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KBBS Archive 20,000
Re: tightening skin on frame
Posted By: David Walker
Date: Friday, 14 January 2000, at 1:29 a.m.
I am very excited to see this excellent series of posts. I too am considering making my next boat a skin-on-frame and have gotten some great info from this thread. One question I have is whether it is feasible to canvas a kayak by yourself. In one of the web sites I was reading, it indicated that it is extremely difficult for a solo builder to canvas a boat without recruiting some additional hands. Is this true, or are there ways around this. I was unsure if the stapling and special pliers and so on allow a solo builder to do this or not.
Thanks alot, Dave Walker CLC Chesapeake 16
> Check a local art supply store, or an online one, for a special pliers
> used for stretching canvas onto the wood 'stretcher bars' it is usually
> mounted on.> These pliers have a wide jaw for grabbing the cloth, and the side of the
> pliers has a hook-like shape which allows it to get hook over the edge of
> the sheer strip, and allow you to get some leverage for tightening the
> fabric. Then put in a few staples before you relax your grip and move on.> If you know any artists, or are near a school that teaches art, ask to
> borrow one for a day. They cost in the neightborhood of $15 US.> The link at teh bottom is to one model that sells for under $10. This link
> is to the "Deluxe model" which is over $22 US.> http://www.db-secure.com/zz089/05/products.asp?param=0&ig_id=592 Hope
> this helps.> Paul G. Jacobson
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