: Two years ago maybe more I started building a kayak shape out of foam board
: and took a lot of heat from you guys. Ok... not that much, but some. You
: said my design was tippy and that people don't make shapes out of foam.
: They do stripbuilt for prototypes.

: Well... I have found surfskis to be pretty much what I wanted out of a kayak
: so tippy is ok with me.

: Here is a link to the surfski site were some professionals are using foam to
: build their shape.

: http://www.surfski.info/content/view/967/156/

: Seems I wasn't too far off. I was gleefully happy to see this.

: I will eventually take those cedar strips I milled and make them into
: something one day. I just haven't been able to figure out what type of
: kayak to make.

: But until then I thought you folks like to see another approach. Gotta love
: kayaking no matter if it is plastic, carbon, skin, or wood!

: Cheers!

The original skis were carved from foam blocks, lots were done by guys that had carved surfboards, so used a similiar technology. It can certainly be done that way, but there are several downsides, the foam is heavy in blocks and not cheap, it's hard to get both sides of the boat the same and when finished there's no room inside for storage (ok if you're making a ski). If you're starting without surfboard carving experience, it's just easier to learn strip building. Still, there are lots of ways to skin a cat

Bill H.