: I have just finised making two Euro style paddles. One with blade
: shape as in Nick's book and an overall length of 90". The
: other has 1/2" wider blades and is 87" long (bigger
: blade, shorter lever.) The shafts are hollow, 1 1/2" dia.
: WRC with oval hand grips, and the blades are of WRC, ash and
: walnut strips. I have used a sheet of 4oz glass just on the
: backs of the blades, a glass bead protection edge, and joined
: the two halves using a 4" long internal dowel and a wrap of
: 4oz glass. The weights worked out at 2lb 7oz and 2lb 6oz. they
: feel fine in the hand to me but I won't get to use them for
: several weeks yet. Is their weight OK or am I going to find them
: heavy.

38, 39 oz isn't that heavy in a Greenland paddle ...it's about what I like to use.(up to about 45 or 50 oz)

but in a Greenland paddle the weight is spread out through the entire length and it balances well in that weight range.(strictly MY opinion) In a Euro paddle the weight is generally in the blades, so you might notice the ends being heavier than a carbon paddle , if that's what you have been use to. Still...it might feel right, all depends on how close to the blades your hands are, the balance and (hate to say it) what you like

Best Wishes
Roy