I finally got my next build off to an official start. It is a KF design for day use on lakes.
These forms are for a 1/4 scale model of the same design I want to build just for fun.
The inner stem is pine and the outer is two strips of walnut with a strip of ash between.
Ready for the first strip. Sure wish I had some.
Just got my cedar last week. The weather here is supposed to clear and warm up by the weekend so I should be able to move the saw outside and rip my strips.
"If you can dream it, you can do it." - Walt Disney
After two weeks of rain and snow the weather cooperated this weekend. The sun came out and temps were in the high 50's so I was able to move my saw outside and cut all of my strips. I got my western red cedar from a new source this time. The cost was more tha $1 les per lf but the selection was limited and there was a lot of color variation between boards, some dark some very light.
Got the first strips on today.
Clamps, tape, rubber bands .... Whatever gets the job done.
The mini strongback for the 1/4 scale model.
"If you can dream it, you can do it." - Walt Disney
Are you building the model and the kayak at the same time? looks good so far, the color variation justs puts forth the challenge to do something creative with it.
Looks like all you need now is a quick upholstry job, to join Jeff with the "moaning rocker", Love the frame, though!
Stumpy...we have to get ouselves a rocking chair too.
Then form the rocker club
Great start Nancy.
So tell me how many kayaks do you have?
Let me guess...one for the lake, one for the sea, one for the river, one for week-ends and another for normal days.
Just joking.
As always looking forward to see your work.
Knowing your work I'm sure you will put the bar higher this time.
amlap wrote:Stumpy...we have to get ouselves a rocking chair too.
Then form the rocker club
Don't knock it till you rock a while!
Trust me , Jeff we're nowhere near knockin' it! I think it's a great idea! there are times when the only way you'll be able to see what needs to be done is to sit back, relax, and take a look at what you have.
"Looks like all you need now is a quick upholstry job, to join Jeff with the "moaning rocker"
Just another unfinished project. My mom bought that chair at a yard sale a long time ago. A couple of years ago I had it stripped, but it needs to be sanded and refinished before I can cane it. I guess I have to get busy and finish it so I can join the rocker club. Another great building tip. Sounds like a trend that just might catch on!
I am building the model at the same time. When you build without staples you spend a lot of time waiting for glue to dry. I thought it would be fun to try a model too.
Silverio - this will be my 5th kayak. I have the Water Lily and a skin on frame Sea Bee that I built last year. The Pygmy Arctic Tern 14 stitch and glue and my first kayak, a Guillemot. I am thinking seriously about selling the Guillemot this year though. I paddle lakes and local ponds so it just doesn't get used. Also, I would really like to build a Spring Run and I am all out of storage space! Hard to part with one though.
"If you can dream it, you can do it." - Walt Disney
Been making some slow and steady progress. Since I only ended up with a few dark WRC strips I started with these at the shear and stripped up to the water line. I created a couple of feature strips from some thin strips of walnut and ash.
I positioned them along the water line and cut away the overlap.
Glued in place
Filled in the ends with dark strips and started the hull below the water line with the lighter WRC strips. You can see the color variation here.
"If you can dream it, you can do it." - Walt Disney
Stripped up over the chines and added a strip along the keel line. I used a thin strip of dark WRC sandwiched between two light strips.
Finally got a couple of strips on the model too. I have a little twist in the stern so I will have to fix that before I continue.
I had some ideas for using veneer onlays on the deck this time. I bought a variety pack and have been having some fun practicing on a panel I thought I would use for the rear bulkhead.
Wet down to see what it will look like. Going to try to get a layer of glass on it tonight or tomorrow.
"If you can dream it, you can do it." - Walt Disney
Love the onlay, Nancy! I also like the model... I decided to build a 1/2 scale model of a rescue boat design I posted in the kayak foundry forum, and it's most informative to do so. I'm finding a few things that sof won't allow me to do easily, and other things that I thought would be a problem aren't.
Where I am, Lowe's and home depot are about 1/2 mile apart, and vascillate on price wars between the 2" spring clamps, and 1" china bristle brushes... the clamps go down to 99 cents, and the brushes sometimes go down to 10 cents. I currently have 48 spring clamps, but I'm getting low on brushes- may have to pay Harbor freight the $6.99 for 36 more.
