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Re: Skin-on-Frame: Bill Hamm's covering method
By:Bill Hamm
Date: 9/21/2010, 11:02 am
In Response To: Re: Skin-on-Frame: Bill Hamm's covering method (Dan Caouette (CSFW))

: Great article. That's where I got the idea! Very elegant. It should
: work easier with the light-weight Dacron. I like the fact that
: the seams are very unobtrusive. I don't like using staples
: because I feel the need to cover them with a a piece of trim.
: Heat-n-Bond tape worked well but with you can build up some
: thickness pretty quickly.
: =D

Alll of mine so far have been painted, so the staples go away. Though on the first two I used a rub strip covering the staples, but that was before I used the contact cement to glue the fabric down to itself at that seam.

Bill H.

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Skin-on-Frame: Bill Hamm's covering method
Mark Deacon -- 9/18/2010, 6:26 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 9/19/2010, 1:27 am
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Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 9/20/2010, 8:19 am
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Bill Hamm -- 9/20/2010, 2:44 pm
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Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 9/20/2010, 2:56 pm
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George -- 9/21/2010, 3:41 am
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Bill Hamm -- 9/21/2010, 11:00 am
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Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 9/21/2010, 8:23 am
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Bill Hamm -- 9/21/2010, 11:02 am
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Bill Hamm -- 9/20/2010, 4:32 pm
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barry boyette -- 9/20/2010, 10:49 am
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Mark Deacon -- 9/19/2010, 11:11 am
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Bill Hamm -- 9/19/2010, 2:52 pm
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barry boyette -- 9/19/2010, 7:02 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 9/19/2010, 7:07 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 9/19/2010, 2:01 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 9/19/2010, 7:54 am
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Malcolm Schweizer -- 9/19/2010, 6:37 am
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Bill Hamm -- 9/19/2010, 7:51 am
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Kurt Maurer -- 9/18/2010, 7:33 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 9/19/2010, 1:28 am