I don't feel like building my own kayak, will you build one for me?

Night Heron with flitch-cut, book-matched, western red cedar with pine accents

Yes, I accept commissions for custom-built, hand-made kayaks and other small boats. I specialize in finely constructed boats designed specifically for your needs. The material for each boat is hand selected for strength, weight and beauty. For more information, please look at my Custom Built Boat page.

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What is a Sea Kayak?

Tradition

The articles in the late great print magazine “Sea Kayaker” featured articles of people doing multi day expeditions to far exotic places. Today’s legendary kayaks became legendary because of the legendary expeditions to remote shores in which they were used.

Preview image for the video "Impressions of the Turning Point Boat Works Petrel Play".

Translating a Wood Kayak into Fiberglass

People associate me with wood. I understand, they see me paddling wooden kayaks, the wood is the most obvious difference that draws people's attention and they assume that the wood part of the equation is what I'm interested in. But I make kayaks because I am interested in kayaks.

Staining the Recess - microBootlegger Sport - E30

Pre staining the cockpit recess so it will match the rest of the boat.

Plans Price Increase

If you received my last newsletter, it will not be a surprise that we are raising our plans prices. We have held our prices constant for the past 15 or so years, but over that time the cost of printing has increased by over 50% and other business expenses have also increased.