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Re: Should we name it spike? *PIC*
By:Mike Hanks
Date: 6/16/2010, 3:16 am
In Response To: Skin-on-Frame: Budget kayak (Mike Hanks)

: Here is what I have into my son's scaled down Kidarka.

: Leftover scrap plywood for
: stations, stem and stern free
: Artificial sinew and glue
: leftover from another project free
: Dowels
: leftover from another project free
: 2 1”x4”x 10’ pine boards
: for longitudinals $10

: 4’x12 canvas painters tarp $7

: Dental floss $1

: Oops can of exterior latex paint $5

: Spray paint for decorating it $15

: Quilting hoop coaming risor
: From goodwill $1.50

: 1/4” for coaming lip
: and decklines $7

: I didn't need the spray paint, and I could have used some rope I
: had laying around, so I could have build this thing for under
: $25. I know the canvas painter's tarp won't last long, but he
: will only be able to paddle this one for about 4 years anyway
: before he outgrows it.

This was when we were about to sew the coaming on.

Messages In This Thread

Skin-on-Frame: Budget kayak
Mike Hanks -- 6/11/2010, 9:37 pm
Re: Should we name it spike? *PIC*
Mike Hanks -- 6/16/2010, 3:16 am
Re: Should we name it spike?
Doug S -- 6/16/2010, 7:41 am
YIKES *NM*
Bill Hamm -- 6/16/2010, 6:02 am
Arrgh!!!
Mike Hanks -- 6/14/2010, 11:49 pm
Re: Arrgh!!!
Robert N Pruden -- 6/16/2010, 10:59 am
Re: Arrgh!!!
Mike Hanks -- 6/15/2010, 1:42 pm
Re: Camo Kayak. *PIC*
Mike Hanks -- 6/16/2010, 3:12 am
Re: Camo Kayak.
rNuffer -- 6/17/2010, 12:21 pm
Re: Camo Kayak.
Mike Hanks -- 6/20/2010, 10:01 pm
Re: Arrgh!!!
Foster -- 6/15/2010, 12:05 pm
Sand Paper can be your 'special' friend
Paul G. Jacobson -- 6/15/2010, 6:09 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Budget kayak
Foster -- 6/14/2010, 11:15 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Budget kayak
Mike Hanks -- 6/14/2010, 12:40 pm
"1x2 furring"?
Doug S -- 6/14/2010, 11:31 am
Re: "1x2 furring"?
Bill Hamm -- 6/15/2010, 1:34 am
Re: "1x2 furring"? *PIC*
Foster -- 6/14/2010, 12:34 pm
Re: "1x2 furring"?
graybeard -- 6/14/2010, 2:20 pm
Re: "1x2 furring"?
Kudzu -- 6/15/2010, 9:29 am