Thanks Dave, If you want to come to Louisiana I be glad to show you how I did it. Thats the third one I've done. I did a little more fabricating on this one than the rest. I built the bows up to give it more of a Hudson Bay canoe look. The others I just painted to look like bark. They do get lot of attention when they afloat,especially in Louisiana,where the piroque is king. Andre, yea I've seen the ones in the movies, and oftened wondered why they didn't make them a little more belivable.. I guess they think most people wouldn't notice and they are probably right!!! Cheers, Don