What is a cedar-strip canoe, anyway? The basic idea behind a cedar-strip canoe is to make a hull of narrow wood strips, each one glued to the next with ordinary carpenter’s glue, and then cover the ...

Students at Mercy Montessori School in Cincinnati handcrafted a 15-foot canoe, learning how to steam bend, tie knots and secure the boat in the process.Seventh and eighth-graders spent a week building ...