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Re: Paddle: Adding hardwood tips
By:Scott Fitzgerrell
Date: 10/8/2010, 3:00 am
In Response To: Paddle: Adding hardwood tips (Stephen Troy)

: 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

Surprised Kurt hasn't chimed in on this one. If he did, he might point you to this link: http://mysite.verizon.net/NGC704/greenlandpaddle/

As usual with Mr. Maurer, this all seems compellingly simple and well thought-out.

--S

Messages In This Thread

Paddle: Adding hardwood tips
Stephen Troy -- 10/5/2010, 10:31 pm
Re: Paddle: Adding hardwood tips
Scott Fitzgerrell -- 10/8/2010, 3:00 am
Re: Paddle: Adding hardwood tips
Kurt Maurer -- 10/10/2010, 4:38 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 10/7/2010, 1:38 am
Re: Paddle: Adding hardwood tips
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
Re: Paddle: Adding hardwood tips
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
Re: Epoxy
Bill Hamm -- 10/7/2010, 1:46 am
Re: Epoxy
Brian Nystrom -- 10/6/2010, 12:49 pm
Re: Paddle: Adding hardwood tips
Alex Ferguson -- 10/6/2010, 5:10 am
Also, surface prep
Stephen Troy -- 10/6/2010, 1:01 am