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...

The Yurt Gets a Door and other improvements

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The sixteen foot yurt has lived for over a year without a door.  But now that it has a stove, I discovered that the yurt loses heat quickly ...
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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...
Saturday, November 23, 2013

Eastern Arctic Kayak - Historical Construction Photos

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I have some historical photos of Eastern Arctic kayak construction.  I have no idea where I got them.  But here they are.  Mostly what I wan...
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Friday, November 22, 2013

What Killed the Kayak? Aleut Version - Akutan, Alaska

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Akutan, Alaska is an island in the Aleutians and once a place where people paddled kayaks as a part of making a living.  Nowadays the bigges...

What Killed the Kayak? Aleut Version - Sand Point, AK

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Sand Point, Alaska is home to one of the larger fishing fleets in the Aleutians.  The pictures below show the boats which have replaced the ...