp angle V-notch cut in the top of the stake. Haven't tried it but looked like it could work.
Willow growers used the notched device you describe, usually made of springy steel and called a "stripping brake", to strip freshly cut green willow for basketry. This produces pale rods called "whites". But as it was impossible to strip the whole crop green, and also to get a different colour, stripping continued through the winter by boiling the rods and then pulling them through the stripping brake. This produced brown rods called "buffs". Both were equally good for basketry.
Thanks so much for these films: the creativity, workmanship and attention to detail are wonderful to see.
I’m making a model of a birch bark canoe which will be displayed in my church as a votive ship., since our church is situated on native
Abenaki lands. My model will be no more than 3 feet long. Will spruce roots for lashing be useful since they will be no more than 1/8 inch thick?
Yes spruce root lashings are good even on a smaller scale. Try to choose smaller roots that will look good and proportional to your canoe. Roots were used for baskets, moose calls and other smaller items, it is a great lashing material. Very nice. Good luck !
I can imagine the enormous sense of pride when creating such a beautiful, functional piece of art as you have done. Great job man, I look forward to seeing it on the water!👍
Thank you so much 😀 It is still far from being finished at this point, next video will be bending all the ribs and preparing sheathing to go inside the canoe, also gumming.
good to take core or heart wood from roots to prevent rot
Bonjour j'aime votre vidéo, juste j'aurai voulu l'avoir en français, ou au moins une traduction en français mes remerciements, je découvre vos vidéos, elles répondent à mes besoins de connaissance. CORDIALEMENT KARIMA
Bonjour, je essaye de faire plus de petites séquence en français dans mes futurs vidéos. Ma chaine est plutot anglophone mais je cherche le bilinguisme .... les anglais veulent plus d'anglais et les français veulent plus de français ! haha :)
i can see it is going to need a lot of upkeep
Nice
Thanks !
Approximately how big are the drilled holes in your thwarts Steve .. 1/4 " or so ?
Yes probably 1/8 to 1/4 inch or so. It just needs to be the right size so you can pass the root through it 2 or 3 times. So make a smaller hole and see if you can pass your root that many times, if not, go a little bit bigger. You don't want a huge hole that will jeopardize the solidity of the thwart, just big enough to do your lashing with the root.
@@NomadicWoodsman Thanks .. That's great. Speaking of thwarts, I'm in the process of making my first mortises into the gunwales and shaving down the thwarts ends to fit, and I have to say this has been the most intimidating part of all the different type of work for me until now.
I listening with headphones and the mosquito at 02:25 made me shrug my head 😁
Always lots of mosquitoes when moving up the moss and soil ! Thanks for watching !
So Steve this method of lashing you don't insert the root tip in between the inner/outer gunwales, so its just a different way of doing it ? Never seen it done this way, but its nice & neat.
It's just a different way of tucking in the end. You could also insert it between the inner and outer gunwales but I just learnt it and do it this way. Both would work very well. Important thing is that it's nice and tug and tight. this way if the pressure of the ribs wants to separate the inner and outer gunwale, the root lashings will keep everything in place. Here is a video on spruce root gathering and processing : th-cam.com/video/rq7pOWD9ZY0/w-d-xo.html
@@NomadicWoodsman OK thanks ... Good to know. The spruce roots I have already collected and processed last year, and now there soaking in a batch of root bark like you suggested to Brown them up. I've watched everything you've put out on BB Canoes. Thanks again.
@@charlesleblanc6638 Awesome ! Don't let them too long maybe 1 or 2 days. And then hang them and dry them good if you are going to store them. One time, I had boiled roots and then split them all. I did a big error and that was leaving them in a plastic bin(no lid) in a basement. They all rotted and turned black within two days. About 12 hours of work all for nothing. Now I know better ! Make sure they dry good in an open area before storing. thanks for all your support ! cheers, Steve
@@NomadicWoodsman I know what you mean about hanging them for storage. But I have some now that have been soaking for a few weeks and are still OK .. Maybe the mixture and being outside doesn't effect them the same way. I wondered if they could weaken if left in the water or this solution to long. Thank you for all the great advice.
Nice video
Thanks !
That is a good looking canoe.
Thank you.
Hey Nomad , I've been watching canoe videos and you're in a small que of greats. You should be proud. And you should be in demand in the future demonstrating your skills. Keep up the good work. You should go to Universty and get some anthropology credentials and make bank. Probably take 90% of the fun out of it though , lol.
Wow, thank you! I'd rather use the time to just make some more canoes and more videos for now ! Good idea for university, they are not in my rural area though. There is a college that I should look into taking some of the arts courses they have one on moose hide projects and what not. Maybe after all the restrictions are lifted. Hope you are doing good! Cheers, Steve
@@NomadicWoodsman Yeah , we're good , so far. Sounds like my kind of college. Kinda snowed in right now and wrapping up a few projects and repairs. My orphan calf fell on my old adirondack pack this spring and kind of crushed it. re-splinted it today. Completed another new pack the other day. That's my third pack and I think I'll do a video on the next one. Now that I know what I'm doing , lol. Stay safe