So much in the production queue right now: just posted two more updates on the canoes to YouTube this week, including the sail test, with three more videos in the works including a walkthrough of this Greenland boat and a guide to kayak camping. And prepping for canoe build round 2....
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Sixten’s West Greenland replica kayak
Check out this West Greenland replica kayak built by Sixten in Norway. This is the third boat he's built off my plans, and he made some of his own design modifications this time around. Love seeing these getting built, and love seeing builders customize them to make them their own....
Wrapping up sail testing on the canoes
Wrapping up sail testing on the canoes - trying four different size sails that can easily be changed out on the water. Sail report and some on the water footage will be on the YouTube channel this week!...
Greenland paddle rush order
This beautiful new Greenland paddle is a rush order for a guy headed out on a trip. Read his email at 9 am, closed the computer, walked straight into the shop. At noon it's drying in the sun with its first coat of oil. I love the split color variation of the red cedar...
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Evening sail test on the Willamette
Evening sail test on the Willamette, with the canoes solo and catamaraned together. Lots more to test, full report coming soon!...
Getting some shots of the West Greenland Kayak
Spent a gorgeous summer evening getting some shots for the West Greenland Kayak in Detail video I’m just finishing up. (Check the Cape Falcon Kayak YouTube channel in a couple days) It’s been a long time since I’ve sat in a Greenland kayak, and while the configuration of a modern boat is infinitely more...
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Video: Dangerous curves
Dangerous curves. These sexy little cvg Douglas fir foils are exactly the sort of thing that can only lead to trouble.......
Boat finishes the Cape Falcon Way
Boat finishes the Cape Falcon Way: Two coats of high quality tung oil, wait a day, go sailing. Re coat as needed. (Shown: foils, backrest/tiller rest, rudder mount, leeboard bracket, outriggers, and tiller.)...
Video: Dangerously close to real woodworking
Dangerously close to real woodworking, cutting foils for the new canoe rudder. This was hard but maybe worth it??...
Check out the review Peter sent me after finishing his F1
Check out the review Peter sent me after finishing his F1 build. It’s great seeing these builds happening around the world, and awesome to hear from people out enjoying their boats: “After a reasonable bit of flat water paddling and paddling in strong winds I finally got it out into some rough water, well...
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Experimenting with sail shapes and catamaran adjustments
Experimenting with sail shapes and catamaran adjustments. We've got a hot week ahead in Portland, looking forward to putting the sails through their paces and testing out some canoe modifications....
Experiments in paddle building…
Experiments in paddle building......
Another shot of the canoes in the shop
Another shot of the canoes in the shop from earlier this month before they hit the water. Working on a new paddle concept for these today, it'll be interesting to see if it works....
Video: Last step before sending a boat out the door
Last step before sending a boat out the door is branding the gunwales. Since I had the torch out already for the latest F1, I took the opportunity to restock on business cards as well. Cards are cut from old salvaged dimensional lumber, and the stamping process smells amazing....
Tasks for this week
Tasks for this week include building paddles and sails for the canoes. Dialing in some details and then we'll start building the next round of prototypes for testing....