Comments on: Bull Kelp at Salmon Creek Beach http://www.deepcraft.org/deep/archives/82 Ethos of Making Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:06:35 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: Scott http://www.deepcraft.org/deep/archives/82/comment-page-1#comment-74390 Scott Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:21:06 +0000 http://www.deepcraft.org/deep/archives/82#comment-74390 Hey Michael- Thanks for getting in touch. I would love to see what you've been doing with kelp! If you send me some images and text related, I will publish them on my weblog (with your permission). Cheers- Scott Hey Michael-

Thanks for getting in touch. I would love to see what you’ve been doing with kelp! If you send me some images and text related, I will publish them on my weblog (with your permission).

Cheers-

Scott

]]> By: Michael J. Read http://www.deepcraft.org/deep/archives/82/comment-page-1#comment-74288 Michael J. Read Mon, 23 Jan 2012 23:59:12 +0000 http://www.deepcraft.org/deep/archives/82#comment-74288 I am interested in what you are doing with Bullwhip Kelp. I am also experimenting with it as a art medium and have tied several turk's head knots with it and also have made seaweed pickles from it. I am interested in what you are doing with Bullwhip Kelp. I am also experimenting with it as a art medium and have tied several turk’s head knots with it and also have made seaweed pickles from it.

]]> By: Scott Constable http://www.deepcraft.org/deep/archives/82/comment-page-1#comment-67351 Scott Constable Fri, 05 Aug 2011 13:50:44 +0000 http://www.deepcraft.org/deep/archives/82#comment-67351 Hey Robb- Unrelated to these experiments with kelp, I built a biodeisel still in 2005 as part of an art intervention we called 'freisel'. You can read more about it here: http://www.thewowhaus.com/CURRENT/friesel/frieselNEW.html I'm glad you've been enjoying the site! =Scott Hey Robb-
Unrelated to these experiments with kelp, I built a biodeisel still in 2005 as part of an art intervention we called ‘freisel’. You can read more about it here:
http://www.thewowhaus.com/CURRENT/friesel/frieselNEW.html

I’m glad you’ve been enjoying the site!
=Scott

]]> By: Robb D http://www.deepcraft.org/deep/archives/82/comment-page-1#comment-67344 Robb D Fri, 05 Aug 2011 13:01:15 +0000 http://www.deepcraft.org/deep/archives/82#comment-67344 Scott, So of course what really caught my attention was your mention of biodeisel (not that the kelp part isn't fascinating too); I'd like to hear more about that. Unfortunately the documentation of my home-brewing adventure got lost in a server reset, but it would still be fun to exchange notes. BTW I am an avid reader of your site. - Robb Scott,
So of course what really caught my attention was your mention of biodeisel (not that the kelp part isn’t fascinating too); I’d like to hear more about that.
Unfortunately the documentation of my home-brewing adventure got lost in a server reset, but it would still be fun to exchange notes.

BTW I am an avid reader of your site.

- Robb

]]> By: Scott Constable http://www.deepcraft.org/deep/archives/82/comment-page-1#comment-30572 Scott Constable Wed, 08 Sep 2010 18:16:00 +0000 http://www.deepcraft.org/deep/archives/82#comment-30572 Hi Lois- I've found the kelp stays fairly flexible when dried slowly, not in direct sun. The weaving is best done while the kelp is still a bit 'green', pliant. Then the final drying happens when it has taken on a shape- a basket, whatever. I've had good luck treating it with mineral oil, as well as biodiesel fuel! Good luck! Scott Hi Lois-
I’ve found the kelp stays fairly flexible when dried slowly, not in direct sun. The weaving is best done while the kelp is still a bit ‘green’, pliant. Then the final drying happens when it has taken on a shape- a basket, whatever. I’ve had good luck treating it with mineral oil, as well as biodiesel fuel! Good luck!

Scott

]]> By: Lois http://www.deepcraft.org/deep/archives/82/comment-page-1#comment-30571 Lois Wed, 08 Sep 2010 17:59:37 +0000 http://www.deepcraft.org/deep/archives/82#comment-30571 Looking for info on drying bull kelp and came upon your article. Wondering about your process for drying the kelp -- you'd written about using it as a base for chairs. I would like to use it for baskets, but with the ultimate product more closely woven. I'm thinking it should be collected, dried and then briefly soaked again at weaving time. Should be less shrinkage. I wonder about the soaking moving the salt. Would that make the kelp more fragile? As well, would you finish the product with a coat of mineral oil, as I have read? Any suggestions you're willing to share would be most appreciated. Looking for info on drying bull kelp and came upon your article.

Wondering about your process for drying the kelp — you’d written about using it as a base for chairs. I would like to use it for baskets, but with the ultimate product more closely woven.

I’m thinking it should be collected, dried and then briefly soaked again at weaving time. Should be less shrinkage.

I wonder about the soaking moving the salt. Would that make the kelp more fragile? As well, would you finish the product with a coat of mineral oil, as I have read?

Any suggestions you’re willing to share would be most appreciated.

]]> By: Scott Constable http://www.deepcraft.org/deep/archives/82/comment-page-1#comment-10400 Scott Constable Mon, 14 Sep 2009 16:45:57 +0000 http://www.deepcraft.org/deep/archives/82#comment-10400 Hi Eric- I did have some success, which you may read about here: www.deepcraft.org/deep/archives/120 I'm thinking of another round of tests this month- the beaches are now chock full of fresh kelp. What are you interested in making? Hi Eric-
I did have some success, which you may read about here:
http://www.deepcraft.org/deep/archives/120

I’m thinking of another round of tests this month- the beaches are now chock full of fresh kelp. What are you interested in making?

]]> By: Eric Wade http://www.deepcraft.org/deep/archives/82/comment-page-1#comment-10395 Eric Wade Mon, 14 Sep 2009 15:06:09 +0000 http://www.deepcraft.org/deep/archives/82#comment-10395 Found your article on Bull kelp, have you been sucessful in drying process ? Interested in your method , I would like to dry some.. Eric Found your article on Bull kelp, have you been sucessful in drying process ? Interested in your method , I would like to dry some.. Eric

]]> By: Scott Constable http://www.deepcraft.org/deep/archives/82/comment-page-1#comment-9004 Scott Constable Fri, 14 Aug 2009 14:24:52 +0000 http://www.deepcraft.org/deep/archives/82#comment-9004 The kelp should dry pretty well if kept dry, indoors, but it will take a while. Look into solar drying racks online- maybe you could set one up on a rooftop.. Good luck! The kelp should dry pretty well if kept dry, indoors, but it will take a while. Look into solar drying racks online- maybe you could set one up on a rooftop.. Good luck!

]]> By: mary http://www.deepcraft.org/deep/archives/82/comment-page-1#comment-8981 mary Fri, 14 Aug 2009 05:28:03 +0000 http://www.deepcraft.org/deep/archives/82#comment-8981 I live in Alaska the sun doesnt dryout our bull kelp any ideas how to do it indoors? I live in Alaska the sun doesnt dryout our bull kelp any ideas how to do it indoors?

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