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 nice...
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Lisa’s Greenland Paddle Construction, Hannibal, Missouri
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 see...
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Ant’s West Greenland Kayaks, Bristol, UK
Hello, this post is about a West Greenland kayak 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 the coamings...
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Ant’s F1, Bristol, United Kingdom
Hello, my name’s Ant and I’m a wooden boatbuilder based in Bristol (UK) who also loves kayaking. This blog follows a pair of F1’s that I built in 2017 – one was for me, the other was for a client in South Wales. Prepping Brian’s plans were clear and made prepping the jigs really straightforward....
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Lisa’s F1 and West Greenland Build, Hannibal, Missouri
Hi, my name is Lisa. I am a potter, artist and high school art teacher, originally from St. Louis, MO. While I have some wood working skills, I am still very much a novice. Brian’s excellent instructions have made the process possible, even for a novice. My builds have tended to stretch over months due...
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Peter’s F1, South Australia
Hello Everyone. My name Is Peter and I live in Australia in the state of South Australia. It must be at least 6to eight weeks ago that I purchased a set of plans and the video tutorial from Brain. It’s taken me a bit of time to source the materials to build the F1. I...
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Daniel G’s F1 Ottsville, Pennsylvania
Hi. My name is Dan. This fall I built an F1. After building my first SOF in high school to keep me occupied during a summer many moons ago, I am back in the saddle again. Only this time I can use nylon instead of canvas, sinew instead of screws, and 2 part poly instead...
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Richard’s 16 ft 66 Tandem Canoe, Wisconsin
Richard (of Valtris Woodworking) decides on, builds, and completes a Cape Falcon, 66 canoe. It is fair to say, that the reason I chose to build a Cape Falcon was Brian’s use of real woodworking. Things like mortise and tenon gunwale design, etc. I have looked at several skin-on-frame companies and this looks really good...
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