Month August 2022

There are many kinds of Polyurethane which work for a SOF kayak and even more kinds that don’t work. You need to look out for certain properties and I will try to list some challenges here. The fact I am…

Copper nails look cool I think. These are ring shank nails driven into the oak/ash coaming. If the glue would by any chance come loose, the coaming will probably still hold up.

There are several methods for how to tighten the skin on the frame. Something close to this one was used by many seal hunters back in the day and is advocated by Brian Schulz at Capecalconkayaks. You can also stretch…

The first time can be quite intimidating, with just one chance with the hot knife and what not, but once you get comfortable with everything pinned down you will feel like you have everything…pinned down 🙂 Greenland style stems take…

Recently our little summer workshop got the addition of two new menbers. Nice people it seemed. Little did we know one was a kayak murderer…just look at this! So, why do this, I hear you ask. Well, Karin the murderer…

Had to make a complete detour anyway from the beloved classic Greenland lines and style for this kayak, an LPB Flat Deck version with plans from Cape Falcon Kayaks. Enter my first set of foot braces. They are some heavy…