Canoe Made from Disposable Chopsticks

By Rocky Thompson on April 8th, 2008

Any idiot can slap a canoe together using some handmade forms in their garage, but it takes a really bored person to make one out of disposable chopsticks. This retired city hall employee in Japan built his from 7382 chopsticks glued together into a 66 pound, 13’ 4” boat. He’s planning to shove off into Lake Inawahiro this May with a full payload of takeout.

via Treehugger

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3 Responses to “Canoe Made from Disposable Chopsticks”

1. Pulverschnee April 9th, 2008 at 8:03 am

   i am really into recycling and support for nature but this dude is just crazy. But i have to admit the canoe looks pretty smart. Although if he would have worked instead of buliding that canoe he could have bought 100 canoes for the money.

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3. Pat April 19th, 2008 at 6:48 am

   I’ve always wanted to build a woodstrip canoe. One of my neighbors tried and it was a big freaking mess. He’s not as handy as he thinks. Finally gave up. But chopsticks? That has to be the coolest thing I’ve seen in a while! Those suckers are so strong. And if arranged properly, the whole thing should be pretty tough. Though, 66 pounds is a little heavy for a woodstrip.