Building Skin-on-Frame Canoes, Step by step

[@Helliconia54]

best video ever.Well done. Skin on framed kayaks and canoes were all there was when i was a kid.Growing up in Wales in the 60's.Percy Blandford being the main designer.Brings back memories

[@fullyenvenomated757]

Your attention to detail is recognized in your abilities as a carpenter as well as your videography. Awesome video and excellent work my friend. Hatd off to ya brother. Be proud you earned it! The sail was a perfect touch.

[@geoffburrill9850]

Love it. You make it look easy, but we know just how much skill is involved. Well done.

[@ThomasDoubting5]

When I see this I feel like I need a different job. Superb crafting really inspiring

[@thejosuchav]

I need a different life!

[@josequins9099]

Brilliant space saving idea making one slightly smaller so it could fit inside the other one. They're beautiful.

[@dodgybodger3124]

Now that is what I call craftsmanship. Thankyou for your post. Amazing. 👍✌

[@matak99]

Perhaps one of the best filmed & edited vids I've seen. And you make the work seem easy. Well done.

[@cadude145]

Okay, that was WELL made and sail s stroke of genius - I have never seen that before.

[@Flapjackbatter]

No? Boat with sail is a thousands of year old technology. But one time have to be the first time seeing it.

[@leargy7043]

This is a marriage of art and craft . Beautiful work .

[@НиколайНижегородец]

Видно, что мастер делает свою работу с любовью. Приятное и познавательное видео.

[@guysview]

Makes me feel happy just watching this. 🤗

[@Strangernightg]

You are a true artist making that canoe . It's the best one I've ever seen being built step by stet . Keep on keeping on .

[@stephenfraser8742]

There is poetry in this-what a smashing build!

[@brandonavery82]

The most inspirational video I've seen in a while!

[@falfield]

Marvellous! Greetings and appreciation from England. My grandfather was a cabinet-maker and the appreciation of wood (if not the capability to work it with skill) has been passed down to me. So I loved watching the deft way that things took shape, but particularly your measuring and marking first. It's not just a technical skill either - this work was a work of art. 'Measure twice, cut once' was one of my father's favourite maxims, and while its applicability to your work is questionable (I can see you don't need it) it's useful for me whenever I'm making anything. Thank You.

[@perrystacks9030]

What craftsmanship!!!! This inspired me to add a sail on my one sheet skiff that I just finished & tested today!

[@davidanderson6222]

It’s not a canoe, it’s a work of art! Nice

[@VAdu56]

extraordinary building lesson ... !! what mastery ... !! it is superbly invented, Bravo !! They are magnificent...!!

[@kenhaltenhoff6946]

Very nice work and a handsome finished product. Thank you for letting us watch.

[@meilmontigny9201]

Great video, beautiful music, unbelievable craftsmanship.

[@scoobydog411]

Great music. You blew me away when you put one boat inside the other. Very Very nice work Sir....

[@richdobbs6595]

Definitely like the idea of using the fiberglass more effectively than with the typical cedar strip canoe, but I got to say that was the smallest freeboard I've ever seen on a canoe. You are undoubtedly more experienced than I am, yet just watching you paddle got my heart in my throat.

[@capefalconkayak]

Hi Rich these are pack canoes which are designed to be extremely lightweight and minimal. I use the same system to build much larger canoes as well. I should have a similar video for large canoes coming out soon

[@richdobbs6595]

@@capefalconkayak Thanks for the response.

[@Irfan2611]

I'm learning many things from this channel. Thank you very much.

[@RustyOrange71]

What a lovely video ! The journey and the destination...

[@Cloudranger239]

simply beautiful this art really touches my. I sure do wish I could afford it. Keep on Keeping on. Be Blessed.

[@simonwhite1380]

Beautifully practical design. Looks super light.

[@MrLikeke]

Fitting the ribs into the gunwales is reminiscent of the traditional method of building a Birch bark canoe. Great video, very enjoyable. I appreciate the craftsmanship.

[@ЛеонидМоргунов-ч8ъ]

Маэстро,Вы создаёте шедевры! Браво!

[@IIVVBlues]

I built a car toppable row boat about ten years ago in my garage. I've regretted selling it, but now have a vintage cedar and canvass canoe. I have carved all of my own paddles. I been thinking about making a Geodesic boat for quite a while. They are skinned with heat shrinkable Dacron instead of fiberglass and epoxy resin, which makes them several pounds lighter. You have to pay attention to detail, but skin on frame is a great way to make a great water craft.

[@HM-ji7le]

That was very therapeutic to watch

[@lautoka63]

You've done this before, haven't you? It's always neat to watch someone who is a master of their craft, almost no matter what that may be.

[@DIDYOUSEETHAT172]

Dude!! That was so friggin' slick! Lightest canoe around, next to the waste of time inflatable type that is. COOL!!!👍👍👍👍👍🤩

[@cliffordsmeeton4811]

Hello Captain. The most awesome video i have ever seen. Congrats to you sir . We can see your passion and love in the finished product. .You product is awesome. .Because it is made with passion and love. $

[@nekl3041]

Просто волшебно!!! Настоящий мастер своего дела!

