The Greenland Kayak of the Inuit is the origin of all modern kayaks. It is fast, strong, made for the rough seas and easy to roll. It is constructed in the traditional “Skin on Frame” technique and is gaining a comeback by ambitious Sea kayakers. The Greenland Kayak is always custom-fitted to the paddler. Last summer NOMI Woodcraft ran a workshop “Building the Greenland Kayak”, at the end the 2 Trainees were able to take 2 wonderful Greenland kayaks to the water. The kayak in the length 504 cm weights only 12,4 kg, the other in the length of 530 cm weights 13,5 kg.
NOMI Woodcraft offers individual workshops in building a Greenland kayak. These classes with a minimum of 3 students will be situated in the workshop in Freiburg, Schopfheimer Str. 2. Please call us for more informations.
Further links:
www.traditionalkayaks.com | www.traditionalkayaks.com
www.qajaqusa.org | www.qajaqusa.org
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marking the gunwales
marking the measurements oft he story pole
beveling the gunwale
routing the mortises
it looks already like a kayak
fitting the gunwales
the deck in his final form
Spanish windlasses pull the gunwales to the deck beams
the lashing pulls the gunwales together
the dowels lock the tenons
additional deck beam lashing
our handtools
after 4 days the decks are finished
steaming and bending of the ribs
the ribs are lined up by eye
sanding the coaming
bow and stern blocks getting in plac
attaching the keelson
rounding the keelson
Y-knot
installing the masik
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routing the recess for the stemplates
the deck ridges get into position
the finished frame of the Greenland kayak is made out of Western Red Cedar
floorboards and coaming
the ballistic nylon skin is stapled on the gunwale
the skin is fixed completely
the skin on the bow is getting sewed
sewing the skin on the frame
the skinned frame
drilling holes in the coaming
installing the coaming
the sewn in coaming
doesn’t it looks great??
the feet rest on the deck beam
the two Skin-and-Frame Greenland kayaks
first coating with PU-coat
the kayaks looking more Japanese
second coating
the finished kayaks with their builder
the deck fittings
the Greenland kayak can take a lot and weights only 12,4 kg!!!!
the Buddha eye on the bow
the two proud boatbuilder in their brandnew Greenland kayaks
the start into a new life