http://www.buildkayak.com Learn How to Build a Kayak Thu, 08 Jan 2009 20:17:09 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en One of the most popular activities, Ocean Kayaking, is for people of all ages interested in living a life of adventure. The best way to get familiar with kayaking and its techniques is to peruse the open water first. Lake and oceans, otherwise known as open water, provide the best ... http://www.buildkayak.com/2009/01/ocean-kayaking/ Of the throngs of kayak producers, one stands out as an exceptional player whose innovations and designs have thrilled kayak-lovers all over the world. Dagger Kayaks have a reputation for making top-quality kayaks that have excelled in international competitions and are esteemed by serious kayak users.  Dagger Kayaks are renowned ... http://www.buildkayak.com/2009/01/dagger-kayaks/ Beginners into kayaking often choose the inflatable kayak as a means to start. Their affordability, transportability and straightforwardness with which they can be stored are appealing attributes. New production methods, using advanced lightweight and resistant fabric, have produced kayaks that are interesting for experienced users as well. Innovations in inflatable kayaks ... http://www.buildkayak.com/2009/01/inflatable-kayak/ Kayaks originate from the Eskimo people who inhabit the Arctic region. They are little crafts that can have one to three people at a time. The kayak typically glides over water when the users cause it to move using a paddle having blades at both ends. The kayak has only ... http://www.buildkayak.com/2009/01/different-types-of-kayak/ The Kayak [kahy-ak] was the brainchild of people indigenous to the arctic regions of the world. The boats were used to hunt and fish the inland waterways of the North Atlantic, Arctic Ocean, Northern Pacific Ocean and Bering Sea. They were built of stick frames covered with animal skins such ... http://www.buildkayak.com/2009/01/origin-of-kayak/ The kayak is a small boat with a covered deck. The word ?kayak? is an Eskimo word that means ?small hunting boat?. Kayaks originate from the peoples inhabiting the Arctic Circle, who have been using them for hunting for many thousands of years. The contemporary kayak is still very similar to ... http://www.buildkayak.com/2009/01/what-is-a-kayak/ Start with two pieces of gun whale skin which are  symmetrically cut. Both ends of the pieces are cut similarly so they meet exactly when joined up. The extremities of the pieces are attached and the shape of the boat is set by placing wooden planks in between the pieces. ... http://www.buildkayak.com/2009/01/skin-and-frame-kayak-method/ Several pieces of 4X8? plywood boards are added up to form one large sheet. The parts of the kayak are drawn on this sheet in actual dimensions. The parts are cut out from the sheet. Along the edge of each part, numerous 3-5? holes are punched. The hull is assembled by passing wire in ... http://www.buildkayak.com/2009/01/stitch-and-glue-kayak-method/ A life-size outline of the kayak is made and pasted onto low-cost plywood. The plywood is cut out according to the outline using saws. A hole is cut in each of the structures thus formed. The structures are aligned on a two by four basis. ?? X ?? plywood bands are ... http://www.buildkayak.com/2009/01/strip-built-kayak-method/ There are two known techniques for making homemade kayaks: the Strip-built method and the Stitch and Glue method. Conventional skin-covered kayaks can also be made at home. One method is described here. Other methods can be inserted at a later stage. Both techniques are quite different from each other. With the ... http://www.buildkayak.com/2009/01/home-made-kayak-building-techniques/