Comments on: Bull Kelp Experiment 2 http://www.deepcraft.org/deep/archives/120 Ethos of Making Mon, 26 Jul 2010 17:11:09 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: Deep Craft :: Kelp Report http://www.deepcraft.org/deep/archives/120/comment-page-1#comment-4067 Deep Craft :: Kelp Report Thu, 19 Feb 2009 16:47:41 +0000 http://www.deepcraft.org/deep/archives/120#comment-4067 [...] of bull kelp along the shores over the past week. I had some success experimenting with kelp as a material for furniture last year but am not yet ready to take advantage of its availability in production. I’d love [...] [...] of bull kelp along the shores over the past week. I had some success experimenting with kelp as a material for furniture last year but am not yet ready to take advantage of its availability in production. I’d love [...]

]]> By: Scott Constable http://www.deepcraft.org/deep/archives/120/comment-page-1#comment-2961 Scott Constable Mon, 22 Dec 2008 18:41:05 +0000 http://www.deepcraft.org/deep/archives/120#comment-2961 Hi Beth- I did try the biodiesel and it seems to have worked pretty well. I have not yet tested it against anything else, but the biodiesel cured the kelp into a fairly flexible, stable, leathery strand once it's shrunken. It's still a bit brittle, but less so than with no treatment. I soaked the dried kelp for a few days, and let it dry for another couple of days. Please keep in touch if you learn anything new. Scott Hi Beth-
I did try the biodiesel and it seems to have worked pretty well. I have not yet tested it against anything else, but the biodiesel cured the kelp into a fairly flexible, stable, leathery strand once it’s shrunken. It’s still a bit brittle, but less so than with no treatment. I soaked the dried kelp for a few days, and let it dry for another couple of days. Please keep in touch if you learn anything new.
Scott

]]> By: beth http://www.deepcraft.org/deep/archives/120/comment-page-1#comment-2954 beth Mon, 22 Dec 2008 05:29:03 +0000 http://www.deepcraft.org/deep/archives/120#comment-2954 Scott, Have you tried the biodiesel yet to see if it kept your dried kelp pliable? I've been wanting to try my own experiments w/bull kelp. Have your tried glycerin? Linseed oil? Beth Garrison Sitka, Alaska Scott,

Have you tried the biodiesel yet to see if it kept your dried kelp pliable? I’ve been wanting to try my own experiments w/bull kelp. Have your tried glycerin? Linseed oil?

Beth Garrison
Sitka, Alaska

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