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Re: Paddle: laminating a bent shaft *LINK*
By:Glen Smith
Date: 8/26/2008, 7:15 pm
In Response To: Paddle: laminating a bent shaft *LINK* *Pic* (Doug Smith)

Doug, check out the springback info at the posted link. One more comment: you are probably using kiln-dried lumber which doesn't bend as well as air-dried lumber. However, air-dried is very hard to find and usually a special order item, at least in my neck of the woods it is.

Glen in Baie-St-Paul.

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Paddle: laminating a bent shaft *LINK* *Pic*
Doug Smith -- 8/26/2008, 12:25 pm
Re: Paddle: laminating a bent shaft
Allan -- 8/28/2008, 2:00 am
Re: Paddle: laminating a bent shaft *Pic*
Jerry -- 8/26/2008, 10:56 pm
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Donald -- 8/27/2008, 2:03 pm
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Jerry -- 8/27/2008, 10:13 pm
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Donald -- 8/28/2008, 8:24 am
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Jerry -- 8/28/2008, 1:29 pm
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Donald -- 8/28/2008, 1:39 pm
Re: Paddle: laminating a bent shaft
Doug Smith -- 8/26/2008, 11:27 pm
Re: Paddle: laminating a bent shaft *LINK*
Glen Smith -- 8/26/2008, 7:15 pm
Re: Paddle: laminating a bent shaft
Doug Smith -- 8/26/2008, 7:24 pm
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JohnK -- 8/26/2008, 7:06 pm
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Allan -- 8/26/2008, 5:36 pm
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Doug Smith -- 8/26/2008, 5:43 pm
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Allan -- 8/26/2008, 5:25 pm
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Kudzu -- 8/26/2008, 1:22 pm