1506
Accession Number
26523
Title Of Article Chaper
Tear repair of skins with minimal access to their backs: the treatment of a kayak
Title Of Journal Book
Leather Conservation News
Volume
7
Issue
2
Pages
44204
Collation
5 b&w photos., 8 line drawing figs.
Reference Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references
Publisher City
Austin, Texas
ISSN
0898-0128
Language Of Text
English
Language Of Summary
English
Literature Type
Serial
Literature Level
Analytic
Abstract
Reports on mending treatments on a stretched sealskin object, an Eskimo kayak. Describes four methods of repair, depending on the situation, geometry, and condition of the tear: 1) if the skin wall was not planarly distorted, a paper pulp fill was used; 2) torn areas directly above a frame element were backed and adhered to the frame; 3) the tear was sagging a few centimeters above a frame element and was supported by a piece of Ethaform (expanded polyethylene foam) and inserted beneath the tear, which was bridged and filled as in the two previous methods; and 4) tears without support under the torn area were supported with a tinned iron spatula from the underside until the paper patch was dry. The adhesives used were Acryloid B-72 in ethanol with high viscosity grade ethyl hydroxyethyl cellulose (EHEC) added. The repairs were examined four years later and found to be stable.
Keywords
tear; repair; skin; back; treatment; kayak; leather
pub_id
1506