Comments on: Building a Perfect Kayak: Part Four http://www.paddlinglight.com/articles/building-a-perfect-kayak-part-four/ Lightweight canoe and kayak travel Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:24:46 +0000 hourly 1 By: Canoe and Kayak Building Resources http://www.paddlinglight.com/articles/building-a-perfect-kayak-part-four/#comment-1618 Canoe and Kayak Building Resources Sat, 13 Nov 2010 17:20:59 +0000 http://www.paddlinglight.com/pl/?p=587#comment-1618 [...] Building a Perfect Kayak: Part Four [...] [...] Building a Perfect Kayak: Part Four [...]

]]> By: Bryan Hansel http://www.paddlinglight.com/articles/building-a-perfect-kayak-part-four/#comment-176 Bryan Hansel Tue, 03 Feb 2009 00:26:12 +0000 http://www.paddlinglight.com/pl/?p=587#comment-176 Nice find. That's it! Nice find. That’s it!

]]> By: James http://www.paddlinglight.com/articles/building-a-perfect-kayak-part-four/#comment-175 James Mon, 02 Feb 2009 21:06:53 +0000 http://www.paddlinglight.com/pl/?p=587#comment-175 Actually, you had a picture of it on the nikumi article: http://www.paddlinglight.com/articles/building-a-nikumi/ Actually, you had a picture of it on the nikumi article: http://www.paddlinglight.com/articles/building-a-nikumi/

]]> By: James http://www.paddlinglight.com/articles/building-a-perfect-kayak-part-four/#comment-172 James Mon, 02 Feb 2009 03:21:32 +0000 http://www.paddlinglight.com/pl/?p=587#comment-172 Thanks. That does clear it up. I think I might wait until my strongback is built to see if it could be used in the same way (my sawhorses are puny). Thanks. That does clear it up. I think I might wait until my strongback is built to see if it could be used in the same way (my sawhorses are puny).

]]> By: Bryan Hansel http://www.paddlinglight.com/articles/building-a-perfect-kayak-part-four/#comment-171 Bryan Hansel Mon, 02 Feb 2009 02:00:46 +0000 http://www.paddlinglight.com/pl/?p=587#comment-171 Good question. I used the tops of my sawhorses which are 4' long as part of the ripping surface. Then I screwed a couple of blocks to the sawhorse's ends to rest the 8' 2x8 on. 4' sawhorse top times two plus 8' 2x8 equals 16'. I looked for a longer picture, but I don't have one, so, hopefully, the above makes sense. Otherwise I can add a diagram. Good question. I used the tops of my sawhorses which are 4′ long as part of the ripping surface. Then I screwed a couple of blocks to the sawhorse’s ends to rest the 8′ 2×8 on. 4′ sawhorse top times two plus 8′ 2×8 equals 16′.

I looked for a longer picture, but I don’t have one, so, hopefully, the above makes sense. Otherwise I can add a diagram.

]]> By: James http://www.paddlinglight.com/articles/building-a-perfect-kayak-part-four/#comment-169 James Sun, 01 Feb 2009 17:28:24 +0000 http://www.paddlinglight.com/pl/?p=587#comment-169 It's good to hear confirmation that ripping using a circular saw is a viable option... but I'm having trouble picturing how an 8 ft 2x8 and two sawhorses come together to give you a 16 ft x 8 surface. Do you have a wider picture? It’s good to hear confirmation that ripping using a circular saw is a viable option… but I’m having trouble picturing how an 8 ft 2×8 and two sawhorses come together to give you a 16 ft x 8 surface. Do you have a wider picture?

]]> By: Bryan Hansel http://www.paddlinglight.com/articles/building-a-perfect-kayak-part-four/#comment-163 Bryan Hansel Sat, 24 Jan 2009 01:05:17 +0000 http://www.paddlinglight.com/pl/?p=587#comment-163 White pine works great. You can go thinner, and I can't remember anything that you'd have to do differently than with cedar. You may want to sort your pine carefully, because I found that the weight between boards varies much greater than cedar. White pine works great. You can go thinner, and I can’t remember anything that you’d have to do differently than with cedar. You may want to sort your pine carefully, because I found that the weight between boards varies much greater than cedar.

]]> By: shane http://www.paddlinglight.com/articles/building-a-perfect-kayak-part-four/#comment-162 shane Fri, 23 Jan 2009 14:17:46 +0000 http://www.paddlinglight.com/pl/?p=587#comment-162 Can you tell me after having built the craft your thoughts on using white pine? Cedar is not readily available where I live of any decent quality but, pine is. Anything to look out for that may be different than using cedar? Can you tell me after having built the craft your thoughts on using white pine? Cedar is not readily available where I live of any decent quality but, pine is. Anything to look out for that may be different than using cedar?

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