POST #1 I live on the west coast of British Columbia, and most days see me driving along some of the most beautiful coast lines that I have ever seen. Being able to access that has long been a dream of mine, but I couldn’t justify the expense of a new kayak. I think...
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MN Solo Canoe
This is my first attempt at building a canoe. My goal is to build a 15’6″ asymmetrical solo canoe. I am excited about the opportunity to easily modify the build from boat to boat. We will see how it works. I started with 5 – 18′ 1×4 red cedar, 1 – 8′ 2×8 rough...
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5/1/20: Day 1 My blog I’m calling “ Nuf-Ced “ Sometimes I can think out of the box, Leading me up a Creek without a paddle. This project is a skin-on-frame canoe. I got the course from Cape Falcon Kayak. Brian has a new course with a manual and step by step videos on...
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Seb’s F1 build
March 2020: After having watched Brian’s first episodes, I’ve decided to go for this challenge: building an F1 kayak. I must say the “prep” work was pretty hard: finding the right wood (WRC, green oak) and cutting to length took me several days. Since I don’t own a table saw myself, I bought the...
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Berend’s LPB build, Leiden (The Netherlands)
This is the result, below the story of how this was made. Start of the build I started building the LPB in December 2019. Fortunately I made a greenland paddle during the summer, so I knew where to buy good wood. Due to the limited availability of time the progress of building is...
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Glen’s F1 Build in Almonte, Ontario, Canada
Getting Started I built my first kayak two years ago, a stitch & glue plywood boat from plans. I really enjoyed kayak building and in looking for a followup project I discovered SOF kayaks. After a lot of research I settled on the F1. I prefer written instructions over video but the quality of...
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Kevin’s W. Greenland Kayaks, Green Bay, WI
Planning on making a couple W. Greenlands over the next few months using a variety of materials. I like customizing my boats so I’ll be using the plans as a guide. Jig day took much longer than expected. Good way to sharpen the skills. Made 48″ steam box for kayaks and a 66 canoe...
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Lisa’s East Greenland Kayak
Hi, my name is Lisa. I am a potter, artist and high school art teacher, originally from St. Louis, MO. This is my third Cape Falcon build. I have previously built the F1 and West Greenland, which has become my preferred kayak. Sadly, it’s “docked” for the winter since my roll isn’t “iron clad”....
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Guenter’s Carbon Fiber F1, Vienna, Austria
CapeFalcon F1 in Carbon, December 2019 I’m Guenter, living in Vienna/Austria. I’m 49y old, in real life I’m an engineer for a mobile telecom operator. Since I’m mainly a sailor, I’m used to Carbon as a construction material. I’ve already done quite some stuff in Carbon and Epoxy, including molds, as well structural and...
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Chris’ F1 kayak build, Stirling, Scotland
Update: Launching and initial paddling impressions (below). Preparations: Oct/Nov 2019 After nearly three months of researching local sources of supply, negotiating access to large enough workshop space (not enough room at home, or I’d have to remove the windows to get the boat out!) and budgeting, I’ve committed to the build! I’ve managed to...
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