Uploaded September 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
I challenged myself to design a wooden kayak. This is a 'proof' model for my custom stitch & glue kayak so that I could test the geometry and think through the fabrication. I have always felt drawn to cedar strip canoes and kayaks but they tend to be a bit busy visually and can be fairly complicated to get right. Stitch and glue kayaks, on the other hand, can look too simplistic, but they fairly straightforward to build. I hoped to balance the ease of fabrication with the beauty of cedar strip construction.
Materials Used:
Cherry and Mahogany veneer are from my local Rockler Woodworking store.
The Laser Cutter is from Trotech Laser, trotechlaser.com
Coping saw: amzn.to/2DKQka0
Pegas Spiral Saw Blade: amzn.to/2Pv1bYn
Exacto #11 blades: amzn.to/3ke2ucx
Exacto Holder: amzn.to/3a1cUaJ
Fiskars Cutting Mat: amzn.to/3gFfTrO
Thin CA Glue: amzn.to/30yCh0d
Medium CA glue: amzn.to/2DrV44L
Insta-Set CA accelerant: amzn.to/30zL9D5
Tight bond III: amzn.to/3014TyK
Minwax Wipe-on Poly (Satin): amzn.to/361UI0y
Minwax Wipe-on Poly (Gloss): amzn.to/3hRYYC7
3M Blue Tape: amzn.to/30wQFpZ
Steel Dividers: amzn.to/3igJSH4
Silver Welding Pencil: amzn.to/31lKN20
3M Sanding Paper 150: amzn.to/3mLUrok
3M Sanding Paper 220: amzn.to/2HnFpVQ
3M Sanding Sponges Pack: amzn.to/33A986Q
Water Boiler: amzn.to/3a51oec
Dewalt Quick Clamps: amzn.to/30A4lRa
Milwaukee M12 Drill: amzn.to/33zrnJR
I am provide these links so that you can easily find the tools I used and so that many of the questions about them can be answered in advance!
(Brian Oltrogge is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com).
I challenged myself to design a wooden kayak. This is a 'proof' model for my custom stitch & glue kayak so that I could test the geometry and think through the fabrication. I have always felt drawn to cedar strip canoes and kayaks but they tend to be a bit busy visually and can be fairly complicated to get right. Stitch and glue kayaks, on the other hand, can look too simplistic, but they fairly straightforward to build. I hoped to balance the ease of fabrication with the beauty of cedar strip construction.
Materials Used:
Cherry and Mahogany veneer are from my local Rockler Woodworking store.
The Laser Cutter is from Trotech Laser, trotechlaser.com
Coping saw: amzn.to/2DKQka0
Pegas Spiral Saw Blade: amzn.to/2Pv1bYn
Exacto #11 blades: amzn.to/3ke2ucx
Exacto Holder: amzn.to/3a1cUaJ
Fiskars Cutting Mat: amzn.to/3gFfTrO
Thin CA Glue: amzn.to/30yCh0d
Medium CA glue: amzn.to/2DrV44L
Insta-Set CA accelerant: amzn.to/30zL9D5
Tight bond III: amzn.to/3014TyK
Minwax Wipe-on Poly (Satin): amzn.to/361UI0y
Minwax Wipe-on Poly (Gloss): amzn.to/3hRYYC7
3M Blue Tape: amzn.to/30wQFpZ
Steel Dividers: amzn.to/3igJSH4
Silver Welding Pencil: amzn.to/31lKN20
3M Sanding Paper 150: amzn.to/3mLUrok
3M Sanding Paper 220: amzn.to/2HnFpVQ
3M Sanding Sponges Pack: amzn.to/33A986Q
Water Boiler: amzn.to/3a51oec
Dewalt Quick Clamps: amzn.to/30A4lRa
Milwaukee M12 Drill: amzn.to/33zrnJR
I am provide these links so that you can easily find the tools I used and so that many of the questions about them can be answered in advance!
(Brian Oltrogge is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com).
