Comments on: Kayak Progress http://alexwetmore.org/archives/957 Thu, 09 Oct 2014 15:41:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Vik http://alexwetmore.org/archives/957/comment-page-1#comment-29074 Vik Mon, 11 Apr 2011 15:17:37 +0000 http://alexwetmore.org/?p=957#comment-29074 Wow - very nice. I''ve always been a roto-moulded kayak guy, but I''ve been envious of those with fibreglass/kevlar sea kayaks....your new boat is another level of awesomeness....=-) Wow – very nice. I”ve always been a roto-moulded kayak guy, but I”ve been envious of those with fibreglass/kevlar sea kayaks….your new boat is another level of awesomeness….=-)

]]> By: Brian http://alexwetmore.org/archives/957/comment-page-1#comment-24156 Brian Sat, 12 Mar 2011 05:44:43 +0000 http://alexwetmore.org/?p=957#comment-24156 Alex, nice work on the kayak. It looks like a lot of fun to put together. It was also neat to meet you outside Clever Cycles down in Portland last weekend. It''s a small world. Hope you have a good time finishing this project. Alex, nice work on the kayak. It looks like a lot of fun to put together. It was also neat to meet you outside Clever Cycles down in Portland last weekend. It’’s a small world. Hope you have a good time finishing this project.

]]> By: Alex Wetmore http://alexwetmore.org/archives/957/comment-page-1#comment-24068 Alex Wetmore Fri, 11 Mar 2011 14:53:34 +0000 http://alexwetmore.org/?p=957#comment-24068 We sewed on the skin and dyed it last night. My boat is a medium brown with a slight reddish tint. I''ll post some photos of the skinned boat tonight or tomorrow (they are on my computer, but I haven''t had time to go through them yet). We sewed on the skin and dyed it last night. My boat is a medium brown with a slight reddish tint. I”ll post some photos of the skinned boat tonight or tomorrow (they are on my computer, but I haven”t had time to go through them yet).

]]> By: Bill http://alexwetmore.org/archives/957/comment-page-1#comment-24056 Bill Fri, 11 Mar 2011 14:10:34 +0000 http://alexwetmore.org/?p=957#comment-24056 Wow, that is going to be one nice looking boat! I fell in love with the look of a wood kayak (cedar plank) that I saw in Maine. It was a fast boat. Your canvas covered version will be even lighter and more responsive. I''ve fancied owning one, but the rivers around here are too rocky. I couldn''t stand damaging such a work of art! What color do you plan for the canvas? Bill in Roswell, GA, paddling on the Chattahoochie River Wow, that is going to be one nice looking boat! I fell in love with the look of a wood kayak (cedar plank) that I saw in Maine. It was a fast boat. Your canvas covered version will be even lighter and more responsive.

I”ve fancied owning one, but the rivers around here are too rocky. I couldn”t stand damaging such a work of art!

What color do you plan for the canvas?

Bill in Roswell, GA, paddling on the Chattahoochie River

]]> By: Dan Plaster http://alexwetmore.org/archives/957/comment-page-1#comment-23975 Dan Plaster Fri, 11 Mar 2011 03:54:57 +0000 http://alexwetmore.org/?p=957#comment-23975 Did you have to scarf any joints or was another method used? My wife bought me a build your own wooden kayak book years ago and I''ve always wanted to build one but the honey do list has prevented is so far and a woodshop is a dusty place. I''ll follow up with you some time in the near future about this place, this might be a worth while alternative to doing this in my own crude work shop. Did you have to scarf any joints or was another method used? My wife bought me a build your own wooden kayak book years ago and I”ve always wanted to build one but the honey do list has prevented is so far and a woodshop is a dusty place. I”ll follow up with you some time in the near future about this place, this might be a worth while alternative to doing this in my own crude work shop.

]]> By: Alex Wetmore http://alexwetmore.org/archives/957/comment-page-1#comment-23974 Alex Wetmore Fri, 11 Mar 2011 03:51:24 +0000 http://alexwetmore.org/?p=957#comment-23974 Dan, Yeah, I''m taking the class at the Shop People space in Portland. It is a well equipped wood shop, with a little metal on the side too. A really nice resource, I wish we had something like it in Seattle. I could make one in my basement, but I''d have to stop working on metal for a while. Most of the wood working steps were done with hand tools or basic power tools. Dan, Yeah, I”m taking the class at the Shop People space in Portland. It is a well equipped wood shop, with a little metal on the side too. A really nice resource, I wish we had something like it in Seattle.

I could make one in my basement, but I”d have to stop working on metal for a while. Most of the wood working steps were done with hand tools or basic power tools.

]]> By: Dan Plaster http://alexwetmore.org/archives/957/comment-page-1#comment-23971 Dan Plaster Fri, 11 Mar 2011 03:49:05 +0000 http://alexwetmore.org/?p=957#comment-23971 Alex, Wow, look at the woodworking. You are not making this in your metal shop from the looks of it, this is in their shop? Alex,

Wow, look at the woodworking. You are not making this in your metal shop from the looks of it, this is in their shop?

]]> By: Alex Wetmore http://alexwetmore.org/archives/957/comment-page-1#comment-23941 Alex Wetmore Thu, 10 Mar 2011 23:35:55 +0000 http://alexwetmore.org/?p=957#comment-23941 joe: it is about 14 feet long and 22 inches wide. i''llprobably use it for everything from slow trips watching otters with christine to week long camping trips. joe: it is about 14 feet long and 22 inches wide. i”llprobably use it for everything from slow trips watching otters with christine to week long camping trips.

]]> By: Alex Wetmore http://alexwetmore.org/archives/957/comment-page-1#comment-23940 Alex Wetmore Thu, 10 Mar 2011 23:33:19 +0000 http://alexwetmore.org/?p=957#comment-23940 The boards that go the length of the boat are just bent in plaxe the short ribs that go across the boat were steam bent. Click into the photos and you''ll find one of the steamer. The boards that go the length of the boat are just bent in plaxe the short ribs that go across the boat were steam bent. Click into the photos and you”ll find one of the steamer.

]]> By: Alex Wetmore http://alexwetmore.org/archives/957/comment-page-1#comment-23939 Alex Wetmore Thu, 10 Mar 2011 23:31:06 +0000 http://alexwetmore.org/?p=957#comment-23939 around 27lbs (or less than half of my fiberglass kayak). The wood is mostly cedar, with some bamboo, spruce, and oak mixed in. around 27lbs (or less than half of my fiberglass kayak). The wood is mostly cedar, with some bamboo, spruce, and oak mixed in.

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