I got Greenland on my mind – Cape Falcon West Greenland and F1 build. Well, how shall I put it…..It all started back in last year when I built the F1 on a carbon frame. Due to materials (Nylon and PU) available my boat had never been that smooth and shiny as I would have...
"Günter’s West Greenland and F1, Austria"Continue reading
My Kayak I’m a thirteen year old living in Seattle and I built my own kayak. It’s a skin-on-frame F1 designed by Brian Schulz of Cape Falcon Kayak and I made it in our driveway. In the beginning, I was skeptical I could build a boat but it wasn’t as hard as I thought. Although...
"Francesca’s F1 Kayak, Seattle, WA"Continue reading
A note from Brian: People frequently ask me about hatches and bulkheads in a skin-on-frame kayak. Having gone down this road many years ago I concluded that the time and effort involved is a bit of a mismatch to the elegant simplicity of skin-on-frame. I’m not against hatches, I just think they make more sense...
"Skin-on-Frame Hatches and Bulkheads:Peter’s F2 Modification, South Australia"Continue reading
Start up trials The build starts Impossible to get dowel of this size locally so it’s a DIY job on the lathe! Now for the “loop and gloop” stage. The skin is Ballistic Nylon, high tenacity, greige fabric, 850 den, 310g/sqm, white from Extremtextil, Dresden and the gloop is Lechler (Como, Italy) LS140 (29140) Isolak...
"Paul’s F1 build – Fort William, Scotland"Continue reading
Background I’d seen a number of skin on frame kayaks for years and they had always been under the category of “Why?”. Unlike most kayaks you can’t find a local dealer and take it out for a spin. A friend had mentioned Cape Falcon Kayaks but the idea of spending time and money building one...
"Paul’s F1 Seattle WA"Continue reading
January 15, 2021 I spent a few days gathering materials and tools and then setting up a work area in my shop. I was in a bit of a rush as I wanted to get all of this done before my kit and rib stock arrives from Cape Falcon Kayaks as I want to be...
Why This Boat I really wanted an East Greenland kayak. The F1 I built last summer turned out very well, and I was pleased that it was such a good and practical do-everything boat. But if I was going to build another one, I wanted something different, something weird and outrageous, something long and low-slung...
"Jared’s (stretched) West Greenland, Port Townsend, WA"Continue reading
I live in the country close to a river known for its tendency to flood ( La chaudière) – my friends tease me trying to explain by this my fascination about smallboat building. After building several wood strip canoes , rowboats and a sea kayak I was ready for something else. I found by chance...
Build from September through November 2020 Stuck at home, teleworking, and social distancing during the COVID 19 pandemic has been trying on everyone. I have been fortunate that I am still employed and able to telework, and my family has avoided getting infected ourselves. From that perspective, I could be petty and whine and complain...
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
