Subject: Re: [baidarka] laminating [was: Holsclaw bender]
From: Tom Yost (tom_yost@msn.com)
Date: Thu Oct 16 2003 - 00:21:03 EDT
>>>I think I am stuck on building the Dyson kayak. I'll keep looking for a
used Holsclaw bender because I want to do some practice bending to perfect the
art before I commit to tubing. I guess I'm going to have a lot of poorly bent
tubing to dispose of... might make interesting lawn art...
Kathryn,
Though I'm not trying to sway you from building George Dyson's excellent
kayaks as he intended, I have built his double design as a folder using
aluminum stringers and plywood cross sections. On this particular boat, I
also used ply stem and stern plates so no bending was required anywhere on the
kayak.
If you choose to bend only the stem and stern tubes, then a simple
electricians tube bender ( $30.00) will suffice. His boats can also be built
with wood stringers and cross sections ( Single), or even as a
woodstrip/fiberglass.(Double).
Double- http://www.rtpnet.org/robroy/baidarka/slideshow/slides/fold2.jpeg
Double- http://www.rtpnet.org/robroy/baidarka/slideshow/slides/fold3.jpeg
Single - http://yostwerks.com/dyson.jpg
Have fun,
Tom
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