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This project had its origins at the Australian Wooden Boat Festival in Hobart in 2009. We were originally thinking of doing something like the Greenland Kayak but wanted something a little more special. So, the idea was to build a Baidarka, all in Tasmania's beautiful Huon Pine. There was no particular emphasis on adhering to traditional design, just an exploration to see where it would lead us.
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Completed deck frame. Semi-finished frame with half the ribs in place. Bifurcated bow - lower jaw from single grown knee in Huon - perfect! Modified stern section - our "go-faster" version. Cockpit coaming made from two slats, steamed and stitched. Completed frame - almost. Photogenic to a fault. Finishing coats on frame with Whittle Wax Treatex hard wax oil. Raido - a Journey, Transport, perhaps Arrival.... beta - Baidarka?? - Burgess?? Warning!!! Don't try this at home... :) some fancy footwork on the foredeck.... Developing the process as we go.....on a wing and a prayer. Looks purposefull....... Urethane coating applied. Urethane turned out more translucent than I expected...nice.
This was a challenge, to say the least. Somewhere along the line I found time to build three paddles. Beautiful.
Nice waterline.
All packaged up ready to fly off to her new owner. Be good now, R-b, love you lots........... |
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