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   ocr: u with fire and adzes. Parallel grooves on the exterior show that adzes were also used to shape the canoe. LE - Carpenters thinning the hull tested its thickness by making tiny holes, later filled, about 45 centimeters (18 inches) apart. To increase the canoe's width, water was poured into it and heated with hot rocks. The softened hull was then pressed outward and held in place by thwarts. The canoe's high bow and rudderlike 216