Sources [All of our plans and kits come with a list of materials and sources, of course.]
Fabric - Email George Dyson: GDyson@Gmail.com
Here is George's list of fabric offerings, with descriptions:
Material Notes
Mr Dyson is a noted author and modern Baidarka pioneer, and he
supplies fabric for SOF builders all over the world. Tell him I sent you and what you are building.
Sails -
Really Simple Sails RSS carries supplies sails for my designs, and has great service and prices.
Duckworks Boat Builder's Supply -
Duckworks All sorts of boating gear, hardware, fasteners, epoxy, sailcloth, et. Also with great service and prices.
Sadly gone now,
Philip C. Bolger was a designer with an uncommonly open mind.
HERE and
HERE
The late
Thomas Firth Jones was a sailor, boatbuilder, designer, and an excellent author
JonesBoats
Education
The
Wooden Boat School, in Brooklin, Maine (USA). I formerly taught boat building and sailing classes there in the summers.
WBSThe
Florida Maritime Museum, in Cortez, FL -
FMM I taught boat building here, too. A nice little museum.
"Messing About in Boats." Always a good read
MAIB
The
Traditional Small Craft Association.
TSCA.
Great building info to be had, here:
The Kayak Builders Forum
KBF
The Greenland Kayak Forum
QUSA
The WoodenBoat Forum
WBF
Here's a link to Mike Bielski's article "It's a qajaq, part 2" (pp42) - an excellent overview of SOF skinning and coating options.
QAJAQ
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