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| (...) I'm not familiar with it, but I'm sure most of the fabric stiffeners would be fine! You may have to experiment with whether you want to dilute it or not. In my case, I didn't like the amount of stiffness that the full strength solution (...) (23 years ago, 14-May-03, to lugnet.pirates)
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| (...) thats some good advice, thanks! i think i will try to stiffen my material up, so it will hold better. i did not think about the cardboard template, but i will try it! i am trying to build accurate sails for the period, and have to figure the (...) (23 years ago, 14-May-03, to lugnet.pirates)
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| (...) i wonder if they have that at my local fabric store. :-) the stuff i have right now is a heavy 100% cotton canvass. it is relatively stiff, but i may try to stiffen it up. (...) i found that 2x1 plates with the rod attached perpendicular to it (...) (23 years ago, 14-May-03, to lugnet.pirates)
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| (...) <snip> (...) Richard Parsons used a combination of shorter and longer mast parts for the Agamemnon (see (URL) The short top mast sections have a vertical row of studs). Hmmm... looking at the pics there may still be a shortage of arm mounting (...) (23 years ago, 14-May-03, to lugnet.pirates)
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| In lugnet.pirates, Tom Reed writes: (Some good advice on sail making). Just a couple of extra points - The product I used for the Misérable and the Intracty was a US product called "Stiffie" (!) I used a standard paper hole punch for the rigging (...) (23 years ago, 13-May-03, to lugnet.pirates)
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