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In this video I am stripping up the bottom.

In this video I am continuing with the stripping on the side o

The first strip on the boat is the most critical because it de

Here I show using an aluminum strongback and spacers to quickly

I pre-shape the internal stems before installing them on the f

The 2" strips were too wide for the kayak I am building so I r

This is my setup for milling strips.

Since I sell many of the boats I make, I like to document them before I send them off into the world. While I like on-the-water shot, I often have need for studio style shots that don't have the distraction of a background. Typically a white or black background works well.

I use one end of my shop as a studio for these photos. I start out with a 40 foot long by 10 foot wide muslin backdrop that I clip to the garage door track. I put a pair of saw horses under the muslin and place the boat on the saw horses.

There is still a few spaces available at my Build-your-own S&G Night Heron Class at the WoodenBoat School in Brooklin, Maine. This is a fun class at a great location, if you are looking for way to spend a week in Maine and come home with a fun boat, this is your chance.