Date: Tue, 26 Nov 1996 17:07:27 -0600 (CST)
Message-Id: <199611262307.RAA01081@abby.skypoint.net>
To: baidarka@lists.intelenet.net
From: wayne steffens <wsteffen@skypoint.com>
Subject: Re: Modern kostochki reproductions
At 10:49 AM 11/26/96 -0800, Joseph Lubischer wrote:
>There is lot's of opportunity for testing kostochki theories. The only
>contemporary use of which I know is a Shield's frame I built in 1991. The
>longitudinal flexibility seemed typical of an eastern Aleut design (with
>the light Aleut structure), but there was an increase in torsional
>flexibility. Speed tests by Greg Barton showed no significant difference
>over Dyson's rigid Shield's frame. Further work on my craft was abandoned
>due to a loss of flexibility as the nylon skin shrank, coupled with the
>fact that the body was too full. (Builders beware, Shield's drawings are
>not proportionately correct.) I understand that Mark Daniels wishes to
>build a kayak with kostochki as part of his program in the Pribilofs. And
>more interesting, he may be able to do so with seal or sea lion skin,
>which may, after all, be a critical part of the performance equation.
Hopefully someone will let us know how Mark's project comes out.
I was going to ask you if anyone had tried the kostochki in an attempted
reconstruction of the hard chined Aleut kayak Sauer described (see Joe's
article in Contributions) but I believe you've already answered that
question. I dont know if Sauer's description is detailed enough for a
realistic reconstruction.
Wayne