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Post #228961 by Polynesiac on Thu, Apr 27, 2006 8:31 AM

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You can use an adze to dig out the inside of the log, if you want to go more traditional and more work

Because it's used for display, you can use bens method.
Here's a thread with images of his canoe (AWESOME ben!!!!):
http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=11715&forum=7&hilite=making%20canoe

Here's the post where he tells how he did it:
http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=7079&forum=7&vpost=68977&hilite=canoe

I've wanted to do one for some time now. Be sure to post it when you're all done, I'd love to see it!



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[ Edited by: Polynesiac 2006-04-27 08:32 ]