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Videos and articles about setting up the straight backbone needed to build strip built small boats.

Setting up Forms - Petrel Build - E2

Join Nick Schade at Guillemot Kayaks as he constructs a strip-built Petrel sea kayak. From setting up forms to scarfing sheer strips, Nick showcases meticulous craftsmanship and attention to detail. With emphasis on functionality and aesthetics, his workshop offers invaluable insights into the art of kayak building.

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Shaping Inner Stems with a Block Plane - microBootlegger Sport - E7

Spending a little time shaping the inner stems

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Setting Up The StrongBack microBootlegger Sport E6

Finally getting the forms strung on the strongback. I discuss the spacer system and how to true up the forms.

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Setting up Forms on an Internal Strongback

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Flipping the Forms and Releasing the Hull

After the stripping is done on the hull, it is time to flip it over.

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Assembling Forms to Make Strip-Planked Wooden Sea Kayak

The easiest way to set up the forms for woodstrip kayak is using an inte

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Setting Up Forms

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Cutting Forms for a Strip-Planked Kayak

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A quick strongback

I'm about to start building the first boats in my new shop. I'm going to exhibit at the Maine Boat Builder's Show and I need some boats to bring to it.

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