More progress on the canoe I shared yesterday from Kevin. There’s really only about 40 hours of actual work in a canoe this size. ___ This post was originally featured on our Instagram feed. See the original post and discussion here. Follow Cape Falcon Kayak on Instagram »...
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Kevin’s canoe: Steam bending
As long as I’m on a steam bending kick here, I just wanted to share this really nice example of steam bending one of our canoes from Kevin (@prairiestonecustom). About four years ago I created a new type of skin on frame canoe building system that uses a mathematical formula to determine the rib...
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Update on the Fundraiser for the kids of Tiniteqilaaq
To finish out what has been a bit of an unofficial Greenland rolling week here, I want to re-post the fundraiser for my friends in East Greenland. For the last 3 years I’ve been working with the schoolmaster in the tiny East Greenlandic village of Tiniteqilaaq, helping them to get kayak building supplies and...
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Fundraiser for the kids of Tiniteqilaaq, please read, like, and share!
Fundraiser for the kids of Tiniteqilaaq, please read, like, and share: In addition to my modern skin on frame work I’m also passionate about traditional arctic kayaks and supporting native builders. For the last three years I’ve been helping Max, the schoolmaster in the tiny East Greenland village of Tiniteqilaaq (also known as Tiilerilaaq)...
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Giles’s nesting pack canoes
Here’s the finished result of the nesting pack canoe frames I shared a few weeks ago. This excellent example of our canoe building system was built by Giles in the Catskill Mountains of New York. Really nice work on these. ___ This post was originally featured on our Instagram feed. See the original post...
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More photos of re-steaming and flattening the kayak hull
Just another couple photos of how I flattened the kayak that was a bit too round on the bottom yesterday. Note that I’m not clamping to the deck beams here I’m clamping to sawhorses and cross braces. The kayak started 9 inches deep at the back of the cockpit, I clamped it down to...
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Video: Re-steaming a kayak to flatten the hull
Most people make it through our online skin boat classes without having any issues, but part of what you’re paying for when you purchase my courses is customer support if something goes wrong. You can text or call me anytime day or night, I will ship you free replacement parts even if you broke...
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Cape Falcon 66 Canoes in Small Boats Magazine!
Check out the cover story in this month’s edition of Small Boats Magazine from Adam, who built a triple nesting set of Cape Falcon 66 Canoes complete with catamaran setup and sails! Adam built these canoes as a way to get the entire family on the water within the transport limitations of a roof...
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One of my favorite builds from this last year
One of my favorite builds from this last year was from Iain in Scotland who is an experienced canoeist and wanted to try our building system. He put together a fantastic Student Build blog and also has been adding videos of his paddling adventures to his YouTube channel: Adventure Made. Ian and his friends...
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Mary and her dad Saul are getting ready to tackle a pair of F1 kayak builds
Mary and her dad Saul are getting ready to tackle a pair of F1 kayak builds. I strongly approve of her proposed modifications (see second image)...
James + Edward’s circumnavigation of Anglesey in F1 kayaks
I want to share something really special today. This summer James Doherty and his son Edward circumnavigated Anglesey in F1 kayaks they built with Ant Mace of Shipshape boat works in Bristol, England. James put together this lovely YouTube video showing them building the boats and making the trip. Anglesey is a tough nut...
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Ted’s golf caddy canoe cart
I’m deep into updating the plans and videos for the new Greenland kayak which is neither fun nor interesting, so I thought I would share some stuff from my students this week. Ted made this brilliant canoe cart out of a golf caddy. I’ll let him describe how it’s built: “While I have made...
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Some photos from Greenland
Since we are building Greenland kayaks right now I want to share some actual pictures from Greenland. A couple years ago I was contacted by Max, the schoolmaster in the tiny East Greenlandic village of Tiilerilaaq (population about 100), who wanted to revive the local kayak building tradition. All of our instruction materials are...
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Sanity checking rib shaping with photos from a student
I encourage my kayak and canoe building students to text me pictures of their test ribs. This works almost as well as standing in the room with someone and gives both of us a sanity check on shaping before they commit to cutting and bending the rest of their often pricey bending stock. For...
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Berend’s East Greenland kayak
Check out this recent East Greenland Kayak build from our Student Builds blog. (I especially like the bicycle lumber trailer) . Berend from the Netherlands built this East Greenland kayak after finishing our LPB design. This is a great combination. The LPB is a solid multipurpose sea kayak, and the traditional Greenland kayak lets...
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