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I have started my second build having finished a Wood Duck 12 hybrid last year. Have bought a band saw, belt sander and a new veritas block plane! I have used an aluminium strong back for accuracy and made some L spacers. The plans provided from Guillemot Kayaks are excellent and I am using Nick Shade's book titled Building Strip-Planked Boats and his You Tube videos as my references. I hope the pics and comments will be of interest and help those thinking of building this beautiful Kayak.
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Great stuff James - that's taking your boat building to a whole new level. It looks as if you've made a good start - it'll be really interesting to see how the build develops. All the best - especially as it gets a bit colder - but you'll have thought of that no doubt.
Tim
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Thanks Tim. I'm in no rush! Good to see you are nearly there on your build and looking forward to seeing her (does she have a name yet?) in the water. Best. J
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Finally making some progress. Inner stems and the first strips now on. The robo bevel working well. Best. J
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I can see lots that looks familiar from your previous build but lots that's at a different and more complex level - looks like good progress and another lovely boat emerging. Looking forward to future posts.
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Thanks Tim. Great to see the post of your wood duck on the water. I like the contrast of the white hull and stripped deck. Best. J
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Heating up the strips with a heat gun and using straps where the twist is greatest has worked well
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Well done James - those last few strips to the bottom of the hull look very intricate and precise.
It's really good to see the boat coming on - you're going to have a very eye-catching result with the choice of strips you've made.
Tim
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James, that looks really good. Although its obviously more work beveling each strip, the end result looks really tight. I guess one of the positive tradeoffs here is that you don't need to mess round with sanding coves/beads where the strips meet at an angle.
Looking forward to watching your progress on this.
Pete
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Thanks both for your kind words. I found it almost impossible to avoid gaps at the stern where the strips are at maximum bend/twist. I used straps to try and meet the forms as staples not strong enough to hold everything in place. I will fill the gaps with some very fine wood strips and I dont think they will be too visible. Once you get the hang of using the robobevel, its fairly quick to instal each strip. I also bought a Stanley 79 plane from ebay and it has been very useful. I have enjoyed using the block plane to bevel each strip to fit - rather satisfying when you get a tight fit! Nick Schade's video series invaluable! Best. James
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