I've built a number of wood strip boats -- canoes and adirondack guide boats. building stitch-and-glue is definitely easier and more "forgiving" for a novice. my advice: get stitch and glue experience, then adventure into strip-built.. Stitch and glue is definitely quicker. i would estimate about half the time or less of cedar strip. my 2 cedar strip boats probably averaged about 400 hours each.. Build your own stitch-and-glue kayak versatile, durable, easy-to-build designs for both the recreational and serious kayaker. in 1983 he built his first boat, a small strip-built canoe. since then he has built more than 50 small boats, including kayaks, canoes, rowing boats, and small sailboats..
Photos showing several steps in the construction of a wood strip kayak.. Green valley boat works this is a john winters design, built with green valley boat works plans. this same canoe is also featured in ted moores' latest 2016 edition of canoecraft, a book which is a must for all aspiring canoe builders. if you're thinking about building one of our wood strip canoes,. In 2010 i started making a strip-built petrel sea kayak using cedar strips, fiberglass and carbon-kevlar cloth. i documented much of the process on video and below are the short videos i produced showing many of the building techniques incorporated..
