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    Light but Strong – Building Cedar Strip Canoes for Wilderness Tripping

    November 24, 2008 / 19 Comments

    Take care of the ounces and the pounds will take care of themselves, is Jay Morrison's motto. Learn how Jay utilized this moto and developed new techniques to build a Wilderness-Tripping-Tough cedar strip canoe weighing 35 pounds.

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