GuillemotKayak

Groton, CT, US
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I started building boats because I needed a kayak and I come to woodworking from wanting a high quality boat.

my personal website:
http://www.WoodenKayaks.com

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Solo microBootlegger

Mar 28, 2011
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My first iteration of this design was a tandem boat that I based on a 1923 George Crouch designed mahogany speedboat called Baby Bootlegger. This boat is 14' long by 26" wide. Built of stripplanked...

Stitch and Glue Night Heron

Jul 27, 2009
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A stitch and glue sea kayak built from okoume plywood. Plywood parts are cut with puzzle joint pattern to create the long panels instead of using scarfs. Each part is pre-stained prior to assembly to...

Skin on Frame Kayak

Jul 27, 2009

This kayak was built using the traditional Greenland Inuit form of a wooden frame with bent ribs. The long stringers are Alaskan yellow cedar, the ribs are white oak, and the stems are pine. The...

Petrel Sea Kayak

Mar 4, 2009
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Cedar strip sea kayak. Strip-built of western red cedar with fiberglass, carbon-Kevlar and epoxy.

microBootlegger

Dec 18, 2008
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I designed and built microBootlegger after seeing a photo of a a 1920's Gold Cup racing boat name "Baby Bootlegger". I liked the simple classic lines and thought I could adapt it to a tandem kayak or...

Nymph Canoe

Dec 18, 2008

I designed Nymph as a modern take on the Rushton canoe Sairy Gamp. It is small and easy handle on and off the water