: Sure LOOKS like my Wavesport, which is not the easiest rolling
: kayak, even in the pool. I would try building one, but one that
: I was not afraid to abuse like my plastic version, or at least
: use only for surfing at P+P spots and not do rivers/creeks with.

Yes, it makes sense to have a plastic one for the real abuse but a wood yak can take quite a beating if there’s a fair bit of glass used. These are so small that they’re quite light no matter what you add, heh heh. And really, straight fiberglass kayaks were used for a long time for major stuff – they just had to be fixed once in awhile. If they’re used where there are only hard knocks, the war wounds become part of the relevant patina.

As you guessed in your other post, I didn’t outfit it too tight inside, so that I can get in and out of it while it is floating (while hanging onto logs, docks, cliffs, rocks, pool sides or pool stair handrails)

As for the looks, the panel appearance to this kayak actually has it’s roots in sofistry’s 2 ½ piece deck panelization that subsequently morphed into another set of kayaks using a 3 deck panel approach. Here’s one of them – l’eau rider (ie “water rider” – a combo kayak). If you look at sofistry, then l'eau rider, and then spurious - you'll see the design progression.

Then the ‘l’eau rider’ approach was mushed together with a hull related to ‘facetious’. That’s how spurious ideas come about.

-mick