Diamond Kite Plans

For The MBK Skewer Diamond Kites

The 1-Skewer Diamond Kite

The 2-Skewer Diamond Kite

Tips And Hints

These diamond kite plans are aimed at summarizing the far more in-depth instructions to be found under the How To Make A Kite section of this website. It's up to you to do a neat job and keep the weight down!

Could you do me a small favor at this point? Just take a few seconds to complete a very short survey. Thanks!

1. for the 2-skewer version, reinforce the join in the middle of each spar with 2 lengths of skewer, each 0.2SL long, one on each side as in the plan - the reinforcers stay flat on the table, and glue is applied along their lengths, from above, to join the 4 pieces of bamboo together
2. reinforce the sail edges by adding clear sticking tape over the outlines, then trimming back to the outlines
3. secure the sail to the spar ends using short lengths of tape - use electrical tape only for the 2-skewer version
4. secure the horizontal spar to the vertical spar with glue, or any other method you prefer
5. try a length of bridle line about 3 times the length of the kite itself
6. at the bridle attachment points, a single-wrap slip knot should be sufficient - add a spot of glue if you want to
7. for a start, try making a tail about 6 times as long as the length of the kite itself
8. the tail can simply be threaded between the bottom end of the vertical spar and the sail, then tied or looped through itself
9. attach flying line to the bridle with a shiftable knot, for later trimming

Hope you've had fun using these diamond kite drawings!

Last updated: 18 Jun 2008