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Re: Skin-on-Frame: Non Wooden Stringers
By:Travis Kinchen
Date: 1/27/2003, 3:21 pm
In Response To: Skin-on-Frame: Non Wooden Stringers (John)

A bunch of creative people have been trying different things for many years. At this point, I haven't heard of anything more cost effective than wood. George Dyson (and many others) have made extensive use of extruded aluminum tubing for frame materials, and it works very well, but does cost a bit more than wood.

If cost is the driving limiter, scarf wood together from whatever clear or nearly clear pieces you can scrounge. Use exterior paint leftovers from somebody's garage. Borrow tools. A good scrounger can be on the water for less than 50 bucks.

If you are just looking for creative new ideas, search the archives of this list, the archives of the baidarka list, and the qayaqusa list, (any others?) and then get busy. We all want to hear about it!

(I'd shy away from the ferrous metals, though.)

Messages In This Thread

Skin-on-Frame: Non Wooden Stringers
John -- 1/27/2003, 1:40 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Non Wooden Stringers
Shawn Baker -- 1/28/2003, 1:09 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Non Wooden Stringers
Pete Notman -- 1/29/2003, 3:41 am
Re: 'The Aleutian Kayak'
Shawn Baker -- 1/29/2003, 4:33 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Non Wooden Stringers *LINK*
Peter Robinson in Oz -- 1/29/2003, 3:21 pm
Brinck Baidarka *LINK* *Pic*
Travis Kinchen -- 1/29/2003, 11:46 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Non Wooden Stringers
Tom Yost -- 1/27/2003, 6:04 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Non Wooden Stringers
Travis Kinchen -- 1/27/2003, 3:21 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Non Wooden Stringers
John -- 1/27/2003, 3:54 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Non Wooden Stringers
Jim Kozel -- 1/29/2003, 6:28 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Non Wooden Stringers
Travis Kinchen -- 1/28/2003, 10:50 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Non Wooden Stringers
Tom Yost -- 1/28/2003, 12:15 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Non Wooden Stringers
John -- 1/29/2003, 8:09 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Non Wooden Stringers
Paul G. Jacobson -- 1/29/2003, 10:31 pm
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Eric -- 1/29/2003, 10:44 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Non Wooden Stringers
srchr/gerald -- 1/27/2003, 7:32 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Non Wooden Stringers
Paul G. Jacobson -- 1/27/2003, 11:52 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Non Wooden Stringers
srchr/gerald -- 1/28/2003, 11:22 am
Re: Stick To Brooms ! ;-)
Eric -- 1/27/2003, 5:57 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Non Wooden Stringers
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 1/27/2003, 2:14 pm