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Re: Skin-on-Frame: Leather
By:KanoeFabrik
Date: 6/6/2010, 12:58 pm
In Response To: Re: Skin-on-Frame: Leather (Alex Ferguson)

: Tim Severin sailed across the Atlantic in a leather currach.
: Coracles were traditionally covered with leather.

: Alex

Thank you, Alex! I googled him a bit but so far have found no real construction details save for the number of oxhides used, that the hides were waterprooofed with wool grease and stretched over an ash frame bound together with leather thongs.

http://outside.away.com/outside/features/200406/tim_severin_1.html

Jan

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Skin-on-Frame: Leather
KanoeFabrik -- 6/5/2010, 4:19 pm
Real Skins-on-Frame not Leather
Paul G. Jacobson -- 6/7/2010, 12:43 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Leather
Dave Gentry -- 6/5/2010, 7:49 pm
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KanoeFabrik -- 6/6/2010, 2:24 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Leather
Mike Savage -- 6/6/2010, 6:45 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Leather
KanoeFabrik -- 6/6/2010, 12:59 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Leather
Brian Nystrom -- 6/5/2010, 6:20 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Leather
KanoeFabrik -- 6/5/2010, 6:58 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Leather
Alex Ferguson -- 6/6/2010, 5:23 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Leather
KanoeFabrik -- 6/6/2010, 12:58 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Leather
Charlie -- 6/5/2010, 7:14 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Leather
KanoeFabrik -- 6/6/2010, 2:27 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Leather
graybeard -- 6/7/2010, 10:15 am
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Nele -- 6/6/2010, 11:25 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Leather
KanoeFabrik -- 6/6/2010, 12:14 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Leather
Brian Nystrom -- 6/6/2010, 10:18 am