Second full set of ribs for the day, ready for the burn pile. I'm getting closer to working out the rib length system for the new canoes. Another day, another hundred dollars of really expensive finely crafted firewood....
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Canoe build 2: Developing rib length systems
Developing stable reproducible rib length determining systems is the hardest thing I do. Basically the idea is to identify a series of mathematical relationships between the width of the deck and the appropriate hull shape. When this works it means that you can completely rib the canoe perfectly in less than an hour and...
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Canoe build 2: Temporary spreaders in place
Day 2, canoe round 2. Temporary spreaders in place, stems on, keel in place temporarily to check rocker. This is how I build, and how I teach: no molds. You can see the mortises lining the underside of the gunwales- ribs will be cut to size, bent to shape and fitted into each mortise....
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Canoe build 2: Gunwales prepped
Gunwales prepped for canoe build round 2, and an off-the-cuff video on the why and how of laminated gunwales for skinboats posted to the YouTube channel....
Lightweight camping out of small boats
Working on a new instructional video series on lightweight camping out of small boats: a super in-depth look at what I pack, how I pack it, and why, after 20-some years of ultralight river trips....
So much in the production queue right now
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....
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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