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Another skinning trick
By:Brian Nystrom
Date: 10/8/2001, 1:12 pm
In Response To: skinning trick (Jay Babina)

One frequent question I got at Delmarva was "how did you keep the stitching straight?" It was actually pretty easy.

Bill Low recommends heat cutting the fabric as you sew, which works great if you have a convenient stringer down the center of the deck (his boats do). With a flat deck, I didn't feel I could just cut the fabric by eye while it hung in space, so I clamped a piece of 3/4" x 1/8" x 8' aluminum strap to the stem and the center of the masik. This provided a "cutting table" and also served as a gauge for inserting the needles consistently while sewing. When the sewing reached the breasthooks (I started at the cockpit, I drew a line down either side of the stap for reference, then pulled it out and continued to the end. It was really easy and the results were quite eye pleasing.

On the aft deck, I clamped the strap to the stern plate and the back brace and did the same thing

Messages In This Thread

Morris Greenland Progress *Pic*
Roger Nuffer -- 10/3/2001, 12:16 pm
Re: Question: how are the ribs bent ?
erez -- 10/3/2001, 6:15 pm
Re: Question: how are the ribs bent ?
erez -- 10/5/2001, 6:29 pm
Re: Question: how are the ribs bent ?
Rehd -- 10/5/2001, 9:56 pm
Re: Question: how are the ribs bent ? *Pic*
Roger Nuffer -- 10/4/2001, 2:04 am
Re: Question: how are the ribs bent ?
daren neufeld -- 10/5/2001, 8:56 pm
Re: Cooking Metaphor
Roger Nuffer -- 10/5/2001, 9:27 pm
Moisture content
Pete Rudie -- 10/8/2001, 12:30 pm
Re: Cooking/three bears Metaphor
daren neufeld -- 10/5/2001, 9:47 pm
Re:How did you boil Alaskan Yel. Cedar?
John B. -- 10/4/2001, 6:28 pm
Re:How did you boil Alaskan Yel. Cedar?
Roger Nuffer -- 10/5/2001, 2:42 am
Get your mind in the gutter?
Bill Price -- 10/5/2001, 7:01 pm
maybe use the downspout pipe *NM*
Paul G. Jacobson -- 10/8/2001, 5:16 pm
2inch pipe capped one end maybe:
mike allen ---> -- 10/5/2001, 7:27 pm
Re: 2inch pipe capped one end maybe:
Bill Price -- 10/7/2001, 12:57 am
350watt 'dip in coffee cup' electric coil
mike allen ---> -- 10/9/2001, 12:00 pm
proviso
mike allen ---> -- 10/9/2001, 2:09 pm
Thanks..I'm going to try 2" gal. elec. conduit...
John B. -- 10/5/2001, 8:56 pm
Re: Thanks..I'm going to try 2" gal. elec. conduit
Roger Nuffer -- 10/5/2001, 9:11 pm
Re: Question: how are the ribs bent ?
Jim -- 10/3/2001, 7:51 pm
Re: Morris Greenland Progress
Brian Nystrom -- 10/3/2001, 12:45 pm
skinning trick
Jay Babina -- 10/3/2001, 2:41 pm
Another skinning trick
Brian Nystrom -- 10/8/2001, 1:12 pm
Re: 'nother skinning trick ??
Rehd -- 10/4/2001, 11:39 pm
Re: Will that work if the frame is oiled? *NM*
Roger Nuffer -- 10/5/2001, 2:34 am
Re: Hmmm?? Could be
Rehd -- 10/5/2001, 9:55 am
Re: Hmmm?? Could be
Bill Price -- 10/5/2001, 6:53 pm
Re: skinning trick
Brian Nystrom -- 10/4/2001, 12:55 pm
Artificial sinew
Jay Babina -- 10/5/2001, 9:46 am
Re: Artificial sinew
Brian Nystrom -- 10/8/2001, 1:01 pm
Re: Morris Greenland Progress *Pic*
Roger Nuffer -- 10/3/2001, 2:26 pm
Re: Morris Greenland Progress
Brian Nystrom -- 10/4/2001, 12:46 pm
Re: Morris Greenland Progress
Roger Nuffer -- 10/5/2001, 2:31 am
Re: Morris Greenland Progress
Brian Nystrom -- 10/8/2001, 12:56 pm
Re: Morris Greenland Progress
Greg Stamer -- 10/3/2001, 1:43 pm
Re: Morris Greenland Progress
Roger Nuffer -- 10/3/2001, 1:52 pm
Re: Morris Greenland Progress
Mike Hanks -- 10/3/2001, 1:04 pm
Re: Morris Greenland Progress
Brian Nystrom -- 10/3/2001, 1:27 pm
Re: Morris Greenland Progress
Rehd -- 10/3/2001, 12:31 pm
Re: Morris Greenland Progress
Roger Nuffer -- 10/3/2001, 1:49 pm