You won't believe this BUSHCRAFT KAYAK Build | Minimal Tools ASMR
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- čas přidán 2. 06. 2023
- One of the most valuable survival skills is being able to figure out how to use the tools and natural resources you have available. And if you need to get out on the water then a bushcraft boat is in order. This week we're using minimal hand tools and some woodworking skills to build a bushcraft skin on frame kayak with nothing but a tarp, a mora knife, a small folding saw, and some bank line. I made the kayak ribs from green oceanspray that I peeled, bent around a tree, and tied in place. After a day of drying in the sun, they held their shape and I tied them into the hoops that would form the ribs of the kayak. The kayak frame slats are made from western red cedar, split from a tree that was blown down during a storm. I used the mora knife and wedges to split off the long slats which were then shaved to size and shape before being lashed to the ribs. The paddle was also made from a large split piece of western red cedar. To make things easier I made a bushcraft vice and draw knife to help shape the pieces. For the skin I used an inexpensive tarp. The frame is quite sturdy and very light weight. Total weight of the kayak is probably no more than 15lbs as I can easily balance it in one hand with my arm extended. The tarp kayak paddles great and tracks through the water with ease. These techniques could easily be adapted to build an inexpensive skin on frame canoe. #bushcraft #kayak #asmrwoodcarving
Tools and Gear I use:
Morakniv knife - amzn.to/3qvsUhe
Backpacks - kifaru.net/
Archery Gear - www.3riversarchery.com/
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Binoculars - www.vortexoptics.com
Clothing - www.firstlite.com/
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That’s not bushcraft that’s art good stuff man I like it
Clay, that’s best use of the mora I’ve ever seen! This kayak build was an amazing bushcraft project. You and your family would be right at home in Canada’s North. Plenty of wilderness, wildlife, and adventure. Your boys have a great Dad to teach them too.
Thanks Dex
This is June 11th 2023. My heart is truly broken, 10 1/2 million acres, and in this era of high technology that could have been avoided altogether. They could have set the oxygen sucking bombs (they have) off above the fires, starving hundreds of thousands of acres of fire of oxygen, but they let all that pristine woodland burn down DISGUSTING Christ forever hopefully His Body of Believers will be Called HOME soon see you then. Amen
@@ralphneyala9956 those fires were deliberately set for the :agenda". there are forensic investigators that have determined that the trees are igniting from the inside out indicating some sort of Directed beam of heat rather than normal ignition sources.
your family is with you. your not alone. no hash.
I'm young and i have learnt allot about survival off these videos
Good to hear
I can't believe this only took you a day!😮
Happy is a man building a boat. Nice one mate!
Thank ya
We need an all-star season for Alone.
I came for the hunting but found some more entertaining things mixed in so I'm a happy camper.
It's nice to see some sanity in this crazy world for a change
My uncle was a great outdoorsman and Hunter. He once followed a set of tracks into a Cave, and Killed a Train,, thanks Clay for all your stuff!
The way you split the wood reminded so much of how the Main character in “The Happy People” makes his skies.
Great documentary
$10 says the next Alone contestants all build a version of this.
I love hearing the vacuume and kids playing in the background in some parts🤣
I liked this right up to the point where a plastic tarp got used to skin the kayak. It's like, " How to find your way through the wilderness with the aid of only a Garmin GPS and a pocket knife."
One of the most important videos I've ever had the pleasure of viewing. Your an Ace.
Many thanks
Clay you should make a school! Your skills are beyond!
Maybe one day!
Wow!! You need to rename this video to "Bushcraft Kayak with only a silky saw and a mora" im highly impressed, seen a few of your vids now but this one takes the cake. subscribed
This might be the coolest thing I’ve ever seen.
Thanks 🙏
Amazing work of art! If ever theres an apocalypse im running to Clays house!
One of the most amazing videos I've ever seen on the net!
I love carving but with simple crafted tools
Bushcraft legend!
Mastership..or the masters ship? Great job.
Clay, you're the best Bushcrafter!
Clay wouldve been living good 200 or 300 years ago with al the skills he knows
True I only know how to shoot a gun and bow I know how to hunt but this dude would thrive back then lll
Lol*
The epitome of no excuses
Where would you get a tarp 200-300 years ago? Ye olde tarp shoppe?