[@carlwycka8299]

OUTSTANDING ! Awesome craftsmanship.

[@paraglide01]

Beautiful and made with such love and skill.

[@wcarpenter4307]

Thank you Brian for the whole series of videos over the past number of months on this canoe project. I bought the canoe course this past week and plan to build in the spring when our New England winter is over and I can take over half of the garage for a workshop. This fall I finished my first SOF canoe - a 13.5' 2-person double paddle design by Hilary Russell. Yours will be a solo packboat to take camping in the Adirondacks. Take Care, Wayne

[@grahamfisher5436]

I've just realised that you have a workshop @ the Bristol Underfall.. had a good chat with Jay .. Top bloke.. I'd love to come make one 😅👍🤩🏞🏞🌊🌊🛶🌊🌊👍👍👍

[@capefalconkayak]

That’s actually our friend Ant Mace at Underfall, who builds and teaches workshops using our designs. We highly recommend him! We’re located in the States.

[@TTPistole]

Красивая работа. Технологично и просто.

[@saftigesfruchtchen456]

this is such a beautiful vessel

[@jimdodd3462]

Most excellent Video ! I have WAY too many canoes, but Thanks to you I can see a few of these in my future ! Thanks !

[@dontcare3430]

Jim, I do not believe you can have too many canoes.

[@czaxsbaxs]

...breathtaking craftsmanship....spellbound video...you are truly gifted...thanks for all you do...

[@MrHE2207]

Very nice work! Thank you for the inspiration. Greetings from Germany

[@Aaron.deRuiter]

Hey Capt, just read your comment and thought you're the kind of guy that likes to watch people make stuff! :) I just started building a Stand Up Paddle board out of plywood you might like to watch! kzbin.info/www/bejne/noG6mmSdm9aNgas Cheers, Aaron

[@roaddogrichard]

Very well done construction and beautiful lines, your a master at your craft. Thank you for sharing your considerable talents with us who seek to learn the beautiful way of hand built boats that respond so well to the paddle and sail. So well done!

[@crunchysoulster]

Wow. That is a beautiful canoe!

[@Someoldguy69]

Stunning craftsmanship!

[@titanium4530]

This is the beautifulest thing ive ever seen. No joke.

[@RandyMoe]

Wow, nicely made. I am inspired to skin my Monfort as I never did it 20 years ago after finishing the wood bits.

[@sergiobarajas9092]

Bro, why do i all of a sudden have the urge to build a Canoe? haha thanks for sharing awesome craft!

[@macrumpton]

Absolutely stunning video, boats and craftsmanship. Extra points for showing how to gracefully get out of a canoe.

[@georgeraffield4466]

Just wanted you to know that you're are so awesome it's beautiful work and thanks for posting

[@SheriffofYouTube]

when i saw the sail WTF? your boats are truely handcrafted genius level

[@Graeme758]

What a breath of fresh air. So many of these videos stay way too long on each process, over explain and drag on for ages. This showed a process, moved on, all paced perfectly. Also nice, unobtrusive music. Could have watched more.

[@glennmiller8880]

Very well done video, it's a pleasure to watch a video without the stupid music, and monologue. Simple well done, informative and a pleasure to watch, thank you sir.

[@macrumpton]

Absolutely stunning! Also Kudos for having one of the only videos on all of youtube showing someone gracefully entering or disembarking a kayak or canoe!

[@GiovanniBonanno-nv6du]

Una vera opera d'arte, bravo 💪🏼

[@ИльяНосов-е4э]

Мужик, ты молодец! Удачи тебе!

[@zoranmartinovic3074]

Bravo, bravo, bravo pozdrav iz Srbije 🤗🤗🤗👏👏👏🇷🇸🇷🇸🇷🇸

[@tomasjung4460]

Pure work of art

[@aufagrissee1243]

Really beautiful art

[@brunokerbaul3826]

Wow, wonderful job The good tool for the good use you are really a very good worker

[@texasRoofDoctor]

Just amazing work.

[@diverhose]

Wow!!! Thank you so much for sharing what a wonderful time I had watching your video as a amateur woodworker. I would love to build one of those :)

[@JumpydeerbobHD]

This is easily best ever. You're absolutely nuts!! You should build a catamaran out of your kayaks

[@capefalconkayak]

I've got a system to catamaran two canoes together - works great. You can see it in some of my other videos.

[@tmoto272]

Beautifully made video. Worthy of the canoes themselves

[@robintheshop]

Wow, This was a lot of fun to watch, all I want to do now is build a canoe like this! You should be very proud of your work.

[@melyssa8585]

This is the coolest thing I’ve seen this year so far

[@timkirkpatrick9155]

Great job! since you already have that back brace cross member it would be easy to make a replacement which has dual dagger boards and make sailing more large water friendly., less cross wind problems.

