Setting up Forms - Petrel Build - E2
Setting up the strongback and the forms for the Petrel strip built sea kayak build. I also scarf together some sheer strips.
Stems
Stems
Articles and videos about how to make and install inner and outer stems in wood strip or stitch and glue boat construction.
Shaping Inner Stems with a Block Plane - microBootlegger Sport - E7
Spending a little time shaping the inner stems
Making Petrel Play: Making Inner Stems and Installing the First Strips - Episode 3
Video 3 in the series documenting the making of a strip-built kayak. Making the inner stems and installing the first strips
Canoe Stems
I want a canoe. I love kayaks and the Nymph canoe is great fun, but there are time when my wife Robin and I want to hop into a boat after dinner and go for a relaxing paddle. And for a simple no-nonsense paddle there is really nothing like a canoe.
