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Turn your office into a kayak . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Step 2: Steaming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Step 5: Skin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Step 6: Waterproofing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Step 2: Steaming
You will most likely have to steam and bend the batons. You can use a
kettle with steam pipe into a long tube (eg a heating tube). Insulate it to get it hot enough then bend the wood once steamed. Steam is hot! Don't burn yourself or try this if
you aren't sure about how to use this equipment safely.
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Step 5: Skin
Acquire a number of discarded suits ('lounge' suits aka business suits). 3 should be enough. Using a stitch ripper (a small prongy thing which unpicks stitches) you can
fillet the suits into useable panels.
Sew these together with waxed thread.
Wrap around the frame and sew up the skin removing any excess.
Step 6: Waterproofing
You can 'dope' your skin with a number of different materials. Gloss paint will work, as will many glues. Linseed oil is a traditional material - used on coracles and
curraghs - although pitch (from trees) is more usual.
I used linseed oil mixed with a little wax. Applying the mixture hot will help it soak in. Several coats may be needed with drying time between.
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Image Notes
1. image courtesy of Carolyn Arnold
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