Materials

Video 2 in a series documenting my build of the Petrel Play. In this episode I cut the strips and set up the forms.

The End Pour

 A common question is "what is the end pour good for?" For those who don't kno

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.

Cutting strips is always a little tedious. It is primarily a matter of feeding the wood through the saw. When you intend to bookmatch the strips on the boat you also need to keep the strips in order.

A stitch and glue boat will typically use three or four sheets of 4mm Occume marine plywood. With careful cutting you may be able to be more efficient.

One of the biggest benefits to building a small boat with narrow strips is how accessible it is. While it looks intimidating, taking a bundle of small strips and wrapping them around a set of forms really is a matter of patience and not one of specialized skills.

Here are links to sources of some of the materials, tools and books useful to people building wooden kayaks. This is not a complete listing just some of those I can find on the net.