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Re: Spare Paddle
By:Greg Stamer
Date: 11/5/2000, 6:41 pm
In Response To: Re: Spare Paddle (Mike Hanks)

: The standard paddle will be all Western Red Cedar (2x2 shaft and 1x2
: blades*). This will be my ultralight cruising paddle, for going fast all
: day. I will try to keep more of a center ridge on my new paddles, but thin
: the blade edges a little more. I want to keep the weight around what
: Whetstone paddles are, I guess around 26 oz.

Mike,

If you really want light weight, why don't you make the paddle out a single piece of clear vertical-grain cedar? Laminations and fancy finishes add weight. I have been well served by my one-piece cedar blades.

Greg Stamer
http://www.magicnet.net/~gstamer/QK.html

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