A hundred dollars of wood, a thousand dollars of clamps and a million dollars of experience.

Both impressed and depressed with/by the orderliness and cleanliness of that shop. Oh yeah; the boat building was on point, too.

That was amazing. Probably the best 6 minutes I have spent on KZfaq against the millions wasted. Thank you.

Little I respect or appreciate more than competent craftsmen. Well done.

Ten out of ten for the canoe plus a star for the good videography.

This takes the meaning of woodcore to a whole other level. And no stitch and glue either. Very inspiring, congratulations with the result too!

I think the only reason he was able to finish this boat within six minutes is because he works so VERY FAST, wow! It would take me much longer...

This is inspiring ! Couldn't take my eyes away for a second.

My first time Kayaking and this Kayak held strong. kzfaq.infoUgkx4k5UrhC3v_Y4hIEaXLGvHcN5a5aBmZNB The water got pretty rough as a speed boat zipped by me, and the Kayak withstood it (I expected to be capsized). The Ores are very easy to put together, the pump worked beautifully. the seats are a bit hard to sit in after a while (I recommend sitting on the floor). after reading the reviews I was very scared it'd get a hole in it, the material is very strong and durable. The Air valve may need a small Phillips head screwdriver to adjust, other than that, it's well worth the money!(update)I've gone Kayaking in 3 Lakes and 2 rivers totaling about 40 miles. the kayak had two holes and they patched easily and no other problems can't wait for kayaking season this year!

I think that's bordering on perfect design. What an elegant and creative solution and such a beautiful realisation of your idea. Truly exceptional. Thanks mate

I really thought this was going to be clickbait, but that is amazing!

That was fantastic to watch. I've built some wood strip canoes, but I've never seen anything like this. Really amazing work.

You have people building stuff and you have people know how too build stuff. Wauw!! One sheet of wood never know it was possible. Really nice....

You can never have too many clamps!

thats just perfect , it looks like a great summer project , brilliant folding method.

Such a wonderfull product!! Super to see. Whising you many paddling hours. Greatings from a Dutch canoe enthousiast!

Always a pleasure to catch a master at his tools 🙂

Beautiful canoe!! I'm glad it was left in the clear resin. My father's 16ft frame & strip and canvas canoe weighs a LOT more then 13kg.

This is an amazing video. It looks great how the canoe takes shape.

Really great! It reminds me of the construction of birch bark canoes.

A Canoe around 28 pounds, rather impressive. a pretty ingenious approach to boat building to say the least.

not sure why a canoe is on my suggested pages but im glad it was. great video

I did 2 kayak with the strip system but I’m learning something new today. Beautiful craftsmanship. Thank you

I love click-bait when accompanied by Scott Joplin, makin a boat an you get my goat, we are brethren of a distant maternal source

This guy blows away 90% of the so called “master craftsman” on yt.

Wow that came out looking amazing! the design is just so much better than a lot of similar plywood canoes.

Absolutely stunning! A master at work!

ABSOLUTELY STUNNING! Brilliant technology, splendid result! 13 kilos!!! WOW!

Fantastic and made to look simple and effortless. Anything but. Beautiful craft.

It's so simple, yet so brilliant! I love it!

A brilliant canoe build and such beautiful craftsmanship.

so beautiful to watch and I cannot believe how lightweight the canoe is!

Wonderful! Been eyeing Flo Mo's plans for years. Great that people build them. Yours looks like a super successful one with very little kinks.

Beautiful looking canoe!

FRANCE. Very nice realization you must have had the stomach tight to bending, I agree with you the hot water and the iron have well help to accompany the layers of wood. Bravo!

This is wonderful work to watch. And such a clean shop!

Absolutely magnificent. The cuts remind of the ancestor the birch canoe. The good old compounded plywood, a delicious method that asks for steel nerves and good eyeball techniques. This method needs first rate marine 3 mm plywood with 3 plies of the same thickness thus you get 2/3 of the wood fibers in the length and the only 1/3 in the core at 90 degrees so you can ploy with patience, hot water and sometimes steam. I made one 20 feet catamaran Tornado this way, only 135 kg in 4.2 mm selected okoume plywood and several catamarans 18 m2 (18 feet long, 10 feet wide, mast 31 feet) at less of 100 kg ready to sail; the best with carbon fiber beams was at 93 kg. The Gougeon bros made several race trimarans and catamarans in 6 mm around 30 to 35 feet long. A few Class C catamarans hulls were made this way, as Yellow Pages.

That is amazing! I would gladly watch the whole process, especially with any explanation of what you are doing and why. Super interesting and the canoe is gorgeous (and less than half the weight of the polyester one I have been using!).

What a great design and he made it look so easy! Well done sir

Beautiiful , have made a couple of Stich & Tape when kids were younger , but this is on a different level ...Lovely work .

Wow, wow and wow! That was fun to watch!

Absolutely gorgeous. My interest would be using this method to build a velomobile. Also, perhaps a similar technique for aluminum. Saw a similar technique used by a sheet metal worker to build a very contoured sort of lawn chair like seat. You guys are magicians!

