January 15, 2021 I spent a few days gathering materials and tools and then setting up a work area in my shop. I was in a bit of a rush as I wanted to get all of this done before my kit and rib stock arrives from Cape Falcon Kayaks as I want to...
"Rheal’s F1 Kayak, Powell River, BC"Continue readingSTUDENT BUILDS
Jared’s (stretched) West Greenland, Port Townsend, WA
Why This Boat I really wanted an East Greenland kayak. The F1 I built last summer turned out very well, and I was pleased that it was such a good and practical do-everything boat. But if I was going to build another one, I wanted something different, something weird and outrageous, something long and...
"Jared’s (stretched) West Greenland, Port Townsend, WA"Continue readingJean’s F2, Notre Dame des Pins Qc Canada
I live in the country close to a river known for its tendency to flood ( La chaudière) – my friends tease me trying to explain by this my fascination about smallboat building. After building several wood strip canoes , rowboats and a sea kayak I was ready for something else. I found by...
"Jean’s F2, Notre Dame des Pins Qc Canada"Continue readingKevin H 66 Canoe, Green Bay, WI
Nov. 2020: 66 Canoe: 15’12” length: 35″ beam, tandem Gunwales: pine Ribs: white cedar Miscellaneous wood, included. Used a generous amount of Titebond III for gunwales. Let dry for 2 days. Temperature controlled room. Worked fine. Chisled out mortises by hand, again. Kind of relaxing. Not pretty but boat will still float. Misc. pics...
"Kevin H 66 Canoe, Green Bay, WI"Continue readingBuilding a pair of F1s, Bel Air, Maryland
Randy Nash Build from September through November 2020 Stuck at home, teleworking, and social distancing during the COVID 19 pandemic has been trying on everyone. I have been fortunate that I am still employed and able to telework, and my family has avoided getting infected ourselves. From that perspective, I could be petty and...
"Building a pair of F1s, Bel Air, Maryland"Continue readingKen’s 66 pack canoe build, Silverton, Oregon
I started this project in late October as a way to take my mind off of all the stuff that’s been going on this year. I was going to take a week off of work and see if I might get it built in that time, but life got in the way and I’ve...
"Ken’s 66 pack canoe build, Silverton, Oregon"Continue readingNiclas 66 Canoes, Northern Germany
Welcome to my post about the build of two small-ish double paddle packcanoe. I should probably start with a little outlining of the project in general and the goals that I am planing to achieve. Living in the windy, muddy northern Germany where an earth mount of 10m is a mountain and the highway...
"Niclas 66 Canoes, Northern Germany"Continue readingPaul’s F1 build – Fort William, Scotland
Start up trials The build starts Impossible to get dowel of this size locally so it’s a DIY job on the lathe!...
Markus’s F1, Austria
Hi, my name is Markus, I am located near Salzburg in Austria. 27.10.2020 I used one board of white oak and one giant board of fir that I found at a small local sawmill. In order to get it in to my van I had to split it longitudianal and cut the ends off....
"Markus’s F1, Austria"Continue readingPhillip and the West Greenland Kayak build(Stretched form ), Glengarry, Tasmania, Australia .
Nov 2020 I have almost finished the prep work for the stretched form of the West Greenland Kayak. 17 Nov The west system epoxy created a few problems, it makes for a slippery surface and as the clamps were attached they became hard to hold and even with the wax it stuck to the...
"Phillip and the West Greenland Kayak build(Stretched form ), Glengarry, Tasmania, Australia ."Continue reading