| When a birchbark seam begins to part there's no power on earth that will hold it when the canoe is heavily loaded. |
| The birchbark canoes had a thin plank lining held against the inside of the bark cover by an extensive framing of ribs forced under the gunwale. |
| In woodland areas, they made horns of birchbark and drumsticks of carved antlers and wood. |
| By the end of the 19th century, the more delicate birchbark creations frequently had their panels sewn with cotton thread or seamed with ribbon. |
| The finished bows were richly decorated with painted and gilded leather or birchbark. |
| Whenever a halt was called, if only for five minutes, I reached mechanically for a strip of birchbark and a handful of twigs. |
