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This is one time where my wife's fear of water and boats comes in handy. :) Although she said she wouldn't mind having a wooden row boat or something similar. I doubt she is really serious about that, though. Thanks guys, Andrew.

Jack, Thanks for the response. Building the boat was actually one of my most satisfying projects. I have dabbled with woodworking and woodturning for several years now, but never built anything more than a small desk. Actually turning some boards and canvas into a boat was pretty darn...

Ok, I had a post going on over on the Boat Building page about constructing my first kayak. To my delight, she is finally done! It actually only took about a week and a half, but I had quite a bit of time to devote to it, since I haven't started back to law school yet. I used the Canvasback...

Perhaps I am confused. The boat I built is smaller than that. It is 12' long and 24" wide. I think that I actually didn't take your advice. I may be sorry for that when I put her in the water, but it's too late now. :) For canvas I ordered some #10 canvas from a site called...

Thanks a ton for all the helpful posts on this. Due to your inspiration and help, I am putting the final coat of paint on my King Canvasback frame. My canvas should arrive tomorrow, so it will be skinning time. I went ahead with the 12' version from Jack Loganbill's page (the scanned plans...

Thanks to everyone for the useful advice and ideas. From what you guys have said, perhaps my 10' limitation is not going to work. The reason behind it was storage & transportation. I figured 10' would be easier to work with than a longer boat. However, if I keep the weight down, I could...

First off, let me say that this board is awesome! Secondly, please note that I have never paddled anything before, but I have wanted to for a long time. I am an amateur woodworker, and I would like to build my own kayak. I have three limitations to this endeavor: cost, time, and size. I...