KAYAK BUILDING CLASS

Miscellaneous rim day

Yesterday I wanted to catch up with the other builders, so I steam bent a second coaming lip and a hatch lip. Today, Saturday, was all about sanding and prepping the coaming and the hatch rim.

Sometimes you get lucky with just one clamp after steam bending
...but more often you need a few
1,5mm breaks if you're not careful
1,5 and 3mm holes predrilled for ring shank copper nails and sewing the skin

Had a little paddle around town while waiting for the glue to cure. Found a beautiful Pike (Gädda) looking at me and it was...dead, unfortunately.

Don't know why this Pike gave up it's life but I would too in this cold water
Splitting an Oak rim in two wasn't hard

Later on I decided to try my luck with a cheap Biltema style Dozuki, a Japanese saw and it went pretty well.

Before leaving the boat club I consulted our Ripping Master Damian about buying a table saw. I had already bought him a blade this morning as thanks for all the work he put down for our builds (and his blade got dull from our Oak). We can rip our planks ourselves when the new saw arrives...in ten days! It hurts a little. I would have liked it delivered sooner. It's a 60kg beast and will last a few kayaks, I would think.

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