I agree. It seems counterintuitive to use parallel horizontal strips (for the recess) followed by parallel vertical strips (for the coaming) and end up with a form with such complex curves. It's a bit magical. Kudos to Nick.

Ross

: I was on Ross Ledy's site admiring the web page design as well as his
: craftsmanship and enthusiasm and something occured to me that I have told
: many people. Nick is truly the unsung hero with his coaming design. The
: idea os using virtical strips to make it is actrally great. Almost
: everybody uses it and it actually defies common sense yet it's a great way
: to achieve a hard-to-do detail on the kayak. Nick should get credit for
: this inventive detail that we all take for granted.