GRAND FORKS - Larry Gadaire was paddling his homemade cedar strip canoe on Lake Renwick near Cavalier, N.D., one day about 25 years ago when he saw someone cruising the lake in a kayak. A cabinet ...
“My favorite part was Day One. You start with a few pieces of wood, and by the end of the day it begins to look like a boat.” Matthew Smurthwaite places a strip of mahogany plywood as he speaks. “My ...
The bones of the kayak span the garage; the easternmost end extends beyond, into an annex created by 2x4s and a tarp. Symmetrical ribs run down the length, and parts with names like “chines,” “thwarts ...
Chad Quinn is a kayak maker in Brevard, North Carolina. People travel from all over the country and Canada, to take part in his ancient kayak building process. WYFF News 4's Photojournalist Chip ...
Photo Provided Six Marietta High School students spent spring semester hand building a wooden kayak through the school’s art program, under the direction of art teacher Heath Rader. Sophomores Emma ...
KINGSTON, N.Y. >> A “Wood Duck Kayak” building program will take place at the Hudson River Maritime Museum from July 7 to 15. The program is designed to teach participants how to use a wood duck kayak ...