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    Quote Originally Posted by doogie View Post
    I used an old woodworkers trick of taking a thin strip of wood and tying a string to the ends to make a bow shape. Here's my post with pictures on it http://www.hammockforums.net/forum/s...0&postcount=43
    So awesome and easy to set up and use. Thank you for posting this.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Lost_Biker View Post
    So awesome and easy to set up and use. Thank you for posting this.
    No Problem. Glad I could pass along a useful trick. That's the great thing about HF, there is a huge diverse background of different skill sets to draw upon.

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    I'm just curious as to the reason for cat cuts. Why the curved edge? Does it make a more stable tarp or something? Or is it just for looks?

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    Cat cuts keep the edges of the tarp from flapping and/or humming in the breeze. Due to the nature of fabric, straight edges are unstable. The stretchier the fabric, the worse this condition becomes. Therefore deeper cat cuts are required on lightweight silnylon than on spinnaker or cuben, with heavier PU coated nylon somewhere in between.
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