Gosh, I'm almost sorry I asked! ;-) Or maybe I just didn't ask enough
questions. I'll start over: I'm using the medium-weight heat-
shrinkable fabric from AS. I don't plan to follow anybody's
proprietary processes. What I want to do is protect the wood with a
sealant (varnish) and then apply a "glue" to attach the fabric to the
framework. Apparently there are spar varnishes and there are spar
varnishes, and the selection depends upon what glue you use to attach
the fabric. One archive recommendation says that using varnish itself
as a glue if an excellent method as it bonds varnish to varnish with
the fabric in between. I've also read that a sticky-backed tape
should be put over the framework so as to underlie the fabric so that
when it's stitched the fabric doesn't contact the edges of the wood,
which might cause fabric fraying/abrasion. Then a cement, the fabric,
the stitching and finally the pinked tape. I like the Sherwin-
Williams latex idea, if for no other reason it has all the qualities
I want. I get mixed messages from the archives, which is
understandable since different strokes for different folks. What I'd
like is/are recommendations for a complete process from those who've
been there and done that. (I reinvented the wheel once, and it's not
a thing of beauty!!) Dick Carden
