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: I havent decided yet, if i go standard i might not have enough material at
: the end for 2 paddles, greenland would use less since id have less cut
: off. Maybe ill go for a middle way (in look) and see what happens.
: Basically what i have its strips good for weaving, the idea was to weave
: the paddle around a foam core and then vaccumbag the whole thing with
: resin... Point is ineed to learn to weave stuff decently. If i had more
: material id go witha kayak deck but im pretty sure that to have a decent
: result with weaved material vacuumbagging it its the way to go. I want to
: avoud grinding, the fibers would pop out leaving a fuzzy edge that would
: be a real pita. I have seen carvings made on bamboo and those look great,
: sharp tools and good hand are probably better than sandpaper and
: powertools on bamboo. If you mold the strips to exact shapes there is no
: tools needed.

: The pole could be too flexible, injecting foam inside could help, or you
: could slit the pole in half, fill it with foam and epoxy and reglue it.
: There are different varietes and some have a pretty thick wall, those
: maybe are better, its a matter of experimenting since i cant find anyone
: or any reference material to get suggestions from, and im still hunting
: for the stuff so i cant be of much help on that. They stain bamboo poles
: so the outside might not be that waxy after all.
: Depending on time and money i might get on it in a few months, im sure that
: there are some really good possibilities with that stuff.