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Boat Building Techniques
Information about boat building techniques
Hybrid Kayak Construction
Hybrid construction could mean any method of building a boat which combines two different building techniques.
Stitch and Glue Construction
This method of building boats use pre-cut plywood panels that are "stitched" together along their joints and then glued. The shape of the boat is determined by the shape of the panels. The 2 dimensional flat panels are bent when they are stitched along their curved edges to the adjoining panel. The shape of the curve between the adjoining panels determines the 3 dimensional shape of the finished boat.
Strip Built Construction
Strip building is the craft of turning a pile of thin strips of wood into a high-performance, durable boat.
OkoumeFest 2013
"Okoume" is the plantation-grown African hardwood used in tens of thousands of CLC's build-your-own-boat kits. OkoumeFest features an open house with technical seminars on Friday at the CLC plant in Annapolis, and on Saturday an on-the-water rendezvous at Matapeake State Park on Kent Island.
The KayakForum is being Upgraded
I have recently been going through the process of upgrading the software for the KayakForum. For those who are not familiar with it, the forum is an open discussion board devoted to the design, building and use of kayaks and other small boats.
Build Your Own S&G Petrel or Petrel Play @ WoodenBoat School
Fine Strip-Planked Boat Construction at WoodenBoat School - Mystic River Tandem & microBootlegger
Build microBootlegger and Mystic River Tandem
Registration starts January 2nd.
If you can't make the August class, take a look at the one in July.
Fine Strip-Planked Boat Construction at WoodenBoat School - Nymph & Night Heron
Build Nymph and Night Heron
Registration starts January 2nd.
If you can't make the July class, take a look at the one in August.
Guillemot Kayaks on Instagram
For those of you who just can't have too many sources of hand made boat stuff coming into your smart phones and have a softspot in your heart for lo fidelity images that look like they were taken with a Polaroid and stuck to the fridge for 35 years; I've started posting the occasional photo on Instagram. The subject matter will tend to be related to boat building, woodworking, using wooden boats etc. We'll see what develops.
