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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 a Sea Kayak: Milling the Cove and Bead on a Router Table
  • Building a Sea Kayak: Cove and Bead Strips on a Night Heron
  • Building a Sea Kayak: Stripping the deck of the Night Heron kayak using Cove and Bead cedar strips
  • Building a Sea Kayak: Removing Staples from a Strip Built Boat
  • Building a Sea Kayak: Making the Coaming Recess for a Strip Kayak
  • Building a Sea Kayak: Scraping, Sanding and Fairing and Dust Control
  • How to Make a Kayak - Staining with an Edge
  • How to Make a Kayak - Fiberglassing the outside
  • How to Make a Kayak - Cleaning up the Interior
  • How to Make a Kayak - Fiberglassing the Inside

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        • Building a Sea Kayak: Milling the Cove and Bead on a Router Table
        • Building a Sea Kayak: Cove and Bead Strips on a Night Heron
        • Building a Sea Kayak: Stripping the deck of the Night Heron kayak using Cove and Bead cedar strips
        • Building a Sea Kayak: Removing Staples from a Strip Built Boat
        • Building a Sea Kayak: Making the Coaming Recess for a Strip Kayak
        • Building a Sea Kayak: Scraping, Sanding and Fairing and Dust Control
        • How to Make a Kayak - Staining with an Edge
        • How to Make a Kayak - Fiberglassing the outside
        • How to Make a Kayak - Cleaning up the Interior
        • How to Make a Kayak - Fiberglassing the Inside
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