Showing posts with label Eastern arctic kayak construction. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Eastern arctic kayak construction. Show all posts
Wednesday, December 30, 2015

Post-apocalyptic Boat Building

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Why build skin boats?  I've been asking myself that ever since I started building skin boats.  I've come up with a bunch of practica...
Sunday, February 23, 2014

Eastern Arctic-like Kayak - closing comments

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Time to bring the EA kayak building project back to life, on this blog anyway.  Time to make some comments on the building experience, a tim...
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Thursday, January 23, 2014

Eastern Arctic Kayak Construction - Ribs

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Back to working on the EA kayak after more than a month's hiatus. Today I tried notching and bending a stick for ribs, but there was so...
Thursday, December 12, 2013

Eastern Arctic Kayak Construction - more frame photos

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Yesterday I set up the frame of the EA kayak and gave it a second coat of linseed oil.  With the keelson blocked in and the deck upright, it...
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Wednesday, December 11, 2013

Eastern Arctic Kayak Construction - Blocking in the keelson

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My last post on the EA kayak, probably should be called EC kayak for Eastern Canadian kayak, mentioned that I blocked in the keelson.  But I...
Tuesday, December 10, 2013

Eastern Arctic Kayak Construction - Interlude

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Yesterday I blocked in the keelson on  the inverted deck of the kayak in preparation for installing the ribs.  I am now at a crossroads wher...
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Monday, December 9, 2013

Eastern Arctic Kayak Construction - Doweling and lashing the deck beams

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In the previous post we looked at cutting and installing all the deck beams.  I chose to temporarily nail them in place.  While the method I...
Friday, December 6, 2013

Eastern Arctic Kayak Construction - adding the deck beams

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Construction progresses.  After I set up the deck, I started adding deck beams.  They are temporarily nailed in place 3/4 inches below the t...
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Wednesday, December 4, 2013

Eastern Arctic Kayak Construction - Shaping the Deck

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I've got the deck of the Eastern Arctic Kayak (EAK) set up.  Beam is something like 29 inches at 90 inches from the stern. I figured tha...
Tuesday, December 3, 2013

Eastern Arctic Kayak - Reconstruction, sort of

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I have started the construction of an Eastern Arctic Kayak based more or less on the information provided by Dr. David Zimmerly in various a...