Ray Klebba's White Salmon Boat Works
Ray runs a canoe/kayak building school in White Salmon, Washington. Before I
started my boat, he was kind enough to patiently answer my questions while I
poked around his shop. He also invited me to display my boat in his booth at
the 2002 Portland Wooden Boat Show, and also
invited me to his boat builder's picnic.
Brett's Coho kayak
My friend Brett built this great kayak from Pygmy Boats while I was building
my canoe.
Handcraftedcanoes.com
James Gjesing builds beautiful canoes and kayaks for sale in Ontario.
The world needs more wooden boats -- James is working hard to achieve
that goal.
Peter's Freedom 17
Peter contacted me when he found that I had built the same boat he
intended to build, and that we were neighbors. Before he started, he
came over to look at my boat, then we stayed in touch during
construction. He finished it in July of 2003. Here's a picture from a
day in September we went paddling together. I'd like to get more
pictures of his boat, he did a wonderful job.
Harvey Golden's
Traditional Arctic Skinboats
Harvey is a leading authority on authentic traditional skin on frame watercraft.
Fiberglass Supply in Bingen WA.
I bought my fiberglass here. There are several sources in Portland, but this place specializes in sailboards,
canoes, kayaks and surfboards. They know the market and were very helpful and friendly.
Mooshead Canoe & Paddles has great info on building your own paddles, and a book too!
Details of the yoke I built: Close-up pictures and rough cross-sections
"QajaqUSA is
a nonprofit membership organization that is officially recognized by Qaannat
Kattuffiat (The Greenland Kayaking Association). Qajaq USA is committed to
supporting Qaannat Kattuffiat and their efforts to preserve, study and promote
the traditions and techniques of Greenland kayaking while seeking to further
the appreciation and development of Greenland-style kayaking in the United
States."
--This website has a very active discussion on building and using skin-on-frame
boats. They also have a video on rolling a boat using a brick
Kayak Books:
"Building Skin on Frame Boats" by Robert Morris
"Building the Greenland Kayak" by Christopher Cunningham
"The Alutian Kayak" by Wolfgang Brinck
"QayaQ" by David Zimmerly
Weights of woods (and other materials)
Building your own planes: articles here, and here. One of these days....