RE: [Paddlewise] Miniature wooden kayaks

> Was curious, anyone know of someone who builds small-scale
> wooden kayak replicas?  

There are a number of full scale builders on the Guillemot discussion
board (link below) that build miniatures on the side.  Don't know if any
of them do it as a business, but one of them may be interested in
building one for you if the price is right.  Bear in mind, these aren't
cheap chunks of wood shaped like a kayak.  They are built the same way
as full scale, fiberglass, cockpits, hatches and all, and are usually to
a scale that results in about a 16"-18" finished product (like a scale
of 1'=1").  Some of these guys who design their own boats build them as
prototypes before committing to full scale.  I've seen their pictures -
they are first class all the way!

Good luck!

http://www.kayakforum.com/cgi-bin/Building/index.cgi

Come to think of it, there is a guy named Ross Leidy who has some pics
of one on his web-site.  Check it out at the link below.


http://www.blueheronkayaks.com/kayak/index.html

Clicking on the photos on that page will open up more pictures.

Rick
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