[@capefalconkayak]

I've done exactly that, check out this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gXaQi5SgrKp6l5o (Part 14 of my canoe building series if that doesn't work) I personally like the simplicity of weight steering and no dagger, but it's easy to do if you want to..

[@arefghorbanikolahi2278]

من زبان انگلیسی رابلد نیستم به farsi می نویسم ، واقعا از مهارت و دقت ایشان در ساخت canoe لذت بردم .

[@maryannknox7158]

Love the wooden pegs

[@We_are_the_light]

That was so pleasing to watch. Great work all around.

[@Clambelly]

Unbelievable ! Fantastic, beautiful craftsmanship.

[@davidwalesby2426]

beautiful work.

[@aeropunk4127]

Lovely. One thing that interests me is how resilient the cloth is to puncture from sharp rocks, twigs etc. I assume it's far stronger than it looks.

[@capefalconkayak]

That’s correct, It’s not indestructible but it’s far more impact and puncture resistant than you would imagine

[@johnritchie4801]

Amazing craftsmanship beautiful canoes Love the music

[@Guide504]

great modern hybrid idea and execution. Pleasure to be distracted by it when I should be working!!

[@wadepatton2433]

I'm IN!!! I won't have time to get after it right away, but I've watched enough and didn't want too long and miss my Beta opportunity. Plan to build a pair for nesting and catting.

[@pelageos]

Beautiful. You are a great carpenter.

[@maryannknox7158]

I love the smell of fresh cut wood nothing like it

[@CSGPhotos]

I just want to add that your knot tying skills are exemplary!

[@TheArendt1]

Beautifull, real craftsmanship....

[@947856]

Da gosto de assistir seus vídeos. Parabéns.

[@ryanbuerge6903]

Beautiful! Even the video is a work of art.

[@timhaakenson916]

YOU KNOW WHAT?.. THATS GOIN ON THE LIST

[@BigFiveJack]

A Very Nice Presentation!

[@CalvinTaylor]

Dammit now I have another project! Great boats sir!

[@johnmoore5293]

You built some beautiful canoes! Thanks for sharing! I got my canoe sailing plans from a Ben Hunt book ( Crafts and hobbies?) and used thick bamboo for mast and boom. and used one lee board made from pine attached with a removable thwart and steer with a canoe paddle. Ideally the leeboard is mounted under the center of effort of the sail and for that reason I would like to change to a lateen sail design to get the center of effort closer to the center of the boat. Your sail mount looks like it will turn the boat down wind. Adirondack Museum at Blue Mountain Lake, NY has a nice collection of sailing canoes ( some pics on line).It has the Sairy Gamp, a ten and one -half pound canoe.

[@islamtahir674]

Amazing craftmanship

[@jamesfenton7338]

Cool, and I start to think of something a little larger, with a V-8 and hydrofoils. Been watching the refit of Tally Ho recently, and not being rich I think about something that floats but will get me to town and back quicker than the truck will. Okay, no V-8, but an adaptation of a Quad four, w/ 5 speed gear box and a surface piercing prop or two would be interesting.

[@thomasuras]

Fantastic simple and greatvdesign

[@PONCHIK2079]

лысый помор красавчик!!!!!! я прям кайфанул от сборки !!!!

[@mikethemoneymaker]

Nothing as beautiful as a clean looking vessel under sail... Beautiful video sequences by the way.

[@e.rivera4251]

Beautiful an art piece wich you can have fun too...excellent video. Sir, congrats for your skills.

[@Heimrik01]

Voilà un excellent travail, j'adore, c'est un régal pour les yeux !

[@tysonramsey6864]

Absolutely beautiful! A work of art

[@ИванЯкутск-е1ь]

A great boat. You are real master

[@sordello51]

I like it! Built ceader strip canoes for 17 years myself. Ya know a Minnesotan has little to do in winter except shovel snow and build something. For me it was canoes. Although your canoes are beautiful I'd worry about the thin skin bouncing off rocks.

[@capefalconkayak]

Skinboats can be really fragile or really tough depending on what the covering is. I use a 9 oz nylon and coat it with three heavy coats of 2 part polyurethane. That particular combo is stronger than a normal lay up strip boat. Punctures aren't impossible but pretty rare. To give an example, I lost a double in the surf about a decade ago, it had the 12 oz skin on it, so a little tougher. It filled with water washed around a corner, and then rolled up and down a barnacle rock slope for a whole tide cycle until I was able to get it back. Everything metal on deck (rudder fishing poles etc) was obliterated, and the skin was rubbed pretty raw in a few places but no punctures, one rib inside was broken. I also got caught on a barbed wire fence paddling in a flood once with a normal lay up boat, wicked scratch but no puncture. It's not indestructible but tougher than it looks.

[@Rafamassis]

What job!! Very nice!

[@MarcoChristensen]

Beautiful work.

[@robertwilliams450]

Beautiful now that's a work of art for sure. Wish I had one with higher sides