Rob's Wood Strip Kayak Build - Start to Finish (2.5 years into 13 minutes!!)

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Ron Lee - 6 years ago

Kayaks are A child's YOU. You should GROW up

phdfxwg Fischercat - 6 years ago

a friend just gave me his mold told me his took him about 210 hrs to finish and more than a few shots of rum !

Kari Mccarthy - 7 years ago

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Kugos27 - 7 years ago

very impressive. great craft you made

murali muvvala - 7 years ago

where can i get the design

Mike Geno - 7 years ago

Really, really cool build!

Jack Barfly - 7 years ago

Great effort - looks beautiful

Thomas Bruno - 7 years ago

fabulous

zYintelligence - 7 years ago

Man more time spent into that that some houses

10. comment for Rob's Wood Strip Kayak Build - Start to Finish (2.5 years into 13 minutes!!)

halim bendib - 7 years ago

nice & nice work

Daniel Spada - 7 years ago

Amazing!!!

szaki - 7 years ago

That's 5222 hrs labor, if he worked on the kayak 5 days/8 hrs per week for 2.5 years.
Cost at $20/hr =$104,400 for labor.

stuart cole - 7 years ago

Beautiful kayak. I would love to see a series of 10-20 videos of how you did it.

Alexander Saltiel - 8 years ago

I own a Great AUK kayak wood strip 17ft 24in . This work is brilliant how do you put a price tag on this!! Truly work of ART.

Buddysimo Simonetta - 8 years ago

Alexander Saltiel yeah man! with all that carbon fibre on the in side it will be bullet proof!

Joshua Wheeler - 8 years ago

Walter White on product, preparing for a river getaway ;}
Awsome work!

max gold - 8 years ago

very very cool!

Ronjon - 8 years ago

I guess it's a matter of perspective. If you love to build things, this video is awesome. If you like to actually kayak, it's very, very sad...I don't think I could bring myself to ever use something I had that much time and effort invested in and I'll bet this kayak has been replaced by the next project/s and spends almost no time in the water. As for its builder, you Sir are a master craftsman.

Buddysimo Simonetta - 8 years ago

Ronjon that is the whole point! more dangerous just transporting to water! after that it,s in it,s element

GordWing - 8 years ago

Beautiful craft...

juan jose albores - 8 years ago

muy bien pelado , sos un ARTISTA

20. comment for Rob's Wood Strip Kayak Build - Start to Finish (2.5 years into 13 minutes!!)

Umabari - 8 years ago

...and what takes about 2.5 seconds is getting that first scratch. Congratulations, your kayak is now complete...

PcGames Defined - 8 years ago

took u 2.5 years to build a kayak?

Josh Denny - 8 years ago

I could totally see that. Busy guy. Gets to work on it a few times a month on the weekends when he doesn't have something going on. It took me close to 8 months to build a simple dresser.

Frodo - 8 years ago

Beautiful Kayak, bullet proof with nice features!

Harald Hofer - 8 years ago

Why would anyone dislike this video?
Awesome job. Building a kayak is definitely on my bucket list.
Thx for sharing!

the TOMSTER - 8 years ago

very impressive work! whats the song from the beginning?

the TOMSTER - 8 years ago

+Federico Lopez Bervejillo nice! Thank you!

Federico Lopez Bervejillo - 8 years ago

Baka - Outback

jimgam730 - 8 years ago

Now that was very cool.

Daniel Parker - 8 years ago

I am so impressed by your build!! I ordered one of Nick's Kayak plans and you have inspired me to get started. Thanks for posting!! You are a true craftsman!!

Ryan Taylor - 8 years ago

How many actual hours went into the build? Thanks

MrJames6674 - 8 years ago

Thank you for the video that was fun to watch ......

Joel - 9 years ago

Will it really take 2.5 - 3 years to complete a kayak?!! I was under the assumption this was more like a six month project working nights and weekends.

Umabari - 8 years ago

+Joel It won't take that long. A lot depends on the details you put to it. Building the buck and cutting all those strips takes forever. Fitting and stapling all those strips takes forever. Glassing is quick, but sanding all that glass takes forever. Putting on several finish coats and sanding in between each takes forever. Putting that first scratch on it is quick and easy. Point is that it really depends on how quick you can work through so much labor. 2.5 years is a VERY casual build. You might also consider a kit.

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30. comment for Rob's Wood Strip Kayak Build - Start to Finish (2.5 years into 13 minutes!!)

rui costa - 9 years ago

congratulations great job.

Franciszek Dolas - 9 years ago

you are master beautiful

LINEHACKER - 9 years ago

AMAZING!

Chris Williams - 9 years ago

That is an incredible vessel you have created. I have a lot of respect for your craftsmanship.

