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dpb
Master Kite Builder
Joined: 17 Dec 2003
Posts: 384
Location: Portland, OR
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 Posted: Thu Dec 18, 2003 12:35 am Post subject: Lewis and Clark Kite Exhibit |
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| I know that at least one other here is doing a kite for the exhibit. Who else here is, and how do we share pictures on this forum? |
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KiteSquid
Master Kite Builder
Joined: 29 Aug 2003
Posts: 2956
Location: USA Virginia King George
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| Posted: Thu Dec 18, 2003 1:55 pm Post subject: |
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Yup, I made a Sharonie kite with Thomas Jefferson on it.
It is 11 feet tall by 8 feet 2 inches wide. The fans in the bridles are 70' long...
It pulls like 3 sheets of plywood... about 90 square feet of sail area.
Made from 1.5 Oz Nlyon and spared with SkyShark P300's EXPENSIVE frame but well worth it. something like 55 tubes to build it!!!!!!!!
IIRC, Stevef was making someting too.
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dpb
Master Kite Builder
Joined: 17 Dec 2003
Posts: 384
Location: Portland, OR
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| Posted: Tue Dec 23, 2003 12:19 am Post subject: |
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I finished mine: "First view of the Great Falls". Here's a pic:
Hope this works right (first attempt at attaching pic). |
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wdrwilson
Joined: 24 Oct 2003
Posts: 956
Location: Canada, Nova Scotia, Halifax
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| Posted: Tue Dec 23, 2003 12:35 am Post subject: |
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Wow... looks beautiful..
Can you share the technical details..
Cheers,
Bill |
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imagin
Joined: 22 Oct 2003
Posts: 234
Location: Moncton, NB Canada
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| Posted: Tue Dec 23, 2003 8:19 am Post subject: |
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Wow dpb!
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Mountain Man
Kitebuilder of the Year 2003
Joined: 04 Sep 2003
Posts: 891
Location: NB Canada
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| Posted: Tue Dec 23, 2003 7:16 pm Post subject: |
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Impresive kite for sure !  Maybe one day I will be able to do that ! but not for a while! congrate dpb what would you say time wise on that kite???
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Barbara
Master Kite Builder
Joined: 01 Sep 2003
Posts: 46
Location: USA, Minnesota, Maple Grove
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| Posted: Tue Dec 23, 2003 7:55 pm Post subject: |
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Don't know if this image will display or not, Wish I had a better at hand, but was too busy flying or competing with it to take photos.If you have one, please send me a copy!
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imagin
Joined: 22 Oct 2003
Posts: 234
Location: Moncton, NB Canada
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| Posted: Tue Dec 23, 2003 8:54 pm Post subject: |
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Very nice Barbara! What is the colouring on the kite. Almost looks like a batik or dying of some sort.
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kiteguy
Kite Builder II
Joined: 15 Sep 2003
Posts: 1223
Location: USA - Kansas, Overland Park - Near Kansas City
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| Posted: Wed Dec 24, 2003 10:14 am Post subject: |
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| imagin wrote: | | Very nice Barbara! What is the colouring on the kite. Almost looks like a batik or dying of some sort. |
Painting with dye. Barb presented a workshop on the technique at MAKR last session. I was unable to take the class, and that was my loss. 
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Barbara
Master Kite Builder
Joined: 01 Sep 2003
Posts: 46
Location: USA, Minnesota, Maple Grove
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| Posted: Wed Dec 24, 2003 1:06 pm Post subject: |
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The painting is a reverse stencilling using silk dye from G & S Dye, Canada with the animal shape cut out of freezer wrap and then ironed onto the Ripstop, with the dye painted around it.
Glad you liked it.
Barbara |
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