Do any of you do this? This appeared on the cover of a journal. At first I thought this guy took the pic and then I found out that he actually built them.
Tom
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Those are beautiful. Simply beautiful
Takes him 400 hours to build one and he is giving courses in how to build them. One of these days... when I have time...
Tom
Those are unbelievable Looks like they better put some fenders between Kayak number one and two.
Now how did they bend all that beautiful wood and make it look like a canvas kayak ?
Bob
"Rather be a hammer than a nail"
As soon as I'm tired of my F the french wallpaper I'm gonna use that picture for my next one.
Who Dares Wins.
Absolutely gorgeous.
Not to hit a sour note but I would think these beauties would be limited to relatively calm and controlled waters. Seeing one of these kayaks smashed or wrapped around a boulder in a white water accident would make even a brave and jaded man cry.
I don't know how much beating can one of these take, I know they get used, not just for shows. I heard of a guy who had two top of the line Cellini bikes, he said riding on them was better than having sex. Could we say the same for these kayats? Depends on how old you are, I guess.
Tom
Depends on how bad your sex is.
Beauties to behold.
Paddled at Round Valley, NJ with a guy that had a 22 footer two person one like these with solar panels on mid deck for GPS etc. Could not stop drooling, also incredibaly light. Wood was only about 3/32 thick. Gorgeous.
These would be considered "touring kayaks", and as such would NEVER see "white water". A nice big, deep body of water like a lake, river etc is best. These babies are all about speed and gliding as smooth as silk. Biggest trouble with kayaks like these (and fiberglass/kevlar boats) is getting into and out of them. Yopu can't just jump into them half in half out of the water, and slide them in like poly boats. The bottom would be ruined. You have to get in and out while they are free floating......tricky at best.Never a problem, just an opportunity to create a solution... :~}
I built two kayaks. One was a framed one that I used canvas to skin it with then painted.
I also built one like the ones in that picture. I got the plans from "Guillemot Kayaks" . Thats what the ones in those pic look like. Its a cedar strip kayak. Took me about 450 hours of total time.
: guillemot kayaks
. Theres a great discussion board there as well. I hope this is the right site I just posted.
In his first interview since the stroke, Ram Dass, 66, spoke with great difficulty about how his brush with death has changed his ideas about aging, and how the recent loss of two old friends, Timothy Leary and Allen Ginsberg, has convinced him that now, more than ever, is the time to ``Be Here Now.''
http://CLIFFORDRENOVATIONS.COM
Edited 4/20/2003 4:58:58 AM ET by Andy Clifford(Andybuildz)
Edited 4/20/2003 5:02:53 AM ET by Andy Clifford(Andybuildz)
Hey Andy, I checked the Guillemot site, couldn't get into the forum. In the picture I posted those kayaks look like they are made of hard wood, e.g. the second from right looks like purple heart.
BTW, how's wife doing with her braces?
Tom
Hey tom
In strip (made of strips, duh)kayaks, usually ....almost always it soft (lightweight) woods such as cedar mainly or Pondorosa pine etc etc. A lot of the designs in the wood are made of other species such as purple heart.
Try again to get into the bulletin board in Gullemot kayaks. Thats the place you'll learn "the most". I almost spent more time there then I do here when I was into building kayaks.
Wifes braces are ....well, lets just say, "metal mouth". Kinda cute actually seeing her and my daughter both with a mouth of metal. Doc says she shouldnt need em' on more than a year.. Already see a difference. I told her...just do me a favor, brush after you eat "anything", lol. Thanks for asking.
Be well
Namaste
andy
In his first interview since the stroke, Ram Dass, 66, spoke with great difficulty about how his brush with death has changed his ideas about aging, and how the recent loss of two old friends, Timothy Leary and Allen Ginsberg, has convinced him that now, more than ever, is the time to ``Be Here Now.''
http://CLIFFORDRENOVATIONS.COM
Pretty nice , here's a pic of the GF and I paddling in my 'backyard' Victoria B.C. that's the Olymic mountains of Wash. state in the back. Both kayaks are cedar strip, yellow and red cedar ,18' 6" long and about 55# each.They hold up to rocks and stuff the same as a fiberglass boat you just need different techs for repairs. Once you get a couple of scratches in em they are lots of fun.
We've done one 2 week trip and a bunch of weekend trips, had killer whales cruise past and bald eagles snatch salmon less than 50' away. We are learning to sail now so we can sleep on the water too. Life can be cool......................Rik
Edited 7/22/2003 1:49:27 PM ET by RTACOMA
OOPPPs heres the pic