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Paddle: Adding hardwood tips
By:Stephen Troy
Date: 10/5/2010, 10:31 pm

My paddle is coming out a bit shorter than I'd like (82.5" for a rather wide boat) and I'd just as soon add hardwood tips anyway for durability.

A few questions:

1. Can I add 1" of wood just glued directly on to each end? Is gorilla glue or titebond III workable?
2. Which way should the grain run on the tips?
3. If clamping is necessary, how do you clamp wood onto a rough-shaped paddle?

Thanks

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Paddle: Adding hardwood tips
Stephen Troy -- 10/5/2010, 10:31 pm
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Scott Fitzgerrell -- 10/8/2010, 3:00 am
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Kurt Maurer -- 10/10/2010, 4:38 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 10/7/2010, 1:38 am
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Stephen Troy -- 10/7/2010, 1:46 am
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Bill Hamm -- 10/7/2010, 1:54 am
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Stephen Troy -- 10/7/2010, 2:04 am
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Bill Hamm -- 10/8/2010, 2:11 am
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Bill Hamm -- 10/7/2010, 1:49 am
Re: Paddle: Adding hardwood tips *PIC*
Jay Babina -- 10/6/2010, 10:20 am
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Brian Nystrom -- 10/7/2010, 7:56 pm
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fadedred -- 10/7/2010, 8:01 pm
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fadedred -- 10/7/2010, 8:03 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 10/8/2010, 2:10 am
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Bill Hamm -- 10/7/2010, 1:48 am
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Kudzu -- 10/6/2010, 1:28 pm
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barry boyette -- 10/6/2010, 9:11 pm
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Dean -- 10/6/2010, 9:53 am
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Will N To Go -- 10/6/2010, 8:48 am
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Kudzu -- 10/6/2010, 8:03 am
Epoxy
Stephen Troy -- 10/6/2010, 10:31 am
Re: Epoxy
Charles Leach -- 10/6/2010, 4:09 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 10/7/2010, 1:46 am
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Brian Nystrom -- 10/6/2010, 12:49 pm
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Alex Ferguson -- 10/6/2010, 5:10 am
Also, surface prep
Stephen Troy -- 10/6/2010, 1:01 am