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Re: Cracked Paddle
By:Earl Bailey
Date: 11/5/2000, 2:03 pm
In Response To: Cracked Paddle (Mike Hanks)

I would think it would be worth a try to repair. I would carefully widen the cracks with a chisel to maybe 1/8 in wide and then fill them with an epoxy/glass fiber mixture. Taking some wood out would ensure good binding - epoxy to wood and the glass fibers should ensure strength in the patch.
Earl

It has 3 1" long cracks about 1/4" apart,
: accross the center lamination of the blade, about a foot from the loom.

Messages In This Thread

Cracked Paddle
Mike Hanks -- 11/4/2000, 5:10 pm
Re: Cracked Paddle
peter czerpak -- 11/6/2000, 8:07 am
Go for a repair
Paul G. Jacobson -- 11/5/2000, 10:48 pm
Re: Cracked Paddle
Earl Bailey -- 11/5/2000, 2:03 pm
Retire the Cracked Paddle
Roger Nuffer -- 11/5/2000, 1:56 am
Re: Cracked Paddle, RIP
Lee -- 11/4/2000, 11:37 pm
Re: Cracked Paddle, RIP
Lee -- 11/4/2000, 11:42 pm
Re: Cracked Paddle
Rehd -- 11/4/2000, 10:00 pm
Re: Spare Paddle
Mike Hanks -- 11/5/2000, 1:31 am
Re: Spare Paddle
bob -- 11/5/2000, 8:40 pm
Re: Spare Paddle
Greg Stamer -- 11/5/2000, 6:41 pm
Re: Spare Paddle
Mike Hanks -- 11/5/2000, 8:39 pm
Re: Spare Paddle
Greg Stamer -- 11/6/2000, 11:25 pm
Re: Spare Paddle *Pic*
Kent LeBoutillier -- 11/6/2000, 6:44 am
Re: Bird's mouth Greenland paddle
Shawn Baker -- 11/6/2000, 1:15 pm
Re: Bird's mouth Greenland paddle
Kent LeBoutillier -- 11/6/2000, 1:26 pm
Re: Bird's mouth Greenland paddle
Shawn Baker -- 11/6/2000, 1:35 pm
Re: Spare Paddle
Rehd -- 11/5/2000, 10:39 am
Re: Spare Paddle
peter czerpak -- 11/6/2000, 10:03 am