Channel Ends Mod question

[JJBrewbus]

Quick question for you all.

Often, people sew in their channel ends in a straight line, from one side of the hammock to the other.
People who whip the ends might pull the tails a bit.

My question is: if I sewed in a channel end that was not in a straight line, but rather slightly curved (so that the left and right end of the channel were slightly shorter than the middle of the hammock), would this be equivalent to pulling the tails of a whipped hammock?
Would it: a) give a flatter lie? and b) cause any excessive strain anywhere?

Has anyone done this before? What was the result?

Here's a slightly exaggerated sketch of what I mean.


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[leiavoia]

Yes, sewing a curved channel has the same effect as whipping.

No, it doesn't exactly do what you imagine it will.

Your illustration will produce a deep hammock body with tight sidewalls that are prone to snapping when sat on. If you reverse it by using a concave curve, you end up with a hammock body that is slightly flatter but also wants to spill its contents at every opportunity.

My advice would be to whip an experiment, and if it does what you want, sew the channel.

[kitsapcowboy]

If you're going to try something like this, you might consider patterning it after the Simply Light Designs Streamliner, a currently available vendor hammock.

The Streamliner has a 5" deep standard (concave) cat-cut on the long sides of the hammock and a 3" deep reverse (convex) cat-cut on the ends where the channels are sewn.

http://www.simplylightdesigns.com/ca...roducts_id/133

[JJBrewbus]

"No, it doesn't exactly do what you imagine it will.

Your illustration will produce a deep hammock body with tight sidewalls that are prone to snapping when sat on. If you reverse it by using a concave curve, you end up with a hammock body that is slightly flatter but also wants to spill its contents at every opportunity."



Thanks.
Yes, I see what you mean. I will experiment with different hammock lengths and ridge lines. Calf-ridge could be an issue if I get it wrong.

[JJBrewbus]

Kitsapcowboy,

Thanks a ton. I hadn't seen that before. I'm gonna' try that, too.