How to build an Old-Style Algonquin Toboggan using Traditional Tools

This video shows you How to build an Old-Style Algonquin Toboggan using Traditional Tools.

In this video, Peter constructs a traditional native Algonquin toboggan utilizing equipment and methods from the 1700s in order to get ready for going off by himself into the winter wilderness. He talks about how the toboggan is a crucial wintertime tool for moving heavy objects. Utilizing an ax, wedges, and froe, he splits the planks apart. Using a draw knife and crooked knife, he completes the planks and cross members on his shaving horse. Next, he steams them over an open fire in preparation for bending. The cross pieces are attached to the boards using snare wire. In the final step, he flips the toboggan over and waxes the bottom with some beeswax.

Key moments:
5:45 Split the log in half
5:48 The halves into quarters
5:50 The quarters into eights
6:01 try to draw it out a bit thinner using a froe
8:50 try to keep both sides parallel
12:30 start steaming the plank
16:01 got the toboggan boards steamed and bent to the shape we want
18:30 pull the wires right up tight
22:24 do the last steaming
25:23 wax the bottom

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