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.
Wood
Wood
Information and articles about selection and use of wood for making small boats.
Sorting Strips Brain Bending - Making a Kayak - microBootlegger Sport - E9
Sorting strips for book matching from a 1-1/2" x 12" vertical grained board
Ruining Expensive Lumber - Making a Kayak - microBootlegger Sport - E3
In this episode I start breaking down the blanks into 3/16" thick strips. This was going fine until I lost concentration.
Sizing and Milling Strips - Making a Kayak - microBootlegger Sport - E2
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.
Buying Wood - Making a Kayak - microBootlegger Sport - E1
Nick is embarking on a new strip built kayak build and took the first step of acquiring some beautiful Western red cedar lumber, including a long 2x10 board and some 2x6 boards of varying grades and nice grain patterns. His plan is to cut these into blanks, rip them into thin vertical-grain strips, then decide on the optimal layout to showcase the wood's beauty in the kayak. The initial inertia of starting a big project is always difficult, but now the materials are purchased so Nick is excited to start ripping lumber and kicking off the kayak build.End Pour vs End Block
The End Pour
A common question is "what is the end pour good for?" For t
Strip Planked Boat Material and Weight Calculator
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.
Staining your Kayak
Using stains to add a little extra color to your boat.
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.
A quick strongback
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.
