Prep days Getting ready for my first ever build, and prepping for the arrival of my father. His woodworking skills, patience, and humor are all going to be critical factors in the success of this little F1. My plan is to paddle the entire length of the Columbia River in this kayak next summer,...
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YPRC F1 Build 2018
Hi all – At the Yonkers Paddling and Rowing club we have had a boat-building program for several years. At our first shop we had heat, so we made stitch-and-glue and hybrid kayaks with epoxy and fiberglass. After we left that shop, we didn’t have enough heating to work with epoxy so we moved...
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Peter’s long and knotty Greenland paddle build, Sackville, NB, Canada
Introduction This is my first paddle build. I’ll be using cheap western redcedar 2-by-4 boards as practice before I try with nicer wood. I live in a small town on the east coast and there are very few options for me to find good wood. There will probably be plenty of knots and some...
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Jay’s F1XL
Hi, I am Jay and live on the south coast of the United States. I have retired after a career as a commercial pilot. I have had kayaks over the years, my current kayak is a Innova Seawave, which is a convenient barge of a kayak. I wanted a better performing kayak to paddle...
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Lukas’ F1 Build, Burlington, VT
Hi, my name is Lukas, and I’m a graduate student at UVM. A friend took Brian’s class several years ago, which was the inspiration for me to build my own kayak, though I wanted something a little more stable than the Greenland kayak he made just to get out and do some day trips....
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Introduction A little about me before we get this thing going. By day I’m a Software Engineer, by night I’m a Martial Arts Instructor (https://SunMtnDojo.com). I constantly have little building projects going on and am fixing cars or learning new stuff. Just got back from a trip to Puerto Rico where I helped a...
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Kurt’s F1 Build in Hillsboro, Oregon
I’m excited to share my F1 kayak build with all of you. I live in Hillsboro, Oregon which is a suburb of Portland. I’m a woodworker by hobby and a computer engineer by training. This summer I get to take a 2 month sabbatical from work and one of the first things I’ve been...
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2 new build’s in Sweden !!
May 2018, an Idea is born… Last time long-paddling in a kayak was 1987 ! It was a 2 weeks tour to the Norwegian Fjords. Me and my wife had 2 greenland inspired kayaks that we imported from UK 1982. They where 5m long and 58cm wide and had very tight and small cockpits. Very...
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Lisa’s Greenland Paddle Construction
Since school is out and I finally have some time to devote to kayaking and projects. I decided to start my summer with building a Greenland Paddle. I figured this would be a good introduction to Cedar and some of the same tools that I will be using for the F1. Below you will...
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2 West Greenland Kayaks, built in Bristol (UK) by Ant
Hello, this post follows a pair of West Greenland kayaks that I’m building. My name’s Ant and I’m a wooden boatbuilder based in Bristol (UK), who also loves kayaking. Prepping I’m using Western Red Cedar for the gunwales, stringers and keel, and green English Oak for the ribs and cockpit coamings. First I make...
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