Just a couple more canoes built with our system by Gabe from Tufts & Batson. Gabe has been pushing the limits of our building system ever since he sunk his teeth into it last year. I’ve lost count of how many boats he’s built so far but it seems like with every new boat...
"Just a couple more canoes built with our system"Continue readingCategory: Student Builds
There are some truly incredible craftsman in the world and I am not one of them.
There are some truly incredible craftsman in the world and I am not one of them. My work is focused more on helping people build simple, efficient core skill sets that they can build on however they want to. I got this email this morning from Jukka who built this lovely Greenland paddle after...
"There are some truly incredible craftsman in the world and I am not one of them."Continue reading
Chris’s F1 kayak
This week’s featured Student Build is Chris from Scotland. We offer our students a $75 discount (50 for canoes) for anyone who’s willing to post their building experience on our Student Builds Blog. I like doing this because I hate “marketing” and this lets people see other people’s actual experiences using my building systems....
"Chris’s F1 kayak"Continue reading
Bart’s fly fishing 66 canoe
“Hey Brian…hope you are well! I’ve finally had a chance to give the canoe a fishing outing today. THE CANOE IS AWESOME!!! Thank you for everything and I cannot be more happy. I spent 5.5 hours and almost 9 miles in the back country marsh. No fish caught today but that’s fishing. Today was...
"Bart’s fly fishing 66 canoe"Continue reading
Rory’s yellow cedar tandem canoe
Check out this latest student built Tandem Canoe. 16’3” x 36” 49lbs (complete) with an all yellow cedar frame. Rory did an incredible job building, but also documenting his entire build on our Student Builds Blog. (I’ve included some screenshots below.) “We got this boat out on the water over the weekend for the...
"Rory’s yellow cedar tandem canoe"Continue reading
Gabe’s canoes
I feel like I’m always singing the praises of Gabe at Tufts & Batson these days. A professional bamboo fly rod maker and all around meticulous crafts person, Gabe purchased our course last year and has been cranking out a couple canoes a month ever since. The thing that makes our system unique is...
"Gabe’s canoes"Continue reading
Connor’s F1 frame
Just a nice couple F1 Kayak frame pics sent to me from a student in Ireland. Good clean work here, Connor....
Linda’s F1
Linda here was part of a crew that built three of my kayaks in Sweden this last winter. The kayak she chose is our F1 design. Originally based on the Mariner Coaster and then continuously evolved over 14 years, dozens of prototypes, and thousands of miles in all types of conditions, the result is...
"Linda’s F1"Continue reading
Check out this sweet little canoe built by Gabe
Check out this sweet little canoe and paddle set built by Gabe from Tufts & Batson using our system. Dimensions are 14’ x 30” x 12”, weight in pine is 34lbs, in cedar that would be more like 31. A professional bamboo fly rod craftsman, Gabe Batson discovered our building system last year and...
"Check out this sweet little canoe built by Gabe"Continue reading
Adam’s triple nesting canoe build
My favorite build right now is by Adam in Michigan who is building a triple set of nesting canoes for his family. This is just one of a whole series of time lapse videos that he just put up on his Instagram feed and also on his page on our Cape Falcon Student Builds...
"Adam’s triple nesting canoe build"Continue reading
Triple nesting canoe set in progress
A couple posts ago I mentioned that we offer a discount for anyone who’s willing to put up their build on our Student Builds blog, and another build that I’m super excited about right now is this TRIPLE nesting set of solo canoe from Adam. Here’s a couple pictures of the build but there’s...
"Triple nesting canoe set in progress"Continue reading
Kayak building in Sweden
We offer a $75 discount on our plans and video courses to anyone who is willing to put text and pictures of their build on our Student Builds Blog. This is a great way for people to save money, but it’s also just really cool for me to watch people building their boats all...
"Kayak building in Sweden"Continue reading
Hanan’s F1 frame
Really nice shaping on this F1 frame built by Hanan in Israel. The lines on this boat don’t have to be perfect for it to paddle well but it’s still nice to see someone get it spot on. Something that my own designs share in common with many arctic kayaks is the lack of...
"Hanan’s F1 frame"Continue reading
Always cool to see somebody really getting after it.
Always cool to see somebody really getting after it. Check out Wit‘s growing collection of skin on frame pack canoes built from our plans/videos in Bangkok Thailand. Wit has been refining the method of using Rattan for canoe ribs. Need a canoe in Thailand? Wit can build you one....
Going back thousands of years, kayaking season has always corresponded with the retreat of the ice
Going back thousands of years, kayaking season has always corresponded with the retreat of the ice. I don’t get many pictures of my modern skin-on-frame kayaks juxtaposed with an icy landscape, so thanks to Mark for these wicked photos! Mark writes: “Hi Brian – I may have worked a bit too fast on my...
"Going back thousands of years, kayaking season has always corresponded with the retreat of the ice"Continue reading