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…
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…
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…
Niall had a go at bending the ribs today and after yesterday’s misfortune with dry Oak, today went quite well. So, it’s normal to come back in a day or so and realise you need to resteam or glue a…
So the 5m long sticks are a mess. They need to sit with the thin end towards the ribs and they are long and unwieldly. What to do? Start with securing a few key ribs along your kayak with a…
First off is Stefan bevelling his stringers. You need about 80cm of bevel facing inward on the kayak. Ask for an explanation if you haven’t made it before! Our hangout bustling with activity. Enjoy the clips! We enjoyed being there.…
How do you bend your ribs? Greg used this jig I made but we agreed bending them by hand is infinately more fun! However, making consistent, tight bends might be difficult if you haven’t tried it before so make a…
Today Rickard was introduced to the plunge router, had a few practice runs with Niall as supervisor and started making really precise rib mortices. I absolutely love the fact that we all learn from each other! Below you can see…
Make one hole at each end of the Gunwhale. First you make very opposite 2-3mm holes with a drill. It might help to fasten the drillbit a little furter out than normal. If you’re unsecure about drilling straight through, release…
Stefan upgrading his social profile to “Boatbuilder” and Niall doing burpees of happiness… or something 🙂 The satisfying feeling of chopping dowels! You need at least two each in the bow and stern and two for each deck beam. That’s…
Stefan made all the holes with the plunge router and did not fail once! Unfortunately I have no pictures of him in action but will make better next time. Being this fast has it’s cost though. The other mortises didn’t…
Today the rain got frustrating so Clara, Stefan and I moved out to our new hangout. They both got some action with the plunge router and Clara is even done. Suddenly her kayak took it’s shape! Day after *someone* got…
