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Re: Strip: Seats
By:Mike Bielski
Date: 8/11/2011, 11:34 am
In Response To: Re: Strip: Seats (Bryan Hansel)

: Over the years, I've heard lots of people mention this method. I
: had a friend try it, but I've never actually seen someone make a
: good one. Have you actually seen a seat made using this method?

I have never seen it done for a kayak seat, but it is a standard process in art school for all kinds of things. Including the guy that molded "delicate regions" using plaster of paris casts. The most difficult part will be making some sort of pan to sit in while it cures that doesn't cut into your hamstrings too much. You may have to make it longer than the seat you intend, and then sit at the back of your for.

Just a caveat from experience- make sure you are sitting with your leg position as close to the one you use in your kayak as possible. A friend of mine was messing with seats in a ww kayak because he liked his old seat. When he swapped it to the new seat it was uncomfortable because the leg position in the new kayak was different. Likewise, I could never sit in my molded-seat ww kayak using my sea kayaking leg position. It would cut into my hamstrings really bad.

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Messages In This Thread

Strip: Seats
Bryan Hansel -- 8/11/2011, 12:14 am
Re: Strip: Seats
Etiennemuller Muller Ireland -- 8/11/2011, 3:32 am
Re: Strip: Seats
Bryan Hansel -- 8/11/2011, 10:48 am
Re: Strip: Seats
scottbaxter -- 8/11/2011, 8:06 am
Re: Strip: Seats
Bryan Hansel -- 8/11/2011, 10:56 am
Re: Strip: Seats
scottbaxter -- 8/11/2011, 7:40 pm
Re: Strip: Seats
Mike Bielski -- 8/11/2011, 8:08 am
Re: Strip: Seats
Bryan Hansel -- 8/11/2011, 10:57 am
Re: Strip: Seats
Mike Bielski -- 8/11/2011, 11:34 am
Re: Strip: Seats *PIC*
Yostwerks -- 8/11/2011, 11:42 am
Re: Strip: Seats
Tony Ling -- 8/18/2011, 7:46 pm
Re: Strip: Seats
Glen Smith -- 8/18/2011, 7:55 pm
Re: Strip: Seats
StephenHJ -- 8/11/2011, 3:21 pm
Re: Strip: Seats
Robert N Pruden -- 8/11/2011, 7:39 pm
Mozaic Seat *PIC*
John Caldeira -- 8/11/2011, 11:45 pm
Re: Mozaic Seat
Bryan Hansel -- 8/12/2011, 9:49 am
Seat mold *PIC*
Jay Babina -- 8/12/2011, 11:03 am
Re: Seat mold
Bryan Hansel -- 8/12/2011, 11:56 am
Re: Seat mold *PIC*
Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 8/12/2011, 12:13 pm
Re: Seat mold *PIC*
Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 8/12/2011, 12:16 pm
Re: Seat mold
Jay Babina -- 8/12/2011, 2:10 pm
Re: Seat mold
Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 8/12/2011, 2:42 pm
Re: Seat mold
Jay Babina -- 8/15/2011, 9:42 am
Re: Seat mold
Etiennemuller Muller Ireland -- 8/12/2011, 3:05 pm
Re: Seat mold
Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 8/12/2011, 4:21 pm
Re: Seat mold
Bryan Hansel -- 8/12/2011, 1:18 pm
Re: Seat mold
Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 8/12/2011, 2:43 pm
Re: Seat mold
Jay Babina -- 8/12/2011, 2:17 pm
Re: Seat mold
Robert N Pruden -- 8/15/2011, 6:24 pm