{"id":11555,"date":"2014-09-11T19:40:50","date_gmt":"2014-09-11T18:40:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.compositestoday.com\/?p=11555"},"modified":"2015-02-26T13:27:42","modified_gmt":"2015-02-26T13:27:42","slug":"watch-lake-constance-make-a-canoe-from-flax-fibre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.compositestoday.com\/2014\/09\/watch-lake-constance-make-a-canoe-from-flax-fibre\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch Lake Constance Make a Canoe from Flax Fibre"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Felicity is a 13\u2019 solo canoe designed for both freestyle and touring, despite the boats short length the makers say it paddles well and is very easy to manoeuvre.<\/p>\n<p>Lake Constance build the canoes in-house, in a vacuum infused all-natural-fibre construction, the integrated gunwales are made from cork cores which provide improved shape and the moulded seat bars and thwarts were made of western red cedar and ash.<\/p>\n<p>The Flax materials supplied by Composites Evolution are a sustainable alternative to high-performance materials such as glass fibre. 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