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Make a mould First you need to make a mould for your canoe -- a positive mould where the canoe is moulded over the outside, not in a hollow. Glue the foam cubes together to create a 1m x 1m x 4m block ...

KALAMAZOO -- Concrete for sidewalks and building foundations? Of course. Glass-embedded concrete as an alternative to granite countertops? OK. But a concrete canoe? And one that weighs close to 400 ...

Auburn Career Center students are banking on making concrete boats float. Applying principles of math, science and design, teams of high school juniors in an architecture and project management class ...

It’s appropriate that for the 25th running of the National Concrete Canoe Competition being held in Reno, Nevada, one of the competitors is named “Prospector” in honor of the California Gold Rush and ...

Even if your unfinished basement is a dirt-floored dungeon, you’ve probably considered turning it into usable living space. That is, after all, what the IRS considers it, when instructing you about ...

INNOVATION: Students Te Wainui Mansell (left), Adam Filer and Roze Robertson test the concrete boat model at Wanganui City College.PHOTO/ STUART MUNRO Wanganui City College students have been learning ...