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Re: concrete or newspaper kayaks
By:Jim Ham
Date: 3/9/2012, 12:13 am
In Response To: Re: concrete or newspaper kayaks (Paul G. Jacobson)

: Think about the material they use for making plaster casts for
: broken arms and legs. Nothing more than a roll of cheesecloth
: saturated with powdered plaster. Soak the roll in water and wind
: it over the affected limb. The fabric-reinforced plaster hardens
: into a supportive shell. Replace the cotton cheesecloth with an
: open weave fiberglass fabric. as always, fiberglass mat is going
: to be heavier and probably not as strong for its weight.

: I do like the idea of a paper mache kayak, though. I'd want to
: waterproof it by covering both sides with epoxy, but several
: layers of paper would make a very durable skin over a
: conventional wood frame, or, it you put on enough layers of
: paper you would have a laminated shell which could be removed
: from a frame. Depending on the adhesive you used for the layers
: of paper, and the time required for the glue to dry, this might
: be a time consuming, but very easy, process.

: Fiberglass fabric on the outside? cover the inside, too? lots of
: options!

: i thought of doing one with pieces from the Chicago Tribune, laying
: out the outside layer of page clippings in a manner which
: displayed the masthead of the newpaper. At the time I was
: dreaming this up I thought the Tribune might be interested in
: sponsoring it, and using it as a promotional piece. Idea never
: got off the ground.

: PGJ

: PGJ

This is definitely off topic, but Molt Taylor made a homebuilt airplane called the Mini-imp using paper with a glass/resin skin in the mid-70s.
http://www.mini-imp.com/taylor_paper_glass_%28tpg%29.htm

:Jim

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gilad naor -- 2/21/2012, 10:22 am
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Robert N Pruden -- 2/21/2012, 12:45 pm
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Matthias -- 2/22/2012, 2:25 am
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gilad naor -- 2/22/2012, 3:26 am
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Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 2/22/2012, 8:26 am
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Bill Hamm -- 2/26/2012, 2:31 am
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Mike Savage -- 2/26/2012, 11:19 am
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ancient kayaker -- 2/26/2012, 12:43 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 2/28/2012, 2:41 am
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Björn Thomasson -- 2/28/2012, 4:01 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 2/29/2012, 1:57 am
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Björn Thomasson -- 2/29/2012, 2:29 am
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Bill Hamm -- 2/29/2012, 1:59 am
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Björn Thomasson -- 2/29/2012, 2:51 am
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Etienne Muller -- 2/29/2012, 3:23 am
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Björn Thomasson -- 2/29/2012, 4:03 am
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Bill Hamm -- 3/1/2012, 1:51 am
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Paul G. Jacobson -- 3/7/2012, 6:10 pm
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Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 3/7/2012, 8:57 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 3/8/2012, 2:09 am
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Paul G. Jacobson -- 3/8/2012, 2:53 am
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Jim Ham -- 3/9/2012, 12:13 am
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Ulrik Schou -- 3/9/2012, 1:31 am
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Björn Thomasson -- 3/9/2012, 1:11 pm
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John Messinger -- 3/1/2012, 5:44 pm
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Mike Savage -- 3/2/2012, 9:45 am
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Bill Hamm -- 3/4/2012, 2:01 am
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John Messinger -- 3/4/2012, 7:34 am
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Paul G. Jacobson -- 3/8/2012, 2:40 am
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Kevin McAtee -- 3/8/2012, 3:57 pm
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Mike Savage -- 3/9/2012, 4:49 am
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Robert N Pruden -- 3/13/2012, 6:02 pm
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John Messinger -- 3/14/2012, 9:46 am
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Robert N Pruden -- 3/14/2012, 9:58 am
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Cole -- 3/9/2012, 9:21 am