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Seal skin is available - sort of
By:David
Date: 4/28/2000, 5:55 pm
In Response To: Traditional (Eric)

Seals are being commercially hunted in Canada and skins are available. I could find you a source, but there are complications. As I understand it, you can't import them into the US. The bigger problem, though, is the time constraints you would face. The Inuit apparently made little effort to preserve the skins, counting on the cold water to keep them for the one season they got out of a covering. If you use traditional procedures in the south, you would have trouble with durability, and probably odor.

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Traditional
Eric -- 4/23/2000, 9:20 pm
Seal skin is available - sort of
David -- 4/28/2000, 5:55 pm
Re: Traditional
Richard Church -- 4/24/2000, 9:42 pm
Re: Traditional
Jeff Moag -- 4/28/2000, 12:14 pm
Greenland Kayak building video
Jay Babina -- 4/24/2000, 9:59 am
Re: Traditional
Bram -- 4/24/2000, 12:23 am
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Mike Hanks -- 4/24/2000, 12:16 am
Re: Little Kayak Book available
Peter H -- 4/24/2000, 11:35 am
Re: Little Kayak Book available
David -- 4/24/2000, 3:14 pm
Re: Traditional
Bram -- 4/24/2000, 12:27 am
Re: Traditional *Pic*
Mike Hanks -- 4/24/2000, 12:53 am
Re: Traditional
David Blodgett -- 4/23/2000, 10:32 pm