: I've received my book and my plans and I'm reading this KBBB daily for tips.
: I saw Shawn's recenlty completed kayak picture with the great deck pattern
: ... now, here's my question.... just how fancy can one successfully be on
: his first kayak deck pattern? Should I just keep it simple and concentrate
: on construction technique without the added challenge of changing wood
: colors to make a designed pattern? I plan to take my time and pay
: attention to the details (after all, I do have my honey-do list). I've
: even thought about not using staples and just doing one strip ... let the
: glue dry then another... but I know me...and I'll get excited as my skill
: improves and I'll get IMPATIENT (is that pretty much how it works?).
: Anyway, I'm interested in your feedback about just how fancy YOU were with
: your FIRST kayak deck and hull patterns. Mark

The most important part of getting a kayak is to get one. If you already have one(some) do what ever you want. And unless you're a fine woodworker, even w/ great patterns and ideas, you'll still make fundamental mistakes. And thats what all the rest you build try to fix.

But it is fun trying things.

-mick