On my kayaks, I normally hand wrap my winders but with so many stringers on a canoe I usually take a shortcut with the drill. These definitely aren’t as nice to lash with, but they’re a heck of a lot faster to make. The cord itself is a flat waxed artificial sinew that is about 30% stronger than the same product that is commonly available. Flat is important because the twisted stuff leaves bumps underneath the skin, which become wear points. We didn’t like the options that were out there so we h

Traditional Inuit hunting kayaks used a variety of methods to attach the stringers and keel: continuous lashings, individual lashings, drilled holes lashings, pegs, and even nails. It’s almost as though they were more concerned with just getting the job done rather than worrying about what was “ traditional”. . Here I’m retying the stringers on the new prototype after shifting the chine height a little (for the third time). The material I’m using is a flat waxed polyester that we have custom-mad