Subject: Re: [baidarka] Cheap skins [was: Everybody hibernating?]
From: William Nettles (netttles@adelphia.net)
Date: Fri Feb 25 2005 - 10:17:37 EST
PVA(Gorilla)-glued newspapers?
Sounds more like a pinata than a kayak!
How about polyester-as in 1970's leisure suits? It seems to stretch and
move in ways completely different to any other fabric. Peter could
'hunt' at yard sales and stitch them together like seal skins. With a
good sealer (keeping with the commercial theme -Scotchguard), who
knows-synthetic seal skin?
(Hint: if you're planning to bifurcate the bow, look for bell bottoms.)
<wink>
Will
On Feb 25, 2005, at 12:25 AM, Will Samson wrote:
> 'Canoeist' mag (May 2003) has an article about a kayak made from
> PVA-glued
> newspapers - but as a rigid shell, not skin on frame.
>
> It did a 20-odd mile journey down the Thames for charity, and started
> to
> 'soften' before it reached the end of the course.
>
> Probably not very durable, then . . .
>
> Cheers,
>
> Bill
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Peter Chopelas" <pac@premier1.net>
> To: <baidarka@paddlewise.net>
> Sent: Friday, February 25, 2005 7:09 AM
> Subject: Re: [baidarka] Cheap skins [was: Everybody hibernating?]
>
>
>> AEDUIN@aol.com wrote:
>>
>>> Did have a mad idea perhaps of building the skin of an open boat of
>>> PVA'd
>>> newspapers as being the cheapest materials around and reportedly very
> strong as
>>> well. but I reckon that the bonded newspapers would be too rigid and
> better
>>> suited to a copy of a fibreglass coracle or even to make a logboat
>>> copy.
> I did
>>> see an Internet site given details of a design making the skin of an
> open
>>> canoe of varnished brown wrapping paper but it also suggested an
> additional
>>> muslin covering as well for added strength.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>> what exactly is "PVA'd newspapers"? Without some kind of filaments I
>> can not imagine that would be very strong. I have long considered an
>> inexpensive source of a suitable fabric for a kayak hull. I would
>> think
>> any fabric that would take sealant with a tight weave would work, but
>> I
>> could not think of any sources that would yield big enough pieces to
>> avoid too many seams.
>>
>> Anyone have any ideas for an inexpensive source of hull
>> fabric/covering? I am talking salvage or surplus cost here, not
>> retail.
>>
>> Peter
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