Building a Cape Falcon Kayak
A modern skin-on-frame sea kayak.
Skinning and finishing the Cape Falcon Kayak
Finishing the kayak involved lots of small things: I installed bolts for attaching the foot braces, added deck stringers, extended the forward-most deck beam a little wider to move the mast further aft (on Brian's advice). Then a coating of oil was wiped on the frame...
Steam bending oak ribs
So steam bending the oak ribs has been one of the most challenging parts of the kayak build, but also very satisfying. The course video from Cape Falcon Kayaks is incredibly helpful, though nothing beats experience. There is no way to get this experience without...
Kayak-Finishing the deck
So I'm following Cape Falcon Kayak's wonderful video course in skin-on-frame kayak building, and it's coming together fast! I only put in time in the evening after dinner, and it feels SO nice to finally not watch tv and make something in the shop. Working with cedar...
Kayak-starting the deck
One of the lovely things Cape Falcon Kayaks provides is support. Brian is very generous with his time, and when I mentioned having trouble sourcing bending oak he gave me some very quick solutions at a reasonable price. I had some clear cedar in the shop, so I started...
Building a Cape Falcon Kayak … workbench
OK, I could only hold out so long. I know I have way too many boats (yes, I'm addicted), but I had lots of extra wood from past projects, and all the tools I need, so I decided to support Brian and Liz at Cape Falcon Kayaks by building one of their designs: the basic...