Making Kayak Paddles - Preparing the Blanks - E1
The blades will be cut out of blanks that are 16"-18" long, about 4" thick and at least 4" wide. With wider blanks you can make more blades.
Information and articles about selection and use of wood for making small boats.
The blades will be cut out of blanks that are 16"-18" long, about 4" thick and at least 4" wide. With wider blanks you can make more blades.
Sorting strips for book matching from a 1-1/2" x 12" vertical grained board
In this episode I start breaking down the blanks into 3/16" thick strips. This was going fine until I lost concentration.
In this episode I take the wood I purchased in the last episode, and starting breaking it down in to strips. I have a 2x8 that I am ripping into 3/4" wide blanks, and a 1x12 that I am ripping directly into strips. I talk about how I get vertical grain strips out of vertical grained boards.
I am lucky to have a good source of western red cedar less than an hour from where I live. Liberty Cedar in Kingston, RI will usually let me pick through their stacks to find exactly the wood I want. They have a great selection.
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.
There is no accounting for taste, but for some reason I find okoume a little bit boring. While the grain can be quite nice, the color is often a little bland. In my opinion it would often benefit from a little pumping up.
I'm about to start building the first boats in my new shop. I'm going to exhibit at the Maine Boat Builder's Show and I need some boats to bring to it.