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Re: Skin-on-Frame: Thoughts on next build?
By:Dave Gentry
Date: 9/16/2017, 8:52 pm
In Response To: Re: Skin-on-Frame: Thoughts on next build? (Noel Bennett)

Would need to pick up a book on the subject... Still haven't figured out how one goes about bending the ribs to the proper hull shape, besides eyeing it. Definitely gives more interior room for fear, not having to deal woth the plywood formers.

I wrote an overly wordy article about building a Rushton canoe in SOF, and it has an overview of the process. You could easily create a traditionally built Nikumi just by using Yost's frames as temporary molds. And it's likely you wouldn't need to use all the frames to get an accurate shape.
https://www.duckworksmagazine.com/10/projects/rushton/index.htm

Good luck!
Dave

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Skin-on-Frame: Thoughts on next build?
Noel Bennett -- 9/9/2017, 9:26 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Thoughts on next build?
Curtis Fisher -- 9/10/2017, 2:11 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Thoughts on next build?
Noel Bennett -- 9/11/2017, 8:28 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Thoughts on next build?
M A Bielski -- 9/10/2017, 11:52 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Thoughts on next build?
Noel Bennett -- 9/11/2017, 8:29 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Thoughts on next build?
M A Bielski -- 9/11/2017, 10:45 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Thoughts on next build?
Noel Bennett -- 9/11/2017, 10:55 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Thoughts on next build?
M A Bielski -- 9/11/2017, 10:37 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Thoughts on next build?
Rich D -- 9/11/2017, 6:42 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Thoughts on next build?
Noel Bennett -- 9/11/2017, 10:59 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Thoughts on next build?
Dave Gentry -- 9/14/2017, 10:50 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Thoughts on next build?
Noel Bennett -- 9/16/2017, 7:48 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Thoughts on next build?
Dave Gentry -- 9/16/2017, 8:52 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Thoughts on next build?
Noel Bennett -- 9/16/2017, 9:48 pm