@@Smokkedandslammed maybe a animal hide?
I would assume someone like that would be used as a tarp before plastic tarps were made
hello I'm from Indonesia your creativity is extraordinary

Thank you
Clay, I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again - your bushcraft/woodcraft skills are simply amazing and a pleasure to watch you work.
In bushcraft teachings in RSA a lot of guys say If you can make a functional bow in the woods you can make anything. This vid is proof I guess of how true that is.
Clay, I am going to definitely call you when I get into trouble while in the wilderness! You are the man!
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Dam dam dam. You got me. I would give my whole life,right now. To build a little cabin. And hunt. I've done it before as a kid. If you know anyone. That needs a second hand. Let me know.😊 For real.
The movie "Castaway" staring Clay Hayes...
Probably would've been exactly the length of this video.
Cool build man! 👍👍
Thanks! 👍
Clay , THIS IS SIMPLY A MASTERPIECE AND A WORK OF ART !!! To take materials that you found in the woods and build this kayak is simply amazing. YOU ARE A MASTER WOODSMAN ! I've been a subscriber to your channel from quite a while now and this project is by far the best one yet. Keep cranking out these awesome videos and I'll keep watching , God bless you and your family.
Thanks Steven
Your my favorite winner from alone. Love the way you do things
Wow, thank you!
Appears to be a puzzle made of bows. Beautiful.
Interesting perspective!
You are a life saver keep going people are learning from you
It is easy to see in your lines how traditional Inuit kayaks were built with bone and driftwood. Their fasteners were hide and animal tissue, where yours are modern string. They used knives, wedges, and maybe a carpenter's handsaw (after contact), but you both achieved the same result. Had I been putting on the skin, I'd have doubled the tarp instead of folding so much over at the top. But, you are the craftsman and I am the observer. Good luck on the next project!
Super impressed Clay !
Thanks Kerry, this was a fun build. Glad you enjoyed it.
You are just one remarkable human. You give me hope for our future. Thank you, Clay.
😊
Simply the best....Clay, you are THE man....and I love your humility....Keep it up.....
Many thanks
Clay, I’m trying to put myself in your place, building those satisfying but hard projects, getting blisters, cuts, and back pains.
Other CZcamsrs are spending a few BS minutes borrowing and copying other ppl contents, with annoying loud music..
Kudos to you brother, and blessings to your family!!
Thai was definitely one of the coolest builds I’ve ever done.
Love this build. One of the best bush craft builds you've done yet. Great job Clay! I have watched it at least 8 to 10 times.
Thanks
This is the best and the only one Kayak bushcraft I've ever seen... lol 😁
Great job! 👍
Thanks 🙏
Morakniv 👌
Well done with great skill 💪
This is awesome. Love the drawknife "jig" hack.
Very nice your skills Love you dear❤❤❤🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹
Been off grid for almost 2 years now. Live in a standing oak forest. Wish I had the diversities !!
This is incredible man, wow.
Personal favorite! Boatbuilding, Alone skills, perfection.
Thanks Mark
I’m impressed that you made the frame with just a hunting knife,saw and a roll of waxed thread. But I was hoping you would cover it in birch bark. The plastic sheet was a disappointment. Great video.
Clay that was an amazing job. You can really see the bow building come into play in a different way.
Awesome.
Nate
Thanks Nate
Awesome I was looking for a video on making paddle 😊😊😊 thank you. You sent me on the right direction 😊😊
Fantastic craftsmanship Clay. Very nice presentation as well. All the Very Best!
Jim Rodgers
Thank you very much!
Beautiful work!
Clay, the resourcefulness you demonstrate in your videos is second to none. I love how you source your materials and work them ... cool bushcraft vise and drawknife.
Many thanks
Yur a talented dude!
A few seconds in im already impressed in how you are splitting parrallels from the tree trunk by using another hunk of tree. As im stuck in the city that sort of in-the-field simplicity doesn't even get discussed.
If I'm lost in the woods or jungle, I want you on my team! Cool idea and creativity. But the first part all I kept thinking was man don't get a splinter! That could take you out!
