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Building your own kayak is popular and it doesn't have to be that difficult either, but expect it to take a good while. There are lots of reasons to build and fix your own stuff instead of buying, it can be better price and it can be better performance or both. Building itself is for many a hobby. There are several different ways to do it and there are also some courses to take. Below you can follow the construction of two Kavat strip kayaks that Erik and Henrik built according to drawings Björn Thomasson. You can also see pictures from Stefan Jonsson's construction of a Greenland kayak as a Skin Of Fram (SOF). There are also some pictures from the creation of a wooden Greenland paddle.

It was fun to build a kayak, it is really recommended. For my own part, nothing has been built in recent years, partly due to a lack of good premises near home, but also because it takes so much time and that there are very good things to buy ready-made. But maybe there will be some more construction in the future.

Some build links below:

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    • Amazon The world's largest e-commerce. Here you can find everything for outdoor life, house & home, paddling, garden. farming, clothing, car equipment, camping gear and more.
    • Anders' kayak web A very nice site with kayak building and many other "do-it-yourself" tips.
    • Björn Thomasson Design A lot about most things in the world of paddling. Constructs kayaks, writes about kayaks, teaches about kayaks and paddling. Unfortunately quite a bit of paddling it seems lately.
    • Björn's kayak building Björn from Gotland builds again – now a mini kayak.
    • Blue Heron Kayaks Builds kayaks. Has also produced KayakFoundry which is a program for drawing kayaks.
    • BuildMax Building stuff. Both for kayak building but of course also for other construction, care and maintenance.
    • Clapotis Sea Kayak Johan Linder writes a little about kayak construction in general and Clapotis in particular. Lots of good tips and lots of nice pictures. Among other things, pictures from a trip along the entire coast of Norway,
    • The disco kayak Daniel Lindström about kayak building and a little more.
    • Erik Frantzen's Kayak page
    • Folding Kayaks All about folding kayaks, folding kayaks, DIY.
    • Guillemot Kayaks An American site about building kayaks. Many nice models.
    • Gunnar & Tinna's corner on the internet A little about paddling, back, computers and other things. Also the construction of a Black Pearl and a SOF.
    • Hegarts – Canoe & outdoor life Josef Hegart builds tabled wooden Canadians that are made entirely of natural materials. Paddles are also built and he holds courses in both building and paddling.
    • Holzbootsbau Axel Thobaben about kayaks and kayak building
    • Jacob Fröslee – kayak design Jacob from Malmö blogs about quay design, construction and paddling
    • Jan Arleklint Cygnel Writes about paddling, kayak building, travel and photography.
    • Johansson Kayak Ulf from Malmö blogs about tours and fine kayak construction. Many fine pictures, adventure stories and really nice buildings.
    • Ken’s Kayak pages Nice pages with lots of building information, strip kayaks, paddles etc
    • Lars Gustavsson builds Svana Strindar Blakkr Follow a SOF build. A kayak build without a drawing.
    • Naturally Outside – Andi Röder Andi Röder builds kayaks, canoes, tipis, sews sleeping bags and more. In addition, he holds courses in it. Check out his website.
    • One Ocean Kayaks Lots of tips for kayak building, also drawings.
    • Pennine Outdoors Weaves, fabrics etc. for the Do-It-Yourselfer.
    • Peter's kayak Rental at lake Sommen in Östergötland. Also holds kayak building courses. Produced a Black Pearl in plywood. Shop, cafe and kayak hotel
    • Qajaq Sweden For those interested in Greenland technology, Greenland paddling, Greenland kayaks etc
    • The Qajaq blog Blog about paddling and building
    • Seattle Fabrics Fabrics etc. for the Do-It-Yourselfer
    • Shelby Sells fabric & weaving and other things for the Do-It-Yourselfer
    • SkarVen Selling kayak building kits in Norway.
    • Tom Yost - Folding Kayak Builders Manual Mass Lots of info about building a folding kayak.
    • Valter builds a kayak Follow a strip build.
    • We are building a boat Kayak builder in Gothenburg winter 2010/2011. 4-5 kayaks will be made outside at GKF.