The Art of Strip-Planking

 

At the WoodenBoat School in June 2015, Nick Schade led a class in Fine Strip-Planked Boat Construction. In a week, he and his students built two of his designs; a Night Heron kayak and a Nymph canoe. We have captured their work with this time-lapse video of that class.

When he is not teaching at the WoodenBoat School, Nick runs Guillemot Kayaks in Groton, Connecticut. He has been making strip-built boats for over 25 years.

Nick is also the author of two books, Building Strip-Planked Boats, and The Strip-Built Sea Kayak. Both are available from The WoodenBoat Store.

From the Community

Register of Wooden Boats

Register of Wooden Boats
SHEILA 1905 Albert Strange canoë-yawl
SHEILA pictured by Robert Groves

SHEILA

SHEILA (1905) is the oldest Albert Strange yacht in commission.

Classified

Classified
2018 Wooden Seaskiff, on treailer starboard side bow view

2018 Wooden Seaskiff

Custom built at Madisonville Maritime Museum. 2019 19' magic tilt galvanized trailer.

Classified
16' Catbird, on trailer port side view sails up

16' Catbird

LOA 16'-0"
Beam 5'-4"
Draft up 1'-0"
Draft dn 2'-0"

Classified
1938 Gaff-rigged Cutter, inside on stands, stern view

1938 Gaff-rigged Cutter

William Atkin-designed, gaff-rigged 23' sailboat in very good shape on double-axle trailer, also

View Community

Sign up for our newsletter

* indicates required