Tonight, we\u2019ll read our second-to-last selection in our \u201cWoodcraft\u201d series, published by George Washington Sears, under the pen name "Nessmuk."\nSears was a writer and adventurer who penned essays on hunting, fishing, and camping for popular journals and magazines.\n\nThis episode will feature the last chapter of the \u201cWoodcraft\u201d book.\n\nNext month, for the final episode in the series, we will read selections of the author\u2019s poetry, published as \u201cForest Runes\u201d.\n\nIn this episode, the author discusses his preference for clinker-built canoes over other styles. A Clinker-built (also known as lapstrake) is a method of boat building in which the edges of hull planks overlap each other. Clinker-built ships were a trademark of Northern European navigation throughout the Middle Ages, particularly of the longships of the Viking raiders and traders.\n\n\u2014 read by 'N' \u2014\nSign up for Snoozecast+ to get expanded, ad-free access by going to\xa0snoozecast.com/plus!\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices