Boat Building Forum

Find advice on all aspects of building your own kayak, canoe or any lightweight boats

Re: Paddle: Greenland Paddle *Pic*
By:Chip Sandresky
Date: 12/2/2003, 1:01 pm
In Response To: Paddle: Greenland Paddle (Joe Pitzner)

: My concern is the paddle may be too
: heavy for long distance paddles.

Hi Joe. I built my first paddle from Sitka Spruce. Port-Orford-Cedar is almost the same weight dry see http://www2.fpl.fs.fed.us/TechSheets/SoftwoodNA/htmlDocs/chamaelawson.html and http://www2.fpl.fs.fed.us/TechSheets/SoftwoodNA/htmlDocs/piceasitchen.html My paddles turned out very light. I wouldn't worry about it. Hang it on the wall if it turns out too heavy to use on the water :)

www.ChipSandresky.com

Messages In This Thread

Paddle: Greenland Paddle
Joe Pitzner -- 12/1/2003, 11:41 pm
Re: Paddle: Greenland Paddle
Greg Stamer -- 12/2/2003, 2:46 pm
Re: Paddle: Greenland Paddle
Brian Nystrom -- 12/2/2003, 1:16 pm
Re: Paddle: Greenland Paddle
Joe Pitzner -- 12/2/2003, 4:02 pm
Go for it.
Danny Cox -- 12/2/2003, 7:07 pm
Re: Paddle: Greenland Paddle
Greg Stamer -- 12/2/2003, 5:05 pm
Re: Paddle: Greenland Paddle
Brian Nystrom -- 12/2/2003, 5:03 pm
Re: Paddle: Greenland Paddle *Pic*
Chip Sandresky -- 12/2/2003, 1:01 pm
Re: Paddle: Greenland Paddle
West -- 12/2/2003, 2:38 am
Re: Paddle: Greenland Paddle
Joe Pitzner -- 12/2/2003, 3:57 pm