Field Notes
Notes from the workshop, the water, and the occasional rant.
The Kayak Factory Tour
First off is Stefan bevelling his stringers. You need about 80cm of bevel facing inward on the kayak. Ask for an explanation if yo…
READ →The Plåtskåp
Although theft is uncommon at the boat club, tools tend to be spread a little thinner among members over time. Solution? I thought…
READ →Keel, stringers and stems
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?…
READ →Ripping Oak and Ash
One almost feels bad chopping up beautiful fresh boards into tiny ribs and what not, but just almost . When ripping the slightly t…
READ →Kerfing for endplates
The endplates are thin hardwood pieces that are attached with dowels to the gunwhales and stems in our case. You don't have to hav…
READ →Overhand plunge router practice
So satisfying to see people go from shaking their heads to "this is great fun" with a bare minimum of instructions and having to f…
READ →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 cert…
READ →Cockpit coaming template
I was thinking about how to easily draw and make a jig for a good looking and functioning cockpit coaming and came up with this id…
READ →Kayak building courses in Stockholm and Västervik
Build Your Own Greenland Kayak – Skin-on-Frame Course Imagine crafting your very own Greenland-style kayak with your hands – a sle…
READ →Qajaq table saw
It finally arrived. The long longed for table saw arrived and should be easy to set up, was it not for the lack of bushings in the…
READ →Kayak building class prep
Yayyy! Some old and some younger/new kayaking friends trusted me to lead a Skin On Frame builder's class, so here we go! The parti…
READ →The ways are many
Next up is making a paddle. You need clamps again :) There are as many ways to laminate a paddle as there are paddle makers! Here…
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