woodman Posted July 21, 2012 Posted July 21, 2012 Using free plans I decided to build the 7yr. old grandson a kayak.... http://yostwerks.com/Kidarka.html But instead of a Skin on Frame I'm building it out of 1/8'' Baltic birch plywood...One 5'X5' sheet should do it.... The frames attached to the stifback... I added 1/2'' strips to increase the beam to 20'' and to be able to mark the cardboard templates... The bow is the tricky part... Johnsfolly 1 http://s147.photobucket.com/albums/r302/scrawford_photos/
stinger160 Posted July 23, 2012 Posted July 23, 2012 Can't wait to see how the baltic birch works out!
woodman Posted July 23, 2012 Author Posted July 23, 2012 Jim I picked up the birch this morning..the 1/8'' has 3 plys and is going to work great... Johnsfolly 1 http://s147.photobucket.com/albums/r302/scrawford_photos/
woodman Posted July 24, 2012 Author Posted July 24, 2012 All wired up and ready for epoxy tack welds..... Johnsfolly 1 http://s147.photobucket.com/albums/r302/scrawford_photos/
mic Posted July 24, 2012 Posted July 24, 2012 Probably a stupid questions, but how does a birch plywood kayak survive a rocky riffle?
woodman Posted July 25, 2012 Author Posted July 25, 2012 Well the same as a cedar boat reinforced with fiberglass cloth and epoxy resin...the final coats on the bottom is a mixture of graphite powder and epoxy...which prevents rocks from grabing and gouging.....Wood boats are tough... http://s147.photobucket.com/albums/r302/scrawford_photos/
woodman Posted August 25, 2012 Author Posted August 25, 2012 progress.... http://s147.photobucket.com/albums/r302/scrawford_photos/
woodman Posted August 27, 2012 Author Posted August 27, 2012 Glassed the outside.... Mixed graphite powder in the epoxy for the fill coats.... A black hull with a tan skinned deck should look good Johnsfolly 1 http://s147.photobucket.com/albums/r302/scrawford_photos/
woodman Posted September 6, 2012 Author Posted September 6, 2012 More pics... Johnsfolly 1 http://s147.photobucket.com/albums/r302/scrawford_photos/
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