How to sew a new 'skin' on a skin-on-frame kayak

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Rick Jacques - 7 years ago

This is an excellent demonstration which gives me the process outline to make it straight forward to strip, modify and re-skin my baidarka. Nicely done!

Cesar Valdenegro - 7 years ago

Where can i buy that material?

Wade Patton - 7 years ago

According to the first minute of the video he bought his fabric here: http://shop.skinboats.com/

craig7102 - 7 years ago

great video , outstanding thanks

Chris - 7 years ago

Around the 13 min mark, do you have to do that pencil marking the two inches forward if you are using an 840 polyester fabric?

Team Crooks - 7 years ago

This may just be the frickin' coolest video I have seen on skin-on-frame kayak building. A-Mazing! Thank you so much, Brian, for posting this. A most excellent teaching tool. Wow. Blessings...

peter Engel - 7 years ago

I found this to be a real good video. It will help me a lot on my boat. His voice is pleasant to listen too.

Marisol Galarraga - 7 years ago

Great tutorial.Very well explained.

Michael Walling - 7 years ago

Thanks for this video. I just received the products I ordered in good condition and thanks for the extras!

Colton sheets - 7 years ago

if you can't afford a hot cutter a wood burner may work for you there for drawing on wood but they have a sharp edge and they gets really hot

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Jim Dodd - 8 years ago

Outstanding informative video. Thanks ! You are inching me closer to try one of these !

Irmgard Jacobsen - 8 years ago

Gibt es das auch auf deutsch?

Charles Spano - 8 years ago

What an awesome video. And an awesome teacher. Great pace, tone and delivery. Great detail. I understand the colder the better for this task. I am wondering how cool the room was for this proce.

omar sami - 8 years ago

please .can any bary send to me the website for any fabric skin

Peter Owens - 8 years ago

Excellent video.

Merrill Ballantyne - 8 years ago

There is no T in across. Nice video. I love the craftsmanship. Thanks so much for making these videos I know they take a large amount of effort and craft to make.

Pj Powers - 8 years ago

Hi Brian, I will be attempting to make a rolling kayak this winter and will study these videos a million times, couple questions, do you put water in the iron or just let the dye be the steam? Also, what setting is the iron on? Forgive me if you covered it in the tutorial and I missed it, I kept getting calls while watching. Thanks, u r very thorough.

the fish - 8 years ago

THANK YOU BRAIN YOU ARE A WONDERFUL TEACHER

crpth1 - 8 years ago

Awesome. Thanks for sharing. :-)

Flower - 8 years ago

Thanks! Can't wait to skin my kayak.

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Phil Collins - 8 years ago

Although I don't have that style of kayak I found your tutorial awesome thank you chap

eddy de wilde - 8 years ago

Hi Brian ,your unhurried explanation and craftsmanship are a joy to watch.Best wishes

Joe Taylor - 9 years ago

fantastic video, hugely informative. Thanks very much.

Mario ROSSI - 9 years ago

Why not make a treatment to wood?

Grandpa Lou's Fittness - 9 years ago

Thanks!! Great video!

John W - 9 years ago

If you use shrinkable dacron (8oz), you can attach the fabric using aircraft fabric adhesive and completely eliminate the need to do any stitching. Apply fabric and shrink using a clothing iron. Super tight and wrinkle free way to do it...

Happy Campers Minnesota - 9 years ago

Is the material damp when you stitch it together?

robin Marks - 9 years ago

Thanks for your excellent video's. They've helped a lot. Thought I followed your directions, (Dyson 8 oz. nylon, Jacquard acid dye, etc.) made a complete mess with the dye running straight through the nylon and all over on the inside, and it shows from the outside. What did I do wrong? can it be fixed? Can I re-stain a lot darker and somehow still get adhesion? maybe by rinsing out the vinegar? Again your video's have been very helpful. Thanks.

Charles Shaw - 9 years ago

Thanks for the excellent video. Very happy with the results on my kayak.

Julio Cesar Figueroa - 9 years ago

Hi, What kind of material is it?

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flysubcompact - 10 years ago

Thanks for taking the time to illustrate this. Subbed.

miguel - 10 years ago

Great video. What do you use for coating? I have used polyurethane for wood floors but yours seems to get and stronger finish.
Can you share that?

Dave Koslow - 10 years ago

Thanks for the excdllenr and detailed tutorial! One question, does the seine twine get removed after sewing and shrinking?

Kevin Anderson - 10 years ago

I am building my first boat this summer and skinning was the part that I was most concerned about....until now. very nice tutorial. thank you

Paul Montgomery - 10 years ago

Even though I've made a number of these, I always like watching what others with more experience are doing. Even a few tips and clarifications make it worth it. I wasn't disappointed!

Julia Mayer - 10 years ago

Thank you for making this! Ridiculously helpful!

Bogdan Marinita - 11 years ago

Thanks for taking time to explain all this process. This will empower many people to build a SOF. Thanks again!

Michael Pearson - 11 years ago

Thanks for this video!

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