Month April 2022

First meet and measure up

Forgot to write this post before, but this day, finally, we got to stop just talking but actually get to do something. With miserable weather and all ordered goods for building just on the way, we decided to make a…

Paulownia for kayak building

(/pɔːˈloʊniə/ paw-LOH-nee-ə) Paulowniaceae, the order Lamiales. This is from Wikipedia. All we know is that it’s light and might be nice for building a kayak. Not easy to get hold of in Sweden though. Supply is limited due to it being imported from…

Kayak building class prep

Yayyy! Some old and some younger/new kayaking friends trusted me to lead a Skin On Frame builder’s class, so here we go! The participants will comment the heck out of this blog, I am sure of it! A bit oldscool…