> The small amount of area covered by a glue joint is unlikely to affect
> your planer -- no matter whether the resin is green or totally cured. The
> hardened sap in an old knot is a lot tougher to plane through, anyhow. BUT
> if the resin is not set up enough, it may not have enough strength to hold
> the pieces together while they are being machined. A apddle is a rather
> small item. Why not bring it into a warmer area for a day or two, or heat
> it with a hirdryer for a few hours today and tomorrow, and hten work on
> the paddle the day after that.

> You aren't planning to go through some layers of fiberglass cloth though,
> are you? the glass cloth is tougher on fine edges than just planing wood.
> Thats why you don't use your good scissors for cutting fiberglass cloth.

No, I just have some thicker deposits of Cabosil-thickened epoxy, which is now pretty well cured after a few days after I brought the wood into a warmer environment. I scraped off most of the drips before it hardened but there is still a thick film in some spots. I plan to also take Larry's advice and skim the deposit edges with the table saw first. Thanks for the advice from you, Mike and Larry. Paul C.