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Re: Skin-on-Frame: staple vs sewing
By:john raley
Date: 7/3/2011, 12:21 pm
In Response To: Re: Skin-on-Frame: staple vs sewing (Jeff Buyer)

: You can do it with nylon very successfully. Stretch the nylon as
: hard as you can as you staple it, and then shrink it when you're
: done with a spray bottle of water and a hot iron. (See the
: Skinboat School website for directions on shrinking). Actually,
: my tightest skin was done that way rather than sewing, but of
: course that says more about my sewing than it does about the
: virtues of stapling. Just make sure you use stainless steel or
: Monel staples! Also, with a little bit of clever folding at the
: bow and stern, you should be able to do it without any sewing at
: all.

: Jeff

Thanks Jeff!

Messages In This Thread

Skin-on-Frame: staple vs sewing
john raley -- 7/1/2011, 2:53 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: staple vs sewing
Dave Gentry -- 7/1/2011, 3:05 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: staple vs sewing
john raley -- 7/1/2011, 3:38 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: staple vs sewing
Tom Moen -- 7/1/2011, 4:09 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: staple vs sewing
john raley -- 7/1/2011, 5:40 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: staple vs sewing
Tom Moen -- 7/1/2011, 7:12 pm
Staples can be temporary
Jay Babina -- 7/1/2011, 5:48 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: staple vs sewing
Bill Hamm -- 7/2/2011, 1:44 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: staple vs sewing
Joy -- 7/2/2011, 7:49 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: staple vs sewing
Paul G. Jacobson -- 7/5/2011, 12:43 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: staple vs sewing
Bill Hamm -- 7/5/2011, 12:51 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: staple vs sewing
Jeff Buyer -- 7/3/2011, 10:35 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: staple vs sewing
john raley -- 7/3/2011, 12:21 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: staple vs sewing
Thomas Duncan -- 7/4/2011, 9:45 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: staple vs sewing
john raley -- 7/4/2011, 10:40 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: staple vs sewing
Paul G. Jacobson -- 7/5/2011, 1:01 am