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Excerpt from The Bark Canoes and Skin Boats of North America Malecite canoe building, 1910. (canadian Geological Survey photos.) First stage of canoe construction: assembled gunwale frame is used to locate stakes temporarily on building bed. (sketch by Adney.) Second stage of canoe construction: bark cover is laid out on the building bed, and the gunwales are in place upon it. (sketch by Adney.) About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy.