Comments by "DynamicWorlds" (@dynamicworlds1) on "From Tree to Canoe Part 2 - Aches, Pains, and More Chopping" video.

Yeah, anti-theft devices are few and far between in history (every object being uniquely made means it's harder to walk around the same society with stolen goods and not eventually get noticed) but something like a canoe that may be stored a fair distance from your settlement (supposing you even have a settlement and aren't nomadic) it makes sense to put in the effort if you can come up with something creative like that, especially if it's on the river and just floating it down the river could take it well beyond where you would ever see it again. I'd assume the catch would be trying to make sure the "plug" didn't crack over the winter or trying to remake one the exact same size.
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