How to do indian canoe for peanuts

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Let's bring the equipment to start our canoe :
Cardboard, glue (glue-varnish here because it's better than white glue it’s dring in 15 minutes), scissors, small tweezers, stapler, paper handkerchief  (3 folds).





I cut a strip of cardboard of the desired length (8 to 10 cm) for a canoe.
I divide it into 4 parts for folding ensuing.
The two outer strips are folded on the inside and glue, to bring up the cardboard and facilitate painting operations. The cardboard is a little special because it is smooth, sand colored  and strong. It can be folded and shaped to the require form.



I staple  the front and rear of the rectangle by placing the staple in the way to give a bow and a stern to our canoe.
Are you still following ?
Good.
Using a stapler allows me to get a very strong welds that allow easier working for shaping our canoe piece of cardboard. And this, without risks that the glue fails.

When staples are placed, I cut both ends of the cardboard rectangle with scissors for the bow and stern. We get a cardboard canoe.
Now we have to dress small pieces of tissue paper, glued on each other to simulate the bark inside and outside the canoe.
Then the staples disappear under the handkerchief soaked in glue varnish. As it dries, it’s become harder and stronger.
Add three pieces of matches inside the canoe, to perfect the rendering.

The rest of the work is based on the painting to represent a canoe for the period.
The canoe rims are made with felt correction for wood.
Acrylic paints are then dry brush over the finished canoe. 

The result :



Inside view :



Job done !

Cheers
Eric