Cape Falcon Kayak

This is, without a doubt, the best and most comprehensive resource I have found for constructing a skin on frame kayak.

Wow! What a thorough overview of the entire skin-on frame kayak building process. Not only is this an opportunity to get look at the physical build but this video introduces Brian Schulz's teaching style. Through clear description and video demonstration Brian breaks each step of the build into small easy to understand segments. A great opportunity to see what is entailed with this project before committing to the larger more complete, Skin-on-Frame course.

Boat loads of good information and small tips to make processes easier.

Everything is explained in its smallest details. There is no way to go wrong if you watch the videos from start to end paying attention to every comment Brian makes. Any step you could make a mistake he warns you by making everything perfectly clear. My congratulations for the exceptional quality to these courses.

This process has been amazing start to finish. Brian is superb instructor. I cannot wait to finish the next segment!

Fantastic series of videos contained in this section, very informative on a wide range of topics and as always very well presented in great detail. I'm in the early stages of a replica North Alaskan retrieval kayak and although their will be differences in some of my build the simple (and not so simple made simple by Brian) transferable skills I've picked up here have me very glad I stumbled upon Cape Falcon on YouTube.

I really just want to run to the store(s) and get everything I'm going to need to build me an F1 right now... but it's 1:30 in the morning. The quality of instruction is perfect. All instruction is clear and concise. I can't wait to get into the build!

Excellent intro, very thankful you put it together. It takes some of the anxiety away about beginning such a process for the non 'handy-person' type.

This is the most informative and well put together instructions available.

I've built a number of boats myself, stitch and glue, skin on fuselage frame, and wood strip, seven in all. I'm not a commercial builder, they've all gone to family and friends, and one for me. I'm interested in building a ribbed skin boat, and this was an excellent introduction to the process. I've got a lot of projects in the queue, but I'll be back to take the full online course and buy the plans. This free intro is a very detailed and generous gift to boat builders. Thanks very much.

Level of detail is great. From what I can see of the plans, there should be no issues. I know answers are are only a phone call away. Looking forward to getting started very soon. Next step is to locate a wood source. Thanks Brian

I've just completed one of the sections of this and am very impressed at the thoroughness with which you have prepared and presented this material. It is very helpful indeed and is making the process of costing and planning for building one of your boats much easier as you touch on many apparently small but important practical details that would otherwise become major pitfalls. Thank you. I'll continue watching the other videos in this course and should be ready to complete my budgeting and planning soon. Meanwhile, my first Greenland style paddle, from your plans, is soaking up Tung oil, hopefully ready to try out on the water in a few days!

I am a beginning skin-on-frame builder, and I enjoyed watching these videos. Learned some different ways of doing things that were very nice to see. The rolling bevel clip, for example. Mind you, I am 148 cm tall and weigh 90 pounds. No way do I handle my 3 HP router with quite the speed and elan that Brian does. However, almost everything in the videos looks do-able by humans, though I have my doubts about relying so much on spring clamps. I have built 5 boats according to the designer's instructions , and read a lot of books, and watched a lot of instructional videos and whatnot. Brian has got to be one of the most thorough instructors I've ever seen. I have never seen anybody else bother to tell you how to get organised before you begin. He also doesn't tell you once, he tells you 3 times (see the video on sewing on a new skin). Sounds dull. It's pedagogically brilliant. It works. Mind you, I haven't built the F1 yet, but just looking at the plan sheets in "beta" made my nostrils flare dramatically.