# new kayak project research

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**Created:** [February 5, 2021, 9:08pm UTC](https://forum.clcboats.com/t/new-kayak-project-research/48367 "2021-02-05T21:08:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![Howard\_Spira](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ec9cab/32.png) [@Howard\_Spira](https://forum.clcboats.com/u/Howard_Spira)\
**Post date:** [February 28, 2021, 9:48am UTC](https://forum.clcboats.com/t/new-kayak-project-research/48367/20 "2021-02-28T09:48:11Z")

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as i think about spring coming and it warming up enough that wood glue works (\> 50 degrees), my project for a 25lb lightweight touring kayak has started in earnest.&nbsp; &nbsp;

the other day i picked up the petrel play forms from CLC (plus a couple nice T-shirts that were on sale).&nbsp; today, my 1000 linear feet of 3/16X3/4X96 inch paulownia strips arrived.&nbsp; &nbsp;big thanks to Randy Bogardus at Clearwood Paddleboards for sorting through his inventory and rejecting the 'heavies' to mill me the lightest strips.

![](https://i.postimg.cc/G20gJ4bc/20210227-210137.jpg)

i was impressed with a really tight packing job and everything appears to have come through shipping in great shape.&nbsp; my initial impression is the paulownia, compared to cedar is not visually interesting.&nbsp; very consistent color and grain.&nbsp; &nbsp;pretty much a balsa wood kind of look....so am curious to see how we will approach the finishing steps and how stain and paint will work with this.

next steps are to buld a new workbench in the garage and get the strongback set up.....i expect the stripping to go faster than usual as, like a lot of folks, i am working out of the house for the next several months&nbsp; so i can covert commute time stripping time.&nbsp;&nbsp;

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