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Sailing Canoe Chapter 7: Sew a Skin over the Hull Skeleton and Seal it.

Step 17Ironing out Wrinkles

Ironing out Wrinkles
The skin is now fully laced. The boat looks amazing. It rings like a drum when you tap it.

There are still a few wrinkles here and there on the boat.
The severe compounding at the forefoot makes the cloth there a little loose.
Polyester shrinks when you iron it.
I carefully iron the loose spots. There is a small improvement.
Make sure not to melt or burn your skin. Or your boat's skin.
Don't ever iron sails. It will distort them and you'll regret it.
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Tim Anderson is the author of the "Heirloom Technology" column in Make Magazine. He is co-founder of www.zcorp.com, manufacturers of "3D Printer" output devices. His detailed drawings of traditional ...
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