: I carved out a paddle last night, sort of a Greenland shape with a flat power
: face, Tonight I'll shape the loom and the tips of the blades. My question,
: is there any advantage to a pointed lozenge over a radiused tip. Thanks.
: Bob

Greenland blade tips are rounded for stealth. They enter the water quietly and cleanly, and discourage drips. The Aleut paddles (and some early Greenland paddles) had pointed tips. I am not familiar with the advantages and disadvantages of this feature. Pointed tips are popular with many native "canoe" paddles as well.

I'm curious why you chose a flat powerface. I prefer symmetrical blade cross sections, for uniformity of behavior during sculling, rolling and bracing. This becomes significant if you practice some of the Greenland rolling/sculling methods, since depending on the technique, either face of the paddle may be used (some are low brace techniques and some are high brace techniques).

Greg Stamer