following "Building the Greenland Kayak by Chris Cunningham" and
"Instruction in Kayak Building by H.C. Petersen".
I have been collecting materials on and off for a month, it has been
more of a problem than I thought it would be. Because of my
height, 191cm, I am having to build a long kayak, beams that run
nearly the whole length (Gunwales) will have to be 560cm.
I have tried for a few weeks to get hold of this in one piece
but gave up and have joined two shorted pieces with "scarf joints" and
not so greenlandish, marine epoxy :) It worked really well and this
weekend I got going measuring out the ribs to form the bottom form
and where the deck beams will be placed.
Here are some pictures of my progress:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFLr7EtVfmxdZ0SlOhrLtEiBTdvfXNakerzqt-5XipZJmI7z9C-9fMgt36-oOhVX0top0WQZl2l12bJA7cs06toD9MO8xTYAOWdj1p_lDxZTMXLzPbE4ykqLbdSB5_4UEqn8kRrPbECeU/s400/marked.jpg)
The gunwales marked out and ready.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPIKmBRCchhIGScio4yUvtjbEjiNWlFGpzLcNv-HZ9Y0j-GKKZooSqJ96G9cflq0SMqjNKraVCuMbyqOkCFt0I4nNq4PRi-2lezEtouQjaWHkVujG_v7tKK7nass7EY-EHBK92F-uIDuQ/s400/milling2.jpg)
The jig for the rib mortices.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiof3i75JUtD-z36ejX1Cu3VSTquh-7CNkOSsvzhxxP0xJ87EjYUtGzOBqBqsCWeJvDvW6jCMrVNbIscjyUlqe_4L0yi5QRQWxL1405MV3E-3K_26SrNDgOz90xJEgrdRggOUrB_oicqk/s400/milling.jpg)
One side down, some chiseling to clean the corners
and then there's one to go.
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