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Re: Material: Wood for Paddle Shafts
By:Jay Babina
Date: 2/24/2003, 9:39 am
In Response To: Material: Wood for Paddle Shafts (Rick Sylvia)

Everyone comes up emply handed with Sitka Spruce. Construction grade spruce is fine. Many times you can by a 2 x 6 x 8' and find a clear run with no knots for a shaft. Fir is fine too. I used straight grained fir closet poles and made paddles with strip blades.

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Material: Wood for Paddle Shafts
Rick Sylvia -- 2/24/2003, 9:08 am
THANKS!!!!
Rick Sylvia -- 2/25/2003, 5:03 pm
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Don Lucas -- 2/25/2003, 12:16 pm
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Simon Baillie -- 2/25/2003, 12:04 pm
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Wade -- 2/24/2003, 8:49 pm
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David Hanson -- 2/24/2003, 11:37 am
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Kurt Loup, Baton Rouge -- 2/24/2003, 10:34 am
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Jay Babina -- 2/24/2003, 9:39 am
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Bill Sheehy -- 2/24/2003, 7:52 pm
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Terry Hanson -- 2/25/2003, 11:34 am
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Jay Babina -- 2/25/2003, 9:11 am
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Mort -- 2/25/2003, 5:37 am
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Peter Robinson in Oz -- 2/24/2003, 11:11 pm