The construction of our mold for the canoe began as soon as we all arrived back from winter break. The cross sections were cut in the woodshop and to connect them, we used decorative paneling. The tips of the canoe were created by shaving a block Styrofoam into the correct shape. Once the mold was complete, our team spent 10 hours in the lab, mixing and spraying the canoe with the concrete. Pictures of the construction process can be found in the gallery.

Over winter break, we finalized our concrete mixture. We first narrowed our mix design down to five different mixes. The compressive strength of each mix was tested. We then choose our final design based on the workability and compressive strength of each mix. Our canoe dimensions were uploaded from MaxSurf to AutoCad. From AutoCad we were able to take section cuts along the length of the boat in order to create a mold for the canoe. Once we got back from break, we were ready to start making the mold.