Strip Built
Strip building involves bending thin (1/4-inch [6-mm] or less) pieces of wood around temporary forms, edge-gluing them together, and then fiberglassing inside and out. It is a great method for making beautiful, lightweight, small boats. Also called "Cedar Strip", "Wood Strip", "Strip Planked" etc.
Building a Sea Kayak: The Night Heron Videos
I'm building a Night Heron kayak using cove and bead western red cedar. I'm taking some video as I go. I hope you find the following helpful.
Building the Petrel Sea Kayak Videos
In 2010 I started making a strip-built Petrel sea kayak using cedar strips, fiberglass and Carbon-Kevlar Cloth. I documented much of the process on video and below are the short videos I produced showing many of the building techniques incorporated.
Strip Planked Boat Material and Weight Calculator
Anyone building a strip-built boat from scratch eventually has to decide how much wood they need. At the same time they may be curious as to how much the boat is going to weigh.
Refiberglassing my Petrel
My Petrel has been my primary boat for a long time. It has been through some serious abuse over the years.
Carbon/Kevlar, Carbon Fiber and Glass on the Petrel Interior
You don't need to see more sanding, but that is what needs to happen before glassing the inside
