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Re: Paddle: Carbon Fiber Paddle Making
By:Ken Sutherland
Date: 8/19/2003, 6:40 am
In Response To: Paddle: Carbon Fiber Paddle Making *LINK* (Kurt Maurer)

Kurt,

I think Shawn Baker has played with laying up paddle blades in glass for sure, maybe not carbon fibre, but the method would be the same. Sorry I don't have a link to the site. But I'm pretty sure there is an area in his site that deals with it.

Ken

: I have been searching all over, trying to find something -- anything -- on
: making carbon fiber paddles. Err, for kayaking, of course. But I turn up
: nothing. Surely some of you have laid up graphite blades. Any pointers on
: where to look, what to read, anything? I know practically nothing about
: working with carbon fiber, Kevlar, etc., but am eager to begin learning.

: Thanks!
: Kurt Maurer

Messages In This Thread

Paddle: Carbon Fiber Paddle Making *LINK*
Kurt Maurer -- 8/17/2003, 7:25 pm
Re: Paddle: Carbon Fiber Paddle Making
Reg Lake -- 8/20/2003, 3:44 pm
Re: Paddle: Carbon Fiber Paddle Making
Ken Sutherland -- 8/19/2003, 6:40 am
Re: Paddle: Carbon Fiber Paddle Making
Paul J -- 8/18/2003, 5:52 pm
Oops *LINK*
Paul J -- 8/18/2003, 5:54 pm