The next step was to now remove the staples and how glad I was for the Q-Tip idea. As silly as it was, the Q-Tips provided a space big enough for a regular screwdriver. Seeing that I went through the box of 650 Q-Tips and a couple hundred extra from another box and a couple hundred 1/2in. staples from the staple gun, I think I had to pull over 1000 staples from the Canoe frame. Some were harder to pull then others, especially the ones stapled into the white oak stems. Trying not to hurt the canoe when prying the staples out, I placed another screwdriver done to be used as a fulcrum. The next step after pulling the staples was to add the outer stems of the canoe...
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