Open-water kayaking is addictive. Most people who try it decide they simply must have their own kayak—until they check the price of factory-built models. And then they notice that most of them also look, well, plastic. Now there's a remedy to this twin dilemma of overpriced, unaesthetic kayaks: Wood and Canvas Kayak Building offers all the information and plans you need to build two open-water kayaks-simply, easily, and economically.