I started this project in late October as a way to take my mind off of all the stuff that’s been going on this year. I was going to take a week off of work and see if I might get it built in that time, but life got in the way and I’ve only...
"Ken’s 66 pack canoe build, Silverton, Oregon"Continue reading
Welcome to my post about the build of two small-ish double paddle packcanoe. I should probably start with a little outlining of the project in general and the goals that I am planing to achieve. Living in the windy, muddy northern Germany where an earth mount of 10m is a mountain and the highway overpass...
"Niclas 66 Canoes, Northern Germany"Continue reading
Hi, my name is Markus, I am located near Salzburg in Austria. 27.10.2020 Western red cedar is not available in Austria without spending a fortune. Instead I used one 2,5×0,3m board of white oak and one giant 5,5m x 0,6m board of fir. The boards were found at small local saw mills at a very...
"Markus’s F1, Austria"Continue reading
Nov 2020 I have almost finished the prep work for the stretched form of the West Greenland Kayak. 17 Nov The west system epoxy created a few problems, it makes for a slippery surface and as the clamps were attached they became hard to hold and even with the wax it stuck to the dowels...
Solo canoe made from Ash borer affected logs on my property.
"Danny D’s Solo Build, Coldwater, ON. Canada"Continue reading
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 airport...
"Hans first F1 Kayak build, Sollentuna north Stockholm"Continue reading
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” wide...
"Mark’s F2 LV, Long Island, NY"Continue reading
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. Quarantining at home created an opportunity. I have only owned one kayak before: a Perception Eclipse Sealion. It was long, heavy, and...
"Jared’s F1, Port Townsend, WA"Continue reading
Ok, this seems to be a lot longer post and 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,...
"Tibor’s W. Greenland kayak, Sweden"Continue reading
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 these...
"Tripple F1 build, Sweden"Continue reading
