Categorie archieven: Kayak bulding/Kajak bouw

To turn the kayak I had to change the support in the external strong back. I hung the kayak in slings to the ceiling and altered the support then lowered the kayak into it. The next problem to solve is … Lees verder →

I started at the stern. After fairing the stern with the spokeshave I glued a thin strip on the stern which I formed with the heat gun. I made the stem out of five layers. Four layers of 3 mm … Lees verder →

During planking the hull I made a lot of mistakes. The decision not to bevel was wrong. The gaps are to big.  I filled them with epoxy filler. Also the difference in thickness of the strips gave trouble and next … Lees verder →

I found it difficult to find the exact shear line on the forms. So I tried to find the line with a strip. I did not have straight strips. The poplar boards where straight but the wood had a lot … Lees verder →

I made a box beam following Nick’s book. I did use an inferior quality of underlayment 19 mm thick. The result is a box beam that is not complete linear. Therefore I made the openings in the frame 1 cm wider then the … Lees verder →

I used the method described by Björn Thomasson (http://www.thomassondesign.com/building/building_manual/preparations.aspx). At first I prepared my circular saw with a wider foot plate and a longer fence. I thought it worked reasonable well but I payed not enough attention to the strip … Lees verder →