George, from Canadian Canoes, is busy preparing the molds for Lindsay's 16' Prospector Fort canoe.

Another view of the "stations" being set up for Lindsay's 16' Prospector Fort.

Nobobdy said canoe building was a clean process...shavings, shavings and more shavings!!

Lindsay is getting familiar with some of the tools used throughout the canoe building process. Here, she is practicing her skills with a spoke shave.

Measuring and marking the centre line on the in-stems is not always as easy as it looks!

Lindsay is shaping the in-stems with a spoke shave to ensure that the cedar strips and the bow of the canoe have a "fair" landing.

Lindsay is again creating a fair landing for the cedar strips on the stern of the canoe.

It is important to continuously check the landing to determine how much or how little remains to be spoke shaved.

An exciting moment...Lindsay is hammering in the first strip of her canoe!

Same thing as before, different angle.

Lindsay is just finishing stapling in her 2nd strip. Many more strips and many more staples to go!!

Each cedar strip is attached using carpenter's glue and staples. Here, Lindsays is gluing before adding her next strip. It's a sticky job but somebody's gotta do it!

Lindsay's mom, Ilse, came along on the 2nd and 3rd days to help with some of the trickier strips. There's nothing like a little mother-daughter bonding...

I always wanted curly hair.

Lindsay and Ilse are working together to set the strips in place. Having two sets of hands for this part of the process was invaluable

Excitement is building. After many strips and staples, it is finally starting to look like a canoe!

The "glue master" is at it again!

Ilse taking a moment to admire the progress made on the canoe today.