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Re: ultra light? how light is that? just curious :
By:Brian Nystrom
Date: 3/13/2003, 1:16 pm
In Response To: Re: ultra light? how light is that? just curious : (risto)

: Interesting. However, i was expecting Scott Ferguson to "fess up"
: to his definition of U-L ! ;) Since he posted such a nice PIC of the break
: zone!

Ah, I see.

: BTW i think he made the transition zone just a tad short - add 1 inch of
: overlap, and you'll be safe?

Overlap? I may be wrong, but it looks to me as if the loom and the center of the blades are one piece. I'd say the problem was the grain orientation. With flat-grained wood, you get runout as soon as you taper it in any direction, which can result in splits between the growth rings. Edge grain wood doesn't have this problem, which is why I use it exclusively. It's not as pretty, but it's stiffer and more durable.

Messages In This Thread

Paddle: Greenland Paddle Grain
Dan Price -- 3/9/2003, 1:16 am
Re: Paddle: Greenland Paddle Grain
Brian Nystrom -- 3/10/2003, 4:22 pm
Re: Paddle: Grain runout = broken paddle *Pic*
Scott Ferguson -- 3/10/2003, 3:02 pm
ultra light? how light is that? just curious :) *NM*
risto -- 3/11/2003, 1:07 pm
Re: ultra light? how light is that? just curious :
Brian Nystrom -- 3/12/2003, 12:21 pm
Re: ultra light? how light is that? just curious :
risto -- 3/13/2003, 12:59 pm
Re: Fessing Up to words used like "Ultra" etc...
Scott Ferguson -- 3/13/2003, 1:31 pm
Re: Fessing Up to words used like "Ultra" etc...
risto -- 3/14/2003, 12:26 pm
Blade tapers
Brian Nystrom -- 3/14/2003, 12:47 pm
Re: Thanks guys.
Scott Ferguson -- 3/17/2003, 10:47 am
Re: ultra light? how light is that? just curious :
Brian Nystrom -- 3/13/2003, 1:16 pm
Thank You Brian, Grain orientation was the problem
Scott Ferguson -- 3/13/2003, 1:44 pm
Re: ultra light? how light is that? just curious :
Steve Juniper -- 3/11/2003, 8:42 pm
Re: Paddle: Another paddle screw-up *Pic*
Scott Ferguson -- 3/10/2003, 5:27 pm
Re: Paddle: Grain runout = broken paddle
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 3/10/2003, 4:23 pm
Re: Paddle: Mounting carbon blades to shaft *Pic*
Scott Ferguson -- 3/10/2003, 5:06 pm
Re: Paddle: Greenland Paddle Grain
Dave -- 3/9/2003, 12:50 pm
CLOSE-UP OF GP Graphics *Pic*
Charles Leach -- 3/9/2003, 10:25 pm
Re: Paddle: Greenland Paddle Grain *LINK* *Pic*
Charles Leach -- 3/9/2003, 10:12 pm
Re: Paddle: Greenland Paddle Grain *LINK* *Pic*
Kurt Maurer -- 3/9/2003, 7:55 pm
Re: Paddle: Greenland Paddle Grain
srchr/gerald -- 3/9/2003, 12:03 pm
Re: Paddle: Greenland Paddle Grain
Bob Kelim -- 3/9/2003, 10:54 am
Re: Paddle: Greenland Paddle Grain
Bert -- 3/9/2003, 8:03 am
Re: Paddle: Greenland Paddle Grain
Shawn Baker -- 3/10/2003, 1:32 pm
Re: Paddle: Greenland Paddle Grain
Wes -- 3/9/2003, 10:06 am