: An fellow at work went to New Brunswick for a week to learn how to build wood
: frame sea kayaks covered in coloured fabric which was glued and heat
: shrunk to the frame. does anyone know anything about this process, and
: what the boats are like? I've lost touch with the guy who took the course.

I'm guessing that your friend took a course with Greg Redden of Sea Fever Kayaks. I have been unable to find a web page for him in the last couple of years, but here is a URL about an award he won. The article published his phone number -- which I believe to be his business phone. (I would not give out someone's home phone number on the internet without their permission, of course)

http://www.acoa.ca/english/business/young_profiles/ns.shtml

Older links to some of his postings on this bbs have a website listed for him which is no longer active. The last time I was able to view his website he was promoting a week long kayak building course for about $1000 (Canadian) for the money you got instruction, materials, and a place to work, as well as a lot of encouragement from fellow builders. His time table set a gentle pace, but allowed for building the boat from scratch in under a week. The last day was a launching and paddling day.

If you manage to contact him, tell him to drop by this board, say hi, and leave his current webpage and e-mail address.

Hope this helps.

Paul G. Jacobson