Hi there, Like many of you I saw Brian’s videos and work and was impressed by his detail, quality of work and enthusiasm. I built my first canoe when I was 15 out of 4 rolls of duct tape, a tent pole and plywood. It collapsed and fit in a backpack for transportation. Created...
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Hans first F1 Kayak build, Sollentuna north Stockholm
Preparations; October 2020 I started to planing for this activity this spring and made some investigations and ads on social media to get some place to start my project. I hade possibility to rent an uninsulated garage/smal barn at the country side. The positive is that it is just beside the runway of an...
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Mark’s F2 LV
I live in a NYC suburb. Before this build, I built three fuselage skin on frame boats and two stitch and glue kayaks. My wife and I like tandems but she is short and it is hard to find small tandem kayak plans or even small tandem kayaks. We had been paddling a 32”...
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Jared’s F1 in Port Townsend WA
Building a kayak has been something I have wanted to do for a while, partly to have a kayak (one I knew inside and out) and partly for the fun of building it. Coronavirus created an opportunity. I have only owned one kayak before: a Perception Eclipse Sea Lion. It was a beast of...
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Tibor’s W. Greenland kayak
Ok, this seems to be a longer process than I thought and it’s good not to be in a hurry. I think I spent more time on researching and sourcing wood and tools than I will ever be building the kayak. How about that? Sound like a control freak to you? Well, researching and...
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Tripple F1 build
Inspired by André’s and Cecilia’s builds of two Cape Falcon Kayaks (a LPB and a F1) two years ago, we just couldn’t resist the temptation to build three more. The winters in Sweden are dark, so what could be better to keep the spirits up than spending time together, indulging in the crafting of...
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Axel’s F1 build in Arles, Southern France
I built my first kayak in 2017. It was a cedar-strip “Frej”, designed by Björn Thomasson (https://www.thomassondesign.com/en/katalog/mina-kajaker/frej). I love it and go paddling whenever I can. Still, as soon as I finished it I felt like building a new one. I started looking over the internet and got my mind set on the F1....
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Vancouver, B.C., Canada June 2020: Gathering tools and supplies, and lots of thinking While watching some of the early prep videos for the course I’ve been plotting my way through a tools and supplies list and settled on some things I need on my shopping list. One great Ebay find was a $40 Stanley...
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Christophe, F1 build, La Ruchère, France
Hy, I am starting to build a F1. It will certainly take me a long time and I hope to succeed in filling in this student post. I hope also that my english is not too bad, sorry in advance for the mistakes. Introduction: I love woodworking and kayaking for a long time. I...
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F1 // Julien // Hull, Québec, Canada
About me / Intro – I’m a DIY person and like building things, more especially out of wood. I’ve started the F1 project mid-July 2020. Summary 1 The wood and frame 2 The coaming 3 Bending the ribs The wood and frame …. (back to the top) I’ve been using : PINE for the...
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