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 find reasonable local sawmills who were more...
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Ivo’s F1 Build
Two days in the wood stacks and found barely acceptable wood. Then Day 1 Prep. I spent two days in every lumber yard in the area and was able to find barely acceptable wood. My shop is too small to process the wood as I would have liked, with my bandsaw and planer, so...
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**SORRY** I’m still learning this blog system and how best to share pictures, so bear with me while I figure out the best format to use… 10/13/2019 My first post… I actually can’t say I’ve started actually building yet, but I have started the entire process! 🙂 I’ve loved getting an intro by watching...
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I am Jukka Olanterä from Finland. I live near Lahti and I have paddled for many years over 1000 km every year. I have paddled all over Finland on lakes and sea. But also in Sweden, Estonia and Russia. I am starting to build F1 skin-on-frame kayak. Now I am making prepearing for the...
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Matt’s 13-7 pack build, Burlington, Vermont
This is my third build using Brian’s system. I love building this way; the freedom and flexibility to play with the formula and manipulate the shape of the boat is liberating. It is also the first time that I’ve made any attempt to really record my build process. I was surprised at how hard...
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I have nearly no woodworking experience and didn’t have many tools when I started this project, so it has been a slow start. I’m using fir since all the red cedar I have found is knot full. Finding green oak locally has been near impossible, I found some white oak that was cut late...
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Dave’s F1 build in Victoria BC
Dave here from Victoria, British Columbia. I’m so glad I finally pulled the trigger on Brian’s course. I suspect this F1 will be one of many Cape Falcon vessels I build. I consider myself a medium-experienced paddler. Maybe when I’m in my 70’s or 80’s (I’m late 40’s now) I’ll consider myself more advanced,...
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Kamilla, F1 Build, Tiilerilaaq East Greenland
Started building a kayak in Tiilerilaaq for the pupils to use. The builders are Max – school headmaster and Kamilla – teacher and writer of this blog. Our school has about a dozen of pupils. Tiilerilaaq is a traditional fishing and hunting settlement on Sermilik fjord and has about 70 inhabitants. Kayaks are used...
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this build has been a great journey, i have enjoyed building my own and first kayak. i am now done with the frame and are ready to skin the kayak. I have found a german website where i have purchased tge skin extremetextile.de, i wanted to purchase it in the US, but the shipment...
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Finally starting My West greenland boat, i have been waiting for wood supply at the hardwood store and they finally got it last week. I have been converting alot of the measurements from imperial to metric, which i Hope wont affect too much for My build. Since the hardwood store do not have much...
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