Beautiful design, excellent craftsmanship, succinct editing, and videography, pleasing audio, truly a master class of skills to behold. Thank you for sharing sir.

Amazing design and workmanship.

Simply Beautiful

An hour and 43 minute battleship should be next.

Fascinating. In the ancient past, I would portage a food pack, utility pack and a Grumman canoe. I could have used a lighter canoe like this one.

Lovely craftsmanship! What a nice canoe 👍

Amazing. From a flat sheet to boat.

That's a fine piece of work. I am currently working on a one-sheet row boat so I'm interested in the process. It is a great pleasure to see the whole build condensed down to 6 minutes. Enjoy the paddling part when you get "released"!

Absolutely gorgeous. Thanks for sharing.

Absolutely ingenious idea. Risk is of course that the material somewhere gets a crack but with wetting and using spanning ropes and as basic principle the 90 ° to the length axis oriented cuts. The best innovation in small boat building since stitch and glue.

Really lovely work

Fantastic. Thanks for sharing. I'm itching to make one.

This was brilliant, first time I ever see anything like that!

That’s lovely and I like the shape. Should be nice for inline yet still quickish to turn.

Remarkable. Seems deceptively easy but, I'm sure there is a certain amount of finesse involved in the tensioning on the ratchet straps. Weighing in at 30 lb (more or less) is awesome.

I'd have thought building a canoe would take longer than 6 minutes but there you have it

What an interesting vid, and real nice to see a clean build area

Amazing build and I love the design. Kudos to the builder and the simplicity of the design and to the awesome build execution. It's such a light and strong canoe.

Instructions unclear: 7 minutes was required.

Peter, Congratulations on your excellent build and your own special version of a Gorewood canoe. Thanks also for taking the time to create this really informative video. If you don't mind, I will share the link to the video and to your bolg on my favorite boatbuilding forums. Best regards, Stefan

Absolutely fascinating. Thank you so much.

That was fun to watch. Thank you for making and sharing this with us.

Wow,I’d like you to do an instructional series with explanations and supply list. I’d bet a whole bunch would start building. Thanks for the entertaining video.

It always a pleasure to watch a Craftsman at work. What should be eye opening is the use of a respirator, even while using a vac system to sand wood, epoxy, etc. Just because Grandpa did wood working and didn't need any safety equipment, doesn't mean it was smart. Clean shop, clean build, beautiful canoe.

The only click bait title that has not disappointed me. Clever stuff and masses of clamps, great viewing!

Really awesome work mate!! This is the real “know how”! Thanks

This is a really cool project, would be nice too see a more in depth video about materials and dos and don'ts this seems like something I want to try. I saw your blog on song of the paddle and it had some helpful info

Flo-mo is a genius. Great execution too.

It's amazing how quick it goes from "that's a strange shape for a canoe" to "would ya look at that: it's a canoe!"

This is craftsmanship! Great to watch. Thanks.

If I was him, I would start a company. Build 1 in 6 minutes, 10 in a hour. 80 in a day. Hmmmm big business.

I've built 3 canoes. The repeated filling of seams, sanding and taping takes a looooong time. Gonna give this a go.

this reminds me of some of those 'stitch-together' boat kits in the magazines my Grandfather collected, but somehow more elegant. I'm very impressed.

Absolutely beautiful. Nice job!

perfect execution of an artist

always pleasure to watch masters at work. what a sweet canoe. good concept too. what did you use to soften the plywood in the middle during pulling the both sides together?

Very nice job. Beautiful little canoe.

Beautiful. Flo-mo is a legend, and it looks like you did a stellar job.

Excellent. Love the design. What was your inspiration for this canoe and do you think the technique could be applied to kayak building?

FAKE!!! The video is sped up! No way that took you 6 minutes!! Hopefully youtube comment sections understand jokes still. Beautiful work!!!

THAT IS AMAZINGLY COOL !!!!!!! Deceptively simple in it's design but I think probably way more than I am capable of...

Just wow!!!! Very impressive. Nice job 👍

Wow this is the best plywood canoe design I have seen! Can you please share the design ?

Fantastic! What type of veneer did you use for the canoe? You have a lovely workshop!!

This is truly amazing!

Superb work. Wonderful to watch.Thanks

I'm six minutes in and my plywood hasn't even arrived. I think it may take longer...

Hah... I just saw him do it in 3 1/2 minutes

Absolutely mesmerizing. Seriously fine work.

How cool is that... “inspired”, great video!

I hope the 50 people that hit thumbs down find something in life to make them happy because they clearly need it...

C'mon, man, how is anyone supposed to watch a 'How To' video with a cute little Dingo in it?

Excellent job Mr. Robinson

Very impressive! Great job!

I would say something but my jaw is on the floor

Great background music

Wow! Incredible! Great video.

This was almost as enjoyable as floating along with the Loons as the morning fog lifts off the lake, watching the trout ripples as they rise to sip the insects.