> From what I understand, Dynel is has low stiffness and soaks up lots of
> Epoxy, which is advantageous for some boat hulls that are looking for a
> thick, resilient epoxy layer for waterproofing. For a paddle, you might
> get a lighter, stronger repair with boring old glass. Worried about glass
> splinters, perhaps?

It's a fair question. I don't care about no steenkin' glass splinters, that's fer sher. (If the glass starts splintering, it's easily repaired.)

Dynel apparently has high abrasion resistance, which is a Good Thang at the tip of the paddle blade, especially for guys like me who tend to slam their blades into rocks on technical rivers.

For this purpose, if Dynel is good enough for Jimi Snyder, King of wooden whitewater paddlemakers, then...it *rilly* ought to be good enough fer me. Nest Pause?