Matthew Murdock - 9 years ago

What, no footage on the water!??!

Umabari - 8 years ago

+Matthew Murdock ...just wondering how you watched the video?

Umabari - 8 years ago

+Matthew Murdock I know, right? We don't even get to see it finished and out in the sun. Last shot after 2.5 years...wrapping it in moving blankets. May still be wrapped up to this day...

Calvin Smith - 9 years ago

Built in 2.5 years. Sinkable in a day.

Pablo Enrique Tirabassi - 9 years ago

Admirable work !! Beautiful your kayak !! A work of art !!

Kevin G - 9 years ago

Very nice build there. It looked like you stalled out on your project a few times and forgot how many coats of poly and varnish you'd already put on it though lol. It must be hard to squeeze in time between the jobs of everyday life to attend a project like this but you completed it. Awesome Job. I'm inspired now.

Andrew Mylander - 9 years ago

Great job, Rob! I built Nick's Night Heron High Deck last year. Took some pictures throughout, but watching your timelapse made me want to build another. Just don't know where I'd put it, or what I'd do with two. They are truly gorgeous kayaks. Again, a beautiful job.

TheEulex - 9 years ago

Great job. Thanks for the vid.

Jonathan Taff - 9 years ago

awesome. every reason to be proud.

Alfredo Arbe - 9 years ago

Must weight a ton and looks unpracticall to me,since in hour/man dedication must be around 1.000.000 dollars at least, but who cares, true art allways is ,besides if I were an oil sheik,I will gladly pay that for having it in my garage among masserattis and stuff like that ;)

Swims Loves U - 9 years ago

What an amazing job!! I just wish the last 10 seconds would have been of you and it in the water

LingJun Zhang - 9 years ago

good job, what thickness wood you use for hull~

Jon S - 9 years ago

Wow! What a great display of patience, dedication, knowledge, and skill. Great job sir. I hope you enjoy it out on the water for longer than it took you to build!

Randall Kelnhofer - 9 years ago

Well done. Some dream about it, some do it. I salute you sir.

twoweary - 9 years ago

Who did your soundtrack ? Very nice.

ThePipcg - 10 years ago

Beautiful piece of work.

Experience Everything - 10 years ago

what did it cost to make?

Luciano Ravioli - 10 years ago

¡Te felicito! Un trabajo increíble.

50. comment for Rob's Wood Strip Kayak Build - Start to Finish (2.5 years into 13 minutes!!)

David Steer - 10 years ago

Great time lapse mate. My brother & I built a cedar strip canoe 20 odd years ago using the same principals, but with woven cane seats. To this day it turns heads wether on the water or roof racks to n fro.

Neo Lemmilä - 10 years ago

That kayak is beautiful!

emmanuel cachia - 10 years ago

great job well done

Andrеy-Kott - 10 years ago

5+ :)

MentalHealth - 10 years ago

awesome video! Great work. your attention to detail is somewhat overwhelming, but the end result looked more than worth it.

Marcos Gil - 10 years ago

So beautiful!! very nice!!!

swampymaan - 10 years ago

wow...nice work

Ivan Orange Co. South California - 10 years ago

2.5 years in such small space to build kayak, you are great, just after 45 sec I would kick everything around me, wife too, how was on water?

Doylee10000 - 10 years ago

If u were working as fast as the timelapse it would have only taken 13 minutes to complete :)

Cosmas Bauer - 10 years ago

Wow what a wonderful piece! And with all this glass and resin it must be pretty durable!

tyson1ize - 10 years ago

incredible yes and I'd love to be able to do it myself...may-be a good look at the finished product would have been nice too!!

Fabiano Ribeiro - 10 years ago

Muito bom!

Strix Xirts - 10 years ago

lol i was expecting it to not fit out the door when he finished it.

Juventino Robles - 10 years ago

Tienes la paciencia de un santo, por el kayak y por el vídeo , felicidades !!!!!

Craig Reisgen - 10 years ago

You are amazing. Incredible work! I hope to build one ... some day.

Geez - 10 years ago

Thanks for the great video. I really like the music. Who is it, I've got to get my hands on that first song...

paddlespaz123 - 10 years ago

Nice looking build. Thanks for sharing.
How she paddle?

Tom Frazier - 11 years ago

Awww... :( I was hoping to see some nice shots or video of the finished kayak. Good job though! :)

Allan Pearlman - 11 years ago

This is so cool and great! Congratulations on completing this three-year project to build a kayak. And with the time-lapse photography, its like those old Disney films of flowers blooming. Your kayak has bloomed! Next stop: the nearest body of water to go paddling?

Blane Ebersold - 11 years ago

Gorgeous boat Rob. Now I'm waiting for the next video... you doing a roll in it.

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