Re: [baidarka] Where 'artificial sinew' and skinning material from?

Subject: Re: [baidarka] Where 'artificial sinew' and skinning material from?
From: brian.nystrom@att.net
Date: Fri Oct 19 2001 - 12:02:42 EDT

Dyson Baidarka & Company has a good selection of fabrics
and I believe they also have sewing thread and lashing
materials. You can reach them at (360) 734-9226.

I purchased 13 ounce polyester fabric from them. For
sewing the skin, I used 50# test braided Dacron fishing
line. For lashing the frame, I used Gudebrod polyester
lacing tape, which you can find at some electronics
suppliers (it's used for lacing wiring harnesses). 

--
Regards

Brian			
			
> Hullo there!
> 
> Some of us have seen the light here in Northern Europe. Some are buildin
> skin-on-frame boats and the others intend to do the same.
> 
> But the question arises:
> 
> Where to purchase 'artificial sinew', multi-filament waxed thread? Who would
> be a reliable supplier in the States?
> 
> And 'ballistic nylon' seems to be very hard to come by. No information
> whatsoever available from DuPont or Honeywell (no "Allied Signals" any
> more). What would be the second-durable solutien? Preferably white
> polyester, but from where??
> 
> Luckily, we have plenty of wood here!
> 
> Rgds CB
> 
> Espoo, Finland
> 
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