Subject: Re: baidarka Questions on knots for s
From: Bob Klemick (klemick@home.com)
Date: Fri Mar 24 2000 - 09:48:11 EST
Janet, bob klemick here. I have built two baidarka's and one of the two things
that give me a real headache is knots, the following URL may be helpful to you:
http://www.mistral.co.uk/42brghtn/knots/42ktmenu.html
The other headache is waterproofing for which I am getting a bunch of good info
right now on the baidarka list. Good luck with the tubes...........bk
Janet Dyment wrote:
> Hi everybody,
> My name is Janet and I just joined this mailing list. A while back i got a
> baidarka kit from George, and now I am going to build it. Seems like this
> is the place where I can get some of my questions answered...and I think I
> might have quite a few! So, to those of you that take the time to answer
> me: THANK YOU!!! I'm doing this with very little knowledge, but hopefully
> I can pull it off. So, here's my first question:
> I don't know what knot to use at the end of my rope/line to attach it to
> whatever I am sewing (say for example sewing together the metal pieces of
> the stern). Can someone help me out? What about finishing the knot when I
> run out of string and need to get a knew peice? Do I use different knots if
> i am sewing together the cut out metal peices vs. if i am sewing together
> the tubes?
> OK, that's my first one. I'd be grateful for any help!
> Thanks, jd
>
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