Birchbark Canoe Build - Part 3 - Shaping the Stems - Algonquin old model

The canoe is taking shape now. In this video, I tie off the ends of the gunwale frame to the stempiece and headboard. I secure the outwales with pegs and put a re-enforcing strip of bark under the outwales. I trim the ends of the canoe and bring up the outwales to give it a nice curve.