Here be pictures all in chronological order. No cheating (in fact too lazy to rename the image files… or sort them). The images start in September and end in January. I had sick leave because of stress and needed non-computer stuff to preoccupy myself with. Whittling sticks turned out to be really soothing. For the text-heavy version of this blog, go to Cape Falcon Kayaks!
How you want it How it is Paddle blank from a cheap 2×4 Many shavings later… …the paddle emerges Tidy again Laminated deck beam jig Coaming jig Steambox Jigs Deck beam jig Where should this go? Clamping deck beam Chisel while it’s soft Gunwhales Power planer Japanese-ish saw from Sandvik Laminated deck beam Screw you too Gunwhale risers Selfie king Bent deck beam Practising mortises Miscellaneous picture First mortise Straight rib mortises Forms help shape Kerfed with hand saw Kerfed with jigsaw Friendly duck Olga and Ulrika at Ekerö Deck beams angled mortise jig The result Saves time Checking for symmetry …again …and again Gunwhale crack, just glue it Power planer noob Noob x2 Not very usable Hard to get exact Dull or crooked blade burns If I take some of this… …and iron a little …it resists rain Ripping keel and stringers Straight grain Ripping ash ribs Rib material Some bend, some crack Ash rib Hot ‘n cosy inside Stringer taper jig Some bending after steaming is ok Resteaming ash rib A bit too round? Rib morgue Gluing the cracks Saw goes boiiing Lashing Still lashing Done lashing Heavy oak bits New toys One less foot rib Footrest sawmarks Testing float bag Coaming steam tube Gluing coaming lip Pretty decent Drying the frame Lashings came loose What’s this doing here? Relashing Bug traces Kg Lbs… Use wood drill bits Gluing another coaming Frame dries in my living room Earth colors Moving to workshop Oiling the frame Waiting to dry Time for stitching Draping the cloth …with a view Last skeleton picture Heat knife cutting Stefan helps out… …until late First… …the back… …then… …the front. A few zigs… …zags… …and overhand stitches Et voilá Stitching almost done Stitch tight around coaming Make it double First layer of goop Goop… …ooop… …i doop Deck lines Toggles and lines Front Back Dry leather Saturated with oil Last one through #@&%! lines done Glueing screw holes Wet for the first time Floats Drying Some hi tech Shaping a reserve paddle Tried dirt color in the oil. Didn’t work. The smell of orange peel Winter camping is bulky Tapered dry bag Paddling with Calle Adjusting my new toy Here we go again Gunwhale knot feast New kayak… …much faster …but short days Laminating the masik… …and waiting Drawing a curve The cute bandsaw Now oak ribs Lower volume for my daughter Oak rib morgue Drying Masik quik Frame done in 5 days Oiling indoors My first tuiliq Dreaming Doing it New seat German cloth Waxed me twine I did Tightening up A zig and a zag How many stitches? Closing up Big holes fill with goop or glue later Still dreaming Make it simple Where is my axe? Split panels to fit limited fabric length Tapered cuff Hood Back to the workshop Ran out of goop Reused a cup All gooped up! Nose Deck strap Don’t color the coaming Tried a “spackel” Blabla bla 2 tone Skärbräda Comparison of heights Inboard skeg, lower Similar coamings Earth tones Measuring for gloves A quick prototype Figuring out the stitches The panels Sewn together Test fit Could work! Another paddling day Invaluable deck line tool Making a bottle holder Seems to work Greenland style Pretty ok At home again Making the real gloves The ‘yak is bak! Some more paddling Tried leather strap Polyester is easier Cuff laces Sewing done Some wax chemistry And gooping Heat it Melt with iron And NOW I got fabric samples! Got kayak cloth from Poland, left Skinboats’ under the caliper, right Rocks hurt my stern, not ice
To be continued…