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Re: Skin-on-Frame: kevlar skin...? Been done?
By:Bill Hamm
Date: 10/8/2008, 4:22 pm
In Response To: Skin-on-Frame: kevlar skin...? Been done? (James)

: Skin-on-frame kayak - haven't seen anyone using kevlar cloth instead of the
: usual nylon/canvas etc. Any reason why not, other than cost?

: I'm not building one - just wondered!!

Well for one, there would be absolutely no stretch so would be a real trick getting it snug on the frame. Same for glass btw. And as mentioned by Paul, stuff is a bitch to cut, also unless the edges were hemmed someway would tend to ravel.

Bill H.

Messages In This Thread

Skin-on-Frame: kevlar skin...? Been done?
James -- 10/8/2008, 8:41 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: kevlar skin...? Been done?
Bill Hamm -- 10/8/2008, 4:22 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: kevlar skin...? Been done?
James -- 10/8/2008, 5:30 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: kevlar uses
Paul G. Jacobson -- 10/8/2008, 11:16 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: kevlar uses
Bill Hamm -- 10/9/2008, 7:51 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: kevlar uses
Paul G. Jacobson -- 10/10/2008, 2:41 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: kevlar uses
Bill Hamm -- 10/11/2008, 1:57 am
Tensioning kevlar skins
Paul G. Jacobson -- 10/11/2008, 3:57 pm
Re: Tensioning kevlar skins
Bill Hamm -- 10/12/2008, 1:39 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: kevlar uses
Tom Raymond -- 10/9/2008, 5:28 pm
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Mike Bielski------WebKitFormBoundarytL3U7EgH90b+DW -- 10/8/2008, 4:21 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: kevlar skin...? Been done?
Paul G. Jacobson -- 10/8/2008, 1:01 pm