What to do and how to do it; the American boys handy book (1920)
Beard, Daniel Carter, 1850-1941 · New York, C. Scribner's sons · leaf 426
nch thick. RIBS. About fifty in number (Figs.277-78) are split with the grain(F, Fig. 278), so that the heart side of the wood will be on theinner side when the rib is bent. The wood bends better thisway. They must be perfectly straight-grained and free fromknots. Ribs for the middle are four… … 39^ Summer. son. The ribs may be softened by pouring hot water on them,and should be bent in pairs to prevent breaking (Fig. 275).They are held in shape by a band of cedar bark passed aroundoutside. The ribs are of importance in the shaping of the canoe.The sides bulge out (Fig. 277-78). The shape…
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