Kayaks You Can Build - by Ted Moores and Greg Rossel (Hardcover)

A sample chapter of Kayaks You Can Build is available online here. KAYAKS YOU CAN BUILD - An Illustrated Guide to Plywood Constructionby TED MOORES AND GREG ROSSEL Published by Firefly Books Ltd. 2004 The dramatic growth in the popularity of kayaks is perhaps not surprising in a world of pricey, obnoxiously loud personal water-craft. As a low impact way to explore wilderness or to paddle through cottage country, these elegant, easy to transport craft are hard to beat. The availability of kits with pre-cut plywood components has given a growing number of paddlers the freedom to build a strong lightweight kayak to their specifications and at a reasonable price. The common building methods used are "stitch and glue" or "tack and tape". A typical stitch and glue kayak kit contains pre-cut plywood planks, epoxy and hardware. To assemble the hull, holes are drilled along each plank's edge and the plank is temporarily wired or "stitched" to the adjoining plank. The seams are then glued and c