Date: Thu, 16 Jul 1998 20:17:42 -0400 (EDT)
From: David Baranoski <dbaranos@npiec.on.ca>
To: baidarka@lists.intelenet.net
Subject: Re: [baidarka] Gunwale height
In-Reply-To: <35AE8C08.49D19563@earthlink.net>
On Thu, 16 Jul 1998, Chris Kohut wrote:
> At the risk of inspiring incendiary missives, (INCOMMING!!!!) might I ask, if
> there are skinning materials such as nylon out there,(which I found to be
> fairly easy to work with), what are the properties and advantages of choosing
> #10 canvas? Or are there better skinning materials than the two mentioned?
> Or is this part of the great Vanilla/Chocolate debate?
> Chris
>
Just a matter of choice. Personally, I'm going with the canvas (and a
lashed baidarka in the big picture) for the "natural" effect...no harsh
toxins involved. Having been a tool & die maker for a couple of decades,
I've been exposed to PCB's, dioxins and furons from the burning of my heat
treating oil, and don't even ask about the effects of 1,1,1 trichlorathane
vapours from the older tapping compounds. In this project, I don't have to
worry about epoxies, glues, xylene, etc. Mind you, I'm not looking forward
to stretching the canvas, but I'm looking at it as an acceptable trade-off
to feeling like an old carp in Hamilton Harbour :)
Regards,
David Baranoski
Thorold, Ontario
Canada