Toms Kite Building Site

building your own trickkite

The Frame

Step 3: Putting the leading edges together

Step 4: Make and place the stand-offs

Step 5: Glueing the ferrule in the 5PT-spar

Step 6: Tensioning the tips and leech line

Step 7: Glueing the C-clips

Step 2: Putting the spine together


1. Put the central-T and an end cap of 6 mm on the spine. A piece of a small garden hose is ideal to keep the central-T in its place and absorb shocks when the kite crashes on the nose.


2. Slide the spine in the spine tunnel with the end that has no end cap on it.


3. Now pull the spine down as far as needed to allow it to slide in the nose bag.


4. The central-T is pushed through the opening that's provided.


5. Put a FSD-end cap or a Split nock on the bottom end of the spine and hook the leech line in the fitting.


6. Fold the Velcro over to tension the spine