Wooden kayak

Here we have two beautiful little kayaks designed for just about everyone to enjoy on the water. With big cockpits and ample stability, the emphasis is on comfort. But these boats really paddle well! Speed is excellent: you can really cover the miles in a day, while tracking is solid in stiff crosswinds.

Building a skin-on-frame kayak, step by step: a photo documentary

I resolved to build a kayak as my second boat whilst waiting last December for my very first boat kit, the Passagemaker Dinghy, the building of which was chronicled on the In a Nutshell blog. Yep, that's right, I actually planned my second boat before building my first one. Heck, it's all I could think of as I waited impatiently for the arrival of my first boat kit - for nearly a month. Let's just say that I was rather intoxicated by the keen excitement that I would be building several boats…

Hello all. I have been thinking of building a 'Stitch and Glue' kayak, SOT design I found on a DIY yak building website. It is very similar in hull shape to...

Some of the most beautiful kayaks I have ever seen out on the water were handmade. I’m sure they took many hours of laborious work, but man were they head-turners. If you are a skilled woodworker (or just have a lot of free time), you may be interested in this collection of plywood kayak plans. ... Read more

Here we have two beautiful little kayaks designed for just about everyone to enjoy on the water. With big cockpits and ample stability, the emphasis is on comfort. But these boats really paddle well! Speed is excellent: you can really cover the miles in a day, while tracking is solid in stiff crosswinds.

A skin-on-frame kayak is super lightweight, surprisingly tough, easy to build, and easy on the wallet. Building your own kayak is an incredibly rewarding way to spend a week. I look forward to sharing the magic of this process with you.

Beautiful modern looking boats that are designed to allow everyone to enjoy being on the water.

A quick overview of how the 24 Hour Kayak is assembled. For comprehensive instructions and detailed drawings please follow links on this page.

I’ve been thinking about this for years and figure I’d better get it out of my system before it drives me batty. I’ve convinced myself somehow, that’s its possible to build a kayak in 24 hours (I’m also convinced I can do it for $240 which is an different obsession altogether). To complicate matters, I want her to be beautiful, paddle well, and be well built; I want to proud of her and I want whoever paddles her, to feel the same pride. My hubris (yup damn pride) wants her to be built by