

Learn to Build Your Own Birchbark Canoe
as done by Native Builders for Centuries
If you would like to learn to build, repair or restore a birchbark canoe one of our four options should work for you.
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There are 4 methods of instruction to choose from:
1. Attend our 11 day group class and help
build a full size canoe
Schedule for 2010 On the right, the site of the 2005 and 2006 classes.
On the right, the site of the 2009 and 2010 classes.
For more information or to register call: 509-327-7902 or e-mail barkcanoe@earthlink.net
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This is the basic class where, as a group, we build a full size canoe.
All the skills are taught and you will learn them by doing. As a student you will have the opportunity
to purchase the canoe at a student discount.
2. Attend our 15 day advanced class and build your own canoe
You will assemble prepared materials under the supervision of an instructor. The result is a canoe that you built
yourself.
3. Set up a private class in your area or attend a private class here
and you keep the canoe
This has been a successful format for schools and museums but is also excellent for
private groups or for just yourself. The class is brought to your place, we build a full size canoe and
you keep it or you come here and together we build a canoe.
4. Purchase a home study course
Sometimes it is tough to get away or to even swing the fee for the basic course. The home
study program allows you to watch a video, go through notes and build your own miniature
canoe using the skills and methods from the study materials.
You can view photos of those classes here for 2005
and here for 2006 and here for 2009
Advance Class - The Advance/Build Your Own Class is scheduled to begin Saturday, May 21st and end Friday
June 4th. If more time is necessary this can be extended to June 6th. The second session starts August 27th
and goes until Friday, September 10th. Again more time is available if necessary.