Concrete Canoe Canoe Pour Day 2013 Gallery March 2, 2013 Nick Halsey Photos by Nick Halsey, Erin Khan, and Lance Hill. Click on an image to see it full size and scroll through them. Trimming the reinforcement in the moldAttempting to assemble the (male) mold cutouts…The 2nd layer of reinforcement standing by on the male moldLast-minute mold-cleaningDry concrete is awaits mixingThe madness is about to begin…Frantic concrete mixingDeliberating over bow designPacking the first layerAdding the first section of reinforcementpacking the second layer, over reinforcementThinking break…The canoe team places concrete into the canoe mold during the concrete canoe pour day, 2013Ordering food!Starting to place concrete over the second layer of reinforcementWe used some spare bricks to hold the reinforcement in place while we mixed more concrete.Brief break, waiting for more concrete to lay over the 2nd layer of reinforcement.Waiting for more concrete for the last layerPacking in the last layer.The canoe is poured!Now we prep the concrete canoe for curing, a 4-week process in total.We needed the whole team to construct the canoe’s plastic shellThe canoe will cure in this sealed, humidified shell for the next week. X Exit full screen gallery ⇗ Open full size image → Next image 0 of 0 ← Previous image