What is a cedar-strip canoe ... gunwales flush with a belt sander, removing the 1/4 in. of hull that protrudes. Hold the sander as flat as possible while you sand. Build the seats from ash ...

(Canoe builders need a single large piece to run the bottom length of the vessel; if the bark is not wide enough to reach the gunwales on either side, it requires "piecing"; that is, bark must be ...

I won't apologize for that. In my world, if a canoe isn't pretty, it probably doesn't paddle well either. The Explorer I tested had wood gunwales, which was the only way Mad River Explorers were ...