well hello all.
Thought I'd start my build thread since I cut the forms for my 2 Lakers last night and mark the start date. Most have already read I am building 2 Lakers one for each Daughter
Wanted to order the full plans from Matt but budget restraints have forced me to go with the free plans (sorry Matt). Budget will also force a long drawn out build. Should be interesting.
Cutting the forms was a treat.....not.... I still had alot of scraps left over from my pirogue and other projects and wanted to use those up. I see that starting with fresh full sized sheets would definately be easiest. Several times I took measurements from the factory edge instead of the 1.5" in from the edge that the plans call for. Then of course I had a couple combo measurements that seemed to come from thin air and I still have no idea where they came from. Luckily I'm a "measure nine times then erase all marks and start over" type guy. I still ended up scrapping one form although later was able to squeeze an end form out of it. All forms were 2 layers with 2 sided tape to facilitate forms for both boats. They were cut on a band saw with a metal cutting blade. No tearout no sanding required.
My plan is to paint the bottom and leave the top surfaces bright. My youngest (9) has fallen in love with the purple of Robin's Laker built by Hairy Mick and the older (11) likes anything blue.
Mom will take part by being the build photographer.
Looking forward to it all. Both of my daughters will be very involved in the build of thier very own kayak.
Thought I'd start my build thread since I cut the forms for my 2 Lakers last night and mark the start date. Most have already read I am building 2 Lakers one for each Daughter
Wanted to order the full plans from Matt but budget restraints have forced me to go with the free plans (sorry Matt). Budget will also force a long drawn out build. Should be interesting.
Cutting the forms was a treat.....not.... I still had alot of scraps left over from my pirogue and other projects and wanted to use those up. I see that starting with fresh full sized sheets would definately be easiest. Several times I took measurements from the factory edge instead of the 1.5" in from the edge that the plans call for. Then of course I had a couple combo measurements that seemed to come from thin air and I still have no idea where they came from. Luckily I'm a "measure nine times then erase all marks and start over" type guy. I still ended up scrapping one form although later was able to squeeze an end form out of it. All forms were 2 layers with 2 sided tape to facilitate forms for both boats. They were cut on a band saw with a metal cutting blade. No tearout no sanding required.
My plan is to paint the bottom and leave the top surfaces bright. My youngest (9) has fallen in love with the purple of Robin's Laker built by Hairy Mick and the older (11) likes anything blue.
Mom will take part by being the build photographer.
Looking forward to it all. Both of my daughters will be very involved in the build of thier very own kayak.
