Setting up the Masik and footrest
The Masik is the cross beam above your thighs. It’s best if it fits tight for good control over your kayak, but not as tight you can’t shift around for harder rolls without a paddle. Your Masik can be almost…
Coating a skin on frame kayak
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…
Finishing and attaching the cockpit coaming
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.
Tightening the skin on the frame
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…
Sewing the skin on frame
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…
A kayak killer on the loose
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…
Installing foot braces on the LPB
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…
Making a laminated Greenland paddle
For all you people who can get your hands on perfect wood for paddle blanks, we salute you (as AC/DC would say). For us mere mortals, we get to glue various sticks together to make our blanks good. This is…
Örnsberg Kayak Festival
A great opportunity to meet other paddlers, swap, sell or buy gear, fika and look at rolling shows is the (now hopefully annual) meet at one of Stockholm’s club Örnsbergs Kajaksällskap (ÖKS). It takes place on national day, the 6:th…
Displaying a skin on frame kayak frame
Last weekend I went to the Läckö Kayak Festival at Läckö Castle, lake Vänern. Didn’t use the phone much so this image taken the first night is all I have. The festival was great fun though and I would definitely…
Finishing the LPB Flat Deck frame
So, for the last touch-ups most builds need to install the deck stringers and this kayak has secondary stringer on the outside of the gunwhale too (more on that further down, haha). On the previous day, four deck stringer halves…
Flat deck LPB frame
This is how it could look like, that time when you first get to sit inside you kayak-to-be. A camping kayak with one happy camper inside 🙂 Since I am easily confused there are measurements inside the gunwhales that speak…