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Re: Paddle: favorite glue for paddle layup
By:Dean
Date: 8/13/2010, 10:05 am
In Response To: Paddle: favorite glue for paddle layup (John lasky)

I've used epoxy with good results. I laminated layers of douglas fir for the loom, and then alternating layers of fir and white pine for the paddle faces, with cherry in the edges, and maple and purpleheart on the tips. I used a tilted band saw to rough out the dihedral curves while the glueups were still two longitudinal symmetric mirror image half paddles. Then I glued them together and finished it up with convex and flat spokeshaves.

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Paddle: favorite glue for paddle layup
John lasky -- 8/13/2010, 9:29 am
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Bill Hamm -- 8/14/2010, 1:30 am
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Fred -- 8/13/2010, 2:25 pm
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Brian Nystrom -- 8/13/2010, 6:04 pm
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Kurt Maurer -- 8/13/2010, 8:36 pm
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Malcolm Schweizer -- 8/13/2010, 11:47 am
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Bill Hamm -- 8/14/2010, 1:35 am
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Charlie -- 8/13/2010, 11:35 am
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Will N to Go -- 8/13/2010, 1:03 pm
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Dave Gentry -- 8/13/2010, 12:18 pm
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Dean -- 8/13/2010, 10:05 am
Re: Paddle: favorite glue for paddle layup *PIC*
Kurt Maurer -- 8/13/2010, 10:21 am
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Kudzu -- 8/13/2010, 9:59 am