I'm not going to call it a "reproduction" because it's not full sized, but Brian Schulz (of Cape Falcon Kayak and the instructor for the F-1 kayak workshops) and his friend "Tom" (with research assistance from Harvey Golden) duplicated as nearly as possible (within some constraints - like pain) the building of a Belcher Islands kayak (and a paddle). This was part of a commission to have a frame in 3/4 scale for display. Having gone through Brian's workshop and produced my own F-1, I can appreciate the work required to do everything by hand; from splitting the wood out of large tree-sized pieces down to shaping the stringers (they had to be pre-curved!) out of split wood. Impressive work documented well in both photos and words (at least until Brian was too tired to type) found here: http://capefalconkayak.com/belcher.html Really worth a look. Craig Jungers Moses Lake, WA www.nwkayaking.net *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Tue Aug 31 2010 - 09:37:46 PDT
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