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Re: Paddle: How do I finish this paddle?
By:dnaryam
Date: 5/26/2003, 8:30 pm
In Response To: Paddle: How do I finish this paddle? *Pic* (Dan in Indiana)

Oil is a great way to go. Paddle with varnish or epoxy finish tend to do blister on the hands on long run. Paddle with oil finish don't. With the return of traditional kayak a lot of people use the simple mixture of 50/50 linseed oil / turpentine. The turpentine allow the oil to be absorb more easily by the wood. You can go to the qajaq USA website to hear more about this, but it has been use succesfully on western red cedar, mahogany, pine and other type of wood.

Robert
Mtl, Quebec

Messages In This Thread

Paddle: How do I finish this paddle? *Pic*
Dan in Indiana -- 5/26/2003, 2:10 pm
Re: Paddle: How do I finish this paddle?
JTinNY -- 5/27/2003, 5:37 pm
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Brian Nystrom -- 5/27/2003, 1:52 pm
Similar for me...
Don Beale -- 5/27/2003, 11:11 pm
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Russ Chambers -- 5/27/2003, 2:57 pm
Hybrid Paddle Finish
Jim in ND -- 5/27/2003, 10:42 am
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Don Lucas -- 5/27/2003, 9:44 am
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C. Fronzek -- 5/26/2003, 11:09 pm
Re: Paddle: How do I finish this paddle?
dnaryam -- 5/26/2003, 8:30 pm
Me too - Tung oil & turp! *NM*
Wes -- 5/26/2003, 9:59 pm
I 2nd this method *NM*
Jason -- 5/26/2003, 9:56 pm
Re: Danish Oil ... Watco.?
Rehd -- 5/26/2003, 3:18 pm
Re: Danish Oil ... Watco.?
Robert N Pruden -- 5/27/2003, 1:53 am
Re: Danish Oil ... Watco.?
David Hill -- 5/26/2003, 4:13 pm
Re: Paddle: How do I finish this paddle? *LINK*
Steve Frederick -- 5/26/2003, 2:27 pm