Re: [baidarka] newbie question: why round ribs?

Subject: Re: [baidarka] newbie question: why round ribs?
From: Brian Nystrom (brian.nystrom@att.net)
Date: Sun Nov 17 2002 - 07:21:44 EST

Kevin50110@aol.com wrote:

> Wow, I'm impressed by the care and detail that is going into rib bending. I'm
> brand new at this so I can't say that my Baidarka is not going to fall apart
> in 1 foot surf but this is how I was taught how to bend ribs of white cedar.
> Soak in water overnight. Bring water to scalding via heat source. Do
> something else for an hour or so. Reach in, burn hands, bend ribs into
> mortices to conform to keel. Tie off primary ribs Repeat process. As much
> material for 60 ribs was thrown into the trough at one time and it seems to
> work just fine. I put 48 in my 17 foot boat, am I missing something here?

...and people think that steaming is a pain??? 

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Regards

Brian

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