JEM Designed Kayak/Pirogue for Fishing

Nice work. Brings back great memories. My first tasatew of woodworking was when I was a little boy around 7 or 8 years old back around 1955. My Dad and Uncle would build pirogues and skiffs in our garage and I always used to hang around and have fun when they would get me involved…even if it was just to sand or learn some basics of woodworking. I guess the interest stuck since I still love woodworking as much as ever.

-- Each and Every step of any project should be considered your masterpiece if you want the finished product to reflect the quality of your work. Greg Little

Great looking kayak, that color just jumps out at you,almost looks to nice to put in the water.

-- Paul Sayre Creativity is a drug I cannot live without. Cecil B. DeMille (1881 - 1959)

Is it stable enough to stand to cast, or do you have to stay seated? Nice looking craft.

Welcome to Lumberjocks!

-- ...it's rennovation time!!!

Thanks.

Can I stand in it? Yes
Do I want to? No. :)

I do sit up on the thwarts to cast though.

-- AustinFisher

Get out of town! This is one of the coolest projects I’ve seen for awhile. Excellent work.

-- Bob A in NJ

Austin,

I’ve asked Santa for a book on strip built kayaks I hope he remembers me! Great looking canoe! I can’t wait to take a shot at building a strip Kayak.

-- Fred.... Poconos, PA ---- Chairwright in the making ----

Fantastic job.. how much does it weigh?

-- "The worst day fishing is better than the best day working!"

Great job

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon

Very nice, I have been wanting to build myself a kayak for quite some time now, I really enjoy sea kayaking, hopefully I will get around to it sooner rather than later, thanks for the post.

-- A hammer dangling from a wall will bang and sound like work when the wind blows the right way.

Thanks all,

drfisherman, about 50 pounds without rigging.

-- AustinFisher

Hey Austin,
Sweet Kayak…..great finish…....well done.

-- I will just keep doing it till I get it right.

Great looking boat. Do you use a single or a double blade paddle? I’ve wanted to build a kayak for a long time. Years ago I bought “The Strippers Guide to Canoe Building” by “David Hazen” It comes with full size plans for two canoes and two kayaks… Only I’ve never found the time to build one. (the strips have been cut and are in the rafters of my wood storage area)

-- Hal, Tennessee http://www.first285.com

14 footer, 50 pounds, that’s sounds great.
Great project, very functional, will be enjoyed for years for years by the look of it…..........

-- mtnwild (Jack), It's not what you see, it's how you see it.

Great workmanship, I really like the finish

-- Guy,PEI

is it just me or is that a dugout canoe/kayak ?,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I wanna see the paddle?.....the helmsmen oar?

impressive !!!

boats are step above the rest

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Looks gorgeous!!! Did you stain it? Or is that just a fluke with the camera. In your build pics it looked as natural wood color but in the finished pic it looks to be stained (Olympic Merlin would be my guess)

The challenge with staining these builds are you work with epoxy early in the build to create the length you need from the plywood (Okoume). So staining would not look very good unless well planned.
What I noticed when I was constructing is some of the color variation in my wood sheets. So I decided to try something I have never done and mix the color into the epoxy which impregnates and covers the boat. I used a red mahogany. In the end I liked the color and since the main purpose of the boat is to be my main fly fishing boat on the rivers here it is fine. thanks for asking.

-- AustinFisher

Sweet float

-- Wood and Glass they kick (well you know) Have a great day - Dug