Thanks Alan
I’m sure Jim will chime in soonly, and maybe even include some dimensions WRT height of arch and about of droop
I’m sure Jim will chime in soonly, and maybe even include some dimensions WRT height of arch and about of droop
Your new seat design reminds me of Swift seats. Swift seats have the hump further forward; my guess is that it is intended to help keep you from sliding forward and it also takes some of your weight off the leading edge of the seat which can be a pain point for kneelers. I'd be curious to hear how you like your design. Some folks hate the Swift seats; I like them but not enough to put Swift seats in my other solos.
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I have no problem seeing my pics. Photobucket did a recent up date. I'll try and post pics again, and see if it works.
I have no problem seeing my pics. Photobucket did a recent up date. I'll try and post pics again, and see if it works.
This is my first Webbed seat. I used Stainless 1/4" staples, from Arrow. A little spendy.Hi Jim,
That is exactly my plan for seats on the current build, but I opted for 1" polyester.
I have stainless staples and have read a few upholstery blogs on doing the webbing. Any chance you have a few pics and could expand on the attachment and stretching technique you used?
Thanks
Brian
No steam, just band saw cut to shape. I did pay attention to the grain of the wood. The long frames had vertical grain, for the most part.My question is do you steam bend the wood to get that contour or do you start with wider material and work it down to your specific dimension?
I give Praise, to Jim Moran's Book, "Building your own Kevlar Canoe" ! I highly recommend picking up a copy. My difference is that I used a Stripper, instead of a foam plug.I would also like to learn more about your composite canoe build. I will dig to see if there are other threads speaking to the build. I hope to build a kevlar or some form of composite canoe in the future. I have the book "Building Your Kevlar Canoe" however I have not actively pursued anything with it at this point. I have heard some mixed feelings about the methodology used within its contents.