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Re: Material: Wood for paddles
By:Mike Savage
Date: 9/9/2010, 8:28 am
In Response To: Material: Wood for paddles (Stephen Troy)

: Living in Chicago the WRC sources appear to be a bit thin. I
: stopped by a lumber yard (the 5th) this morning who said they
: could special order clear 2 x 4s, but there'd be no guarantee
: the grain would be running the right way.

: I figure I'm not the first person to have this problem. What do you
: guys who don't live near cedar sources do for wood? I get that
: you can go through the 2 x 6-10's looking for clear sections to
: cut out, but I haven't had luck with that yet.

: Any suggestions?

Is cedar necessary? I know it's light and some like the smell of cedar but one of the SPF type timbers would make a good paddle. It would be a bit heavier but these types of wood float so the weight when paddling isn't that critical.
Cedar is pricy and hard enough to find clear, straight and tight-grained here, good grade SPF is easier to find and cheaper. Except grade 1 spruce.

Mike Savage
South West Cork

Messages In This Thread

Material: Wood for paddles
Stephen Troy -- 9/8/2010, 11:06 am
Re: Material: Wood for paddles
Mike Savage -- 9/9/2010, 8:28 am
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John lasky -- 9/9/2010, 9:07 am
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Bill Hamm -- 9/10/2010, 2:02 am
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Donovan -- 9/8/2010, 11:30 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 9/9/2010, 3:03 am
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Donovan -- 9/10/2010, 8:08 am
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Bill Hamm -- 9/11/2010, 9:47 am
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Bill Hamm -- 9/10/2010, 8:58 am
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timt -- 9/8/2010, 3:30 pm
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Dan Mouw -- 9/8/2010, 7:41 pm
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Donovan -- 9/8/2010, 11:44 pm
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Dan Mouw -- 9/10/2010, 6:58 am
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Donovan -- 9/10/2010, 8:00 am
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Fred -- 9/10/2010, 8:25 am
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Bill Hamm -- 9/8/2010, 3:42 pm
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Brian Nystrom -- 9/8/2010, 2:29 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 9/8/2010, 3:39 pm
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Malcolm Schweizer -- 9/8/2010, 4:14 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 9/9/2010, 3:01 am
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Malcolm Schweizer -- 9/9/2010, 12:57 pm
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Shark Bait -- 9/8/2010, 6:28 pm
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Malcolm Schweizer -- 9/9/2010, 12:46 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 9/10/2010, 1:51 am
Keep looking
Kudzu -- 9/8/2010, 2:02 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 9/8/2010, 3:37 pm
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Fred -- 9/8/2010, 1:04 pm
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Stephen Troy -- 9/9/2010, 2:38 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 9/10/2010, 1:59 am
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Bill Hamm -- 9/10/2010, 1:48 am
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fred g -- 9/9/2010, 6:10 pm
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Malcolm Schweizer -- 9/8/2010, 12:07 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 9/8/2010, 12:10 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 9/8/2010, 11:46 am