My West Greenland Kayak: End of the School Year

Monday, June 9, 2014

End of the School Year

This is what the new kayak looks like now.The deck is done, the keelson and chine stringers are lashed in place. I'm now in the process of shaping and pegging the breast-hooks. Then it will be time to install the masik, the arched deck-beam than will go over my thighs, when in the boat.

Currently?

This should no longer be title MY West Greenland Kayak.
I'm have now followed through on building another boat with a student, and worked from both the Chris Cunningham book and the Robert Morris book, the inspiration for the first boat.

It came out great. As usual, there are a few tweaks and things I would do differently, but this is better than the first. Hats off to the Skin Boat School as well for their instructional tutorials.

A new, narrower qayaq is in the works, seen here, though a ways from being finished.

I did sew my own Tuilik, and have the basic Greenland roll down, though I'm working on other rolls, too