: I went shopping today for canvas and was shocked by the prices. The Mill End
: store wanted $8.99 for 10 oz duck canvas and Jo Ann’s Fabric wants $ 7.99
: for what they call Duck cloth. Its basically looks feels and has the same
: weight as canvas, but…
: Looks like I’ll be heading for an upholstery shop.

: Speaking of which, anyone know about a special tool that helps in stretching
: canvas and where to get one. I’d imagine it would look like a wide pair up
: pliers. Speaking of looking, how about brass staples or brass tacks. I’ll
: try an upholstery shop tomorrow.

: Here’s another tidbit.
: I was reading the back of a Snow Roof can(same stuff as snow seal). Sounds
: like it can be thinned with water. Once I purchase my skin material I’ll
: start running experiments on how thin, thin is. Snow seal straight from
: the can looks pretty thick. I also could find no statement about tinting
: or adding pigment. There’s got to be a way.

Got mine 12oz cotton duck 6 months ago when the neigborhood fibric store had a sale for cotton duck at 1/2 off (I believe that came to about $3.5 a yard.)
I probably cannot start the skin boat until next year -- still working on my S&G guillmot.
I have look into Snow-Cote by Henry roofing product. The Home Depot only carry undercoat -- no top coat. I planned to paint it over with marine paint when I'm done.Can it be done? Any other suggestion?