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Re: Eskimo rules for design.

Posted By: Shawn Baker
Date: Friday, 28 May 1999, at 5:45 p.m.

In Response To: Re: Eskimo rules for design. (John Winters)

> Fear, no. Curiosity, yes. Yes, the Inuit built some "good" boats
> (whatever that is) while knowing nothing about hydrodynamics. I bet they
> also built a lot of "Bad" ones (Whatever that is).

> John Winters

But probably only the good ones survived. I'd surmise that since they built their boats by lashing frame members with sinew, etc.; and that they were a lot less wasteful than we are today; and that wood was scarce; that they cut apart the skins and lashings of their bad boats and used the wood and skin to build better ones.

Shawn

Messages In This Thread

Eskimo rules for design.
Christer Samuelsson -- Tuesday, 18 May 1999, at 11:54 a.m.

Re: Eskimo rules for design.
John Winters -- Tuesday, 18 May 1999, at 2:49 p.m.

Re: Eskimo rules for design.
Christer Samuelsson -- Tuesday, 18 May 1999, at 6:15 p.m.

??????
Mike Allen -- Tuesday, 18 May 1999, at 7:27 p.m.

Re: Eskimo rules for design.
John Winters -- Wednesday, 19 May 1999, at 9:00 a.m.

Re: Eskimo rules for design.
Shawn Baker -- Friday, 28 May 1999, at 5:45 p.m.

Re: Eskimo rules for design.
The Big Legume -- Wednesday, 19 May 1999, at 1:33 p.m.

Re: Eskimo rules for design.
John Winters -- Thursday, 20 May 1999, at 8:03 a.m.

Anthropomorphic measurement of drafts
Paul Jacobson -- Monday, 24 May 1999, at 12:32 a.m.

Re: Anthropomorphic measurement of drafts
John Winters -- Monday, 24 May 1999, at 9:07 a.m.

Re: Eskimo rules for design.
The Big Legume -- Wednesday, 19 May 1999, at 8:40 a.m.

Re: Eskimo rules for design.
Nick Schade -- Wednesday, 19 May 1999, at 9:33 a.m.

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