David’s Boat Building Workshop
Boat building projects
After getting the shear strip set, I started planking the hull. My design called for the sides to be linear to the chine. Stop! What on earth is a chine? Well I’m glad you asked. Warning: technical stuff! A chine is the where the side of the boat transitions to the bottom of the boat….
I’m going to take a moment to talk about the lumber I will be using. Cedar- The kit’s lumber (or planks as we call it in the boat building business) is primarily made up of clear (knot and blemish-free and very straight), premium Western Red and Alaskan Yellow cedar. After I placed the order for…
The first and one of the most critical steps in the assembly of a strip-built kayak is to set the sheer strip. What is a sheer strip? Well I’m so glad you asked. Let me tell you. But WARNING: sort of technical content. The sheer line is where the deck and hull meet. The line…