That’s crazy awesome!!! Please finish it with wood. That thing will be beautiful.. or tanned hides!
And I thought the fishing rod was SOOO cool. Congrats on this, sir!!
Don't comment much Clay...but simply love your channel and hope to meet someday. Love to see you do this "full-on trad" with only skin-sinew-tree root and the same or similar design. I know you have the skills...clearly...!!!...Thanks so much for what you are sharing and trying to teach others...
Maybe one day!
Outstanding video, this certainly isn't your 1st rodeo fantastic, thanks for sharing something close to your heart Christ forever Peace truly Outstanding
Clay, that's meaning of a king of a jungle....awesome...keep going on & keep it interesting on...great work..
Thanks 👍
God bless you brother 💪🏹
I built one as a kid, my cousin used it for target practice. I took off the tarp and use duct tape. Thanks for sharing.
A thing of beauty
It looks like it tracks too, awesome
All I can say is.... Wow! Just.... Wow! Amazing!
Watched you on Alone and Alone Challenges! Well done, you are an educator and an inspiration!
Thank you so much!
That was incredible, well done!
Thanks
You have more skill in your little finger than my whole body. Great video.
13:01 so satisfying
Looks great Clay. I'll take two dozen more just like it.
😜
That Sir is amazing...Might be the neatest thing Ive seen in this bushcraft setting. It would get you across the lake if you had to get there
very nice survival skill and must be pation to complete the kayak bushcraft
Insanely good!
Now I see why you rate that Mora knife in the knife video. Learnt heaps of bushcraft tool-tips in this one mate 🤙🏼 thanks
Glad you like it!
So awesome. Please do more videos on survival fishing in all weather and environment conditions! You are a legend.
Nuts. Well done.
He's not even using an ax, just a knife. That to me is the mindblowing part.
Wow,Wow,Wow.
Just mesmerising, watching your work with only two basic tools that you didn’t make the fixed blade mora and a medium size silky saw.
Music to my eyes
Thank you
Regards
Leith
Great build brother 🤠👍
Very clever trick w the knife, noted!
What a bloke,is there nothing he can’t do! Amazing!
😊
Well, that is a masterpiece. Very impressive structure
That's impressive. Thank you for sharing.
Thanks for watching!
@@clayhayeshunter You're welcome.
Excellent work, great skills and fantastic idea 👍💪
Thank you very much!
Mate this is great. Not finished watching yet, but could you do a close-up of how you tied the hoops together please? That pullthrough technique is useful for a lot of things.
Search “whipping” here on the channel and you’ll find a video covering the technique
@@clayhayeshunter OK great thanks!
Always impressed with everything you share
Mind blowing skills and knowledge. Thanks for the lesson.
So nice of you
Brilliant, right up to the end when you used P.L.A.S.T.I.C. such an anti climax to what was an amazing project. 😢😮😢😮
I really appreciate your. Dedication brother
My pleasure
Great patience and skill! Thanks for sharing
Getting a nice workout at the same time 😁💪🏻👍🏻
☝️
Their is only one word for this OUTSTANDING 👍👍😊 Many Thanks
Sweet bushcraft technique! I’m studying. It’s hard to see that a full shop could work more efficiently. You, sir, are an elegant craftsman.
Thanks 👍
Yup, beyonde awesome. Thanks for sharing.
Glad you enjoyed it
this really could be a promo add for mora.
Coming from Australia, it's almost upsetting to see such lovely timber
Gotta be top five one of the best bushcraft videos iv'e seen. Straightforward, to the point, simple tools most anyone can use and not a bunch of talk. It was filmed in a way anyone can understand. All in all great video and great end product. Thanks and ya just picked up another subscriber!
Thanks 👍
Very inspiring Clay, i can see you do it out of passion and the want to learn and pass your knowledge down to others and not for attention. You'll have some awesome memories you can physically pass down to your children, grandchildren also.
I like how you didn't go with shrinkwrap, because a roll of it isn't always laying around, like an old tarp or painters plastic is.
Nice work! Really great idea using the nice straight grain of that downed tree.