MicroBootlegger

The Perfect Kayak

About a year ago, a props director from a Netflix movie sought out a visually striking kayak for filming on Cape Cod. By chance, a previous kayak owner from Cape Cod needed a temporary solution for his boat, and Nick connected him with the production team. Although the filming location eventually moved due to a writer's strike, the kayak just turned up in the Netflix series "The Perfect Couple."

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Building the microBootlegger at the WoodenBoat School

Watch the progression from a bundle of wood strips to a completed kayak in 7 minutes. In this week long class students made a beautiful fine strip planked kayak.

Here is the schedule for the week shown in this video:

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The Process of Building a Wooden Kayak

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Fine Strip-Planked Boat Class at WoodenBoat School - microBootlegger Kayak and Mystic River Tandem Canoe

Build microBootlegger and Mystic River Tandem

Registration starts January 4th.

If you can't make the June class, take a look at the one in September.

Jun 12, 2016

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How to Make a Kayak - Smoothing the interior of a strip planked boat with a scraper and sandpaper

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Experimenting with Infusion

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Build a Strip-Planked Kayak and a Canoe with Nick Schade at CVSW

Build microBootlegger and Mystic River Tandem

If you want to build a lightweight, rugged, and beautiful small boat, combining thin strips of wood with epoxy and fiberglass will make a cartoppable, low-maintenance, and gorgeous vessel. Nick Schade has been building strip-built boats for over 25 years.

Jan 25, 2014