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I'm in mem's camp. Staple holes and bead & cove allow me to work quickly and usually by the time I get my stem taper cut, scarf the...

I use staples and bead and cove, so a hull the size of an osprey can usually be planked quite quickly. I don't think I would have the...

I got another 6 strips on today. It's not going very quickly with the square edge. How many strips do you guys normally get on in a day?

My first strip didn’t go so well. I end up breaking it off just as the glue was finishing setting. There gaps were too big and I knew...

SG, my wife is away right now so I'm free to put the hours in. Like you mentioned before the plans come with very good directions for...

Mike, You're sure moving right along... I can't quite tell from your pics how that accent strip works relative to the crease. When I...

You have discovered the problems involved keeping the strips tight to the forms. There are more to come. Good luck ! Jim

It took a fair bit more work today on the ends to get the walnut sitting well at the ends. I used my oscillating tool with a sander head...

So today I moved away from the instructions. When I was deciding whether to use the yellow cedar or not I came to the conclusion that it...

Twice over the years, the double layer would have been the "Stitch in Time" Once, on a friend's canoe, that developed a small split, in...

Those fasteners are double headed picture hanging nails that I've used once already. They used to be a lot cheaper on Amazon. I'm...

I would agree with this. I nearly always put in extra layers somewhere, and it now seems to be the thing to do, but the vast majority of...

Over the 35 years of building these things, I've always gone stemless. It's easier, and I like the look. Never had a problem with the...

I too am interested in the fasteners, you are using ? Looks like a great start. In my opinion, it's fun to modify plans. Makes the...

Hey Mike, Glad to see you’re starting your stretched Kite build. The builder guide that comes with the plans gives excellent directions...