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Originally Posted by freezengirl
Neat pictures! I just read a story a few days ago where the author discribes how they make the skin boats. Quite an amazing process.
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Tom (
tjande3) and I walked out on the ice to take a closer look at the boat in the last image, and of course a lot of the conversation had to do with what makes skin boat technology the best for hunting today. The ease of replacing the skin cover every two or three years is important. So are the sounds the boat makes when it is in use (which are very different than sounds made by aluminum boats, for example).
Some modern construction features, such as use of metal fasteners like bolts and screws have improved the designs, but others such as the use of synthetic fibers to lash things together (rather than the traditional use of caribou sinew) have not worked as well.
Hmm, your comment gave me an idea for something that might be interesting. It was raining the other day so many boats have been propped up on their side to allow water to drain out, which makes taking pictures of the structure easy. With so many of them easily available for photography, I should go spend some time with several of these boats and make an effort at documenting the differences in construction.
That could make for an useful photo essay.
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