Subject: Re: [baidarka] Skinning with canvas
From: Richard Best (best_richard@hotmail.com)
Date: Thu Jan 23 2003 - 02:11:51 EST
Hello Randall, everyone.
I'm at about the same point with my Greenland kayak, following Petersen. I
read on David Zimmerley's Arctic Kayak site, in the article on building the
East Arctic kayak, about soaking and drying the skin after sewing to shrink
it. I tried a test with an offcut in hot water and it shrank by 10% when
wet! However, once dry it was about 5%. I intend to try this when I've
finished sewing. Anything that helps get the skin taut has got to be good,
and I suspect it would be difficult to get it too tight.
This is only my second boat, so I really know nothing! But I'll let you know
what happens.
Richard (Best)
>From: "Randall Baselt" <rbaselt@lycos.com>
>Reply-To: baidarka@paddlewise.net
>To: baidarka@paddlewise.net
>Subject: [baidarka] Skinning with canvas
>Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2003 05:52:54 -0800
>
>The skinning of my Brinck baidarka is coming along well,
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