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…

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…