Boat Building Forum

Find advice on all aspects of building your own kayak, canoe or any lightweight boats

Re: Skin-on-Frame: Staining a frame? *PIC*
By:Mike Hanks
Date: 7/1/2010, 3:45 pm
In Response To: Skin-on-Frame: Staining a frame? (Kudzu)

: Maybe building my Modern Baidarka design soon. I was thinking about
: staining the frame and curious to what you have used to stain a
: frame. Not sure if he will agree to a red frame but I would like
: too.

We used leftover red mahogany analine dye from when I did my S&G Night Heron. Followed by a coat of oil. The frame did bleed a little the first time my daughter swamped it.

Messages In This Thread

Skin-on-Frame: Staining a frame?
Kudzu -- 7/1/2010, 12:55 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Staining a frame?
Bill Hamm -- 7/2/2010, 8:50 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Staining a frame?
Brian Nystrom -- 7/2/2010, 7:25 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Staining a frame?
Kudzu -- 7/2/2010, 7:52 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Staining a frame?
Brian Nystrom -- 7/2/2010, 8:19 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Staining a frame?
Kudzu -- 7/2/2010, 11:28 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Staining a frame? *PIC*
Aaron H -- 7/2/2010, 12:29 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Staining a frame?
Mike Savage -- 7/1/2010, 3:49 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Staining a frame? *PIC*
Mike Hanks -- 7/1/2010, 3:45 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Staining a frame? *PIC*
Mike Hanks -- 7/1/2010, 3:47 pm