Commercial source

This is a list of known commercial sources for the special needs of home built kayaks. In no way does an entry here reflect and endorsement or critique. The purpose of this list is to make it a bit easier for the home builder to have all the sources listed in one, non-commercial, place.

• Skin on frame materials
  • Dyson, Baidarka and Co.
  • Seattle Fabrics
  • John R Sweet - shock cord and neoprene

• Strip built materials and plans
  • Plans
    • Nick Schade
    • Joe Greenley - Redfish Kayaks
    • Rob Macks - Laughing Loon
    • Steve Killing - Bear Mountain Boats
    • John Winters - Green Valley Boats
    • Vaclav Stejskal - One Ocean Kayaks
    • Bjorn Thomasson - Bjorn Thomasson Design
    • Hans Friedel - Friedel Design
    • Eric Schade - Shearwater Boats
  • Wood
    • Newfound Woodworks
    • Noah's Marine
    • Friendship Kayak
    • Bead and cove bits for a router
  • Kits
    • Newfound Woodworks
    • Noah's Marine
  • Epoxy
    • West System
    • System 3
    • Raka
    • Progressive
    • MAS
  • Fiberglass, Kevlar, Carbon fiber
    • Newfound
    • John R Sweet
    • West Marine
    • Noah's Marine
  • Minicel®
    • Sekisui-Voltek http://www.voltek.com
    • John R Sweet

• Tools
  • Grizzly Tools - Power tools, heat guns, and cove cutting router bits
  • Lee Valley Tools - Excellent quality hand tools are reasonable prices.