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Building a Redwood Canoe - Strippers Guide - http://wooden_canoe.tripod.com/
Details photographs, instructions, tips and troubleshooting for constructing a redwood canoe. Also includes related links.

Chris' Canoe Project: Building a Freedom 17 Canoe - http://www.pdxtex.com/canoe/index.htm
Chronicles the construction of a cedar-strip canoe with detailed comments and pictures. Includes boatbuilding links.

Dave's Kayak Building - http://www.frontiernet.net/~gdmurphy/kayak_page.htm
Details of building a Chesapeake LT17, a 17 foot sea kayak.

Doug's Boat Page - http://www.personal.kent.edu/~mgarmon/
All about building kayaks and native boat technology. Includes an introduction to boatbuilding, freeware and shareware boatbuilding software, free boat plans, pictures, and related resources.

Ferwerda Wood and Canvas Canoes - http://www.ferwerdacanoe.us/
Includes photos and build records of several canoes, particularly the Hiawatha model built on an original Thompson Brothers form. Also features weight comparison for wood and canvas construction versus modern materials, tips for building a seat with a mast ring, and photos of a canoe rigged up for sailing.

Grant's Stitch and Glue Canoe - http://www.riverstoneinternet.com/canoebuilding/
How to build an ultra light stitch and glue plywood canoe that really looks like a canoe.

http://www.schaik.com/canoe/ - http://www.schaik.com/canoe/
Steps and photos of building a canoe with classic shapes, but using modern, readily available, and cheap materials.

Kayak Building WebRing - http://b.webring.com/hub?ring=kayakbuild
Connects sites related to building wooden kayaks.

Ken's Temporary Kayak Pages - http://www.dbeweb.com/kayak/
Information on how building Euro and Greenland paddles, wood strip kayak construction, glassing, and extensive photographs.

PakYak Prototype - http://robroy.dyndns.info/pakyak/
Online plans, pictures, and discussion of Jim Heter's custom-designed folding kayak.

Quick-N-Dirty Oars - http://www.diybob.com/oars.htm
Instructions for making oars by David Goodchild.

Ross Leidy's Kayak Building - http://www.blueheronkayaks.com/
Personal summaries of building kayaks, canoes, paddles, and cradles. Includes a how-to section with in-depth discussions of a few building and outfitting techniques, including deck fittings, a fiberglass seat and the use of underdeck bungees to secure hatch covers.

Scubascapie's Kayak Project - http://www.freewebs.com/scubascapie/
Provides photos and description of building a wooden kayak. Also includes related links.

Simple Oars - http://www.bateau.com/free/simple_oars.html
Free oar plans with photos.

Surfing Outrigger Canoe Project - http://www.kzo.net/canoe/
Summary of building an 18 foot surf canoe. Includes project log, materials list, and summary of the construction steps.

Wooden Canoe - http://home.student.uva.nl/b.a.m.loeff/kano/Engels/
14' stitch-and-glue open kayak, built from (free) bateau.com plans, of two sheets of plywood. Construction photos.

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