Hi Everyone

Here is the Strip Nikumi beside the original. The Nikumi is a SOF baidarka designed by Tom Yost and offered for free on his website.
I built mine a couple years ago and liked it very much. I wanted to try to build it in a strip version. Tom agreed and provided me the offsets for stations spaced 12" centers. I faired the offsets into a rounded hull and left the deck like it was. Joe Whitman's Petrel inspired the Walnut accent wood. Malcolm Schweizer inspired the Curly Maple and Mahogany in the deck. The rest is cedar. The coaming and thigh hook design is from Joe at Redfish Kayaks. I like Joe's method of molding the coaming and lip from 1/16 Mahogany veneer. Thanks to Kurt Maurer and Bill Hamm for the 3.25 oz glass and other light weight building Ideas. In fact I should thank everyone who contributes to this forum, you all inspire and support so much.
I am finishing up the seat and some other rigging details for the first paddle soon. I will varnish later after I paddle for couple months.
Thanks everyone,

Clayton Plunkett