Students in the Build Your Own Kayak Winterim have made a lot of progress in just one day. They are already on to the water-proofing step of the process, having already built the frames of their kayaks. This process, which consists of putting a mixture of epoxy and flour that has a consistency of peanut butter over every crack of the boat, takes a long time to carry out. Even after all of the cracks are filled, it still takes days for the mixture to cure. This process of building a kayak is one not commonly used since it takes a much longer time than what more industrial methods have presented, but the process carried out by these students teaches them the importance of hand made crafts and that sometimes, even the more old-school methods can be the most rewarding. For daily updates and to find out more about this Winterim project, check out their blog here.
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