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Re: Skin-on-Frame: Daughter's 8th grade project
By:Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K
Date: 1/24/2017, 2:22 pm
In Response To: Skin-on-Frame: Daughter's 8th grade project (Mark Geer)

My daughter has decided for her school's 8th grade Genius Hour Project to build herself a skin on frame kayak.

As a teacher for more than forty years I'd suggest you daughter can tackle anything.

Older folks get bogged down with "can't dos".

I would suggest a deadline for completion will cause problems.

The Mark Star book"Building the Greenland Kayak" already suggested, is a good one.

An even simpler first kayak can be made by working from George Putz's book, "Wood and Canvas Kayak Building".

Don't get hung up on biometric sizing. They didn't have tape measures. Follow the instructions for a 17' kayak design. Building a existing design will bring insight and teach skills.

Consider options for everything. Thinking about options means you'll never be stuck.

My best advice is to keep it fun.

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Skin-on-Frame: Daughter's 8th grade project
Mark Geer -- 1/23/2017, 10:02 pm
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Mark Geer -- 1/23/2017, 10:49 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 1/23/2017, 11:10 pm
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Mark Geer -- 1/24/2017, 8:06 am
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JohnAbercrombie -- 1/24/2017, 11:08 am
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scottbaxter -- 1/23/2017, 11:19 pm
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Marc Upchurch -- 1/24/2017, 1:38 am
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Mike Bielski -- 1/24/2017, 7:56 am
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Thomas Duncan -- 1/24/2017, 11:41 pm
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Thomas Duncan -- 1/24/2017, 11:47 pm
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Mike Bielski -- 1/24/2017, 11:47 pm
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Thomas Duncan -- 1/24/2017, 11:54 pm
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Thomas Duncan -- 1/24/2017, 11:59 pm
Re: So if you want to abscond, post email. DONT CL
Mark Geer -- 3/8/2017, 3:20 pm
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Thomas Duncan -- 1/25/2017, 1:10 am
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Thomas Duncan -- 1/25/2017, 1:43 am
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Steve Solomon -- 1/24/2017, 9:47 am
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Patrick North -- 1/24/2017, 10:22 am
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Mark Geer -- 1/26/2017, 2:19 pm
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Patrick North -- 1/26/2017, 3:27 pm
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Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 1/24/2017, 2:22 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 1/24/2017, 3:13 pm
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Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 1/24/2017, 3:58 pm
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Steve Solomon -- 1/24/2017, 5:33 pm
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Mark Geer -- 1/24/2017, 7:13 pm
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jaybabina -- 1/24/2017, 7:13 pm