Stretching a canvas

I've been building a new canvas in preparation for a painting that I'm going to be doing for an old friend of mine. These are the tools I use for the stretching part after the stretcher frame has been constructed and the edges sanded. A pair of regular wide-mouth pliers, an awl to start holes in hard wood, a tackhammer, 1/2" carpet tacks and a staplegun (not shown) to keep the canvas in position while it's being stretched on the stretcherframe which in this instance is a 12" x 20" made in house.
   I'll use it in a vertical position for the piece that I'm doing of an Indonesian man holding his gamecock.
   Mahalo for stopping by.
   Aloha, Timo