stem

I've got several books on birchbark canoe construction, yet am uncertain of one important aspect of construction: how was the internal stem secured to the bark? At the bows the two edges of bark were lashed together. Was the stem sewn in at the same time? Was the stem secured...

Found this Veazie Canoe Company ca 1910 catalogue online. Click on the link where you can download the pdf file. http://www.mainememory.net/artifact/36183/ I always wondered about the splayed stem deal and in the catalogue they explain it; "Stems are of selected material, steam bent to...