: I'm building a paddle as shown in Nick's book. My book is the 1997
: edition. I'm a little confused about tapering the ends of the
: paddle shaft. Nick says (page 164 top) "You should bve
: planing the faces that show the glue line." Yet Figure
: 10-2d shows a dotted line that I assumed was the glue line. (I
: already planed one end before I noticed the discrepancy with the
: text...). The blade halves then are glued onto the planed,
: tapered surface, right? Or did I get it all wrong in my mind?
: Figure 10-2e has the shaft rotated by 90 deg, right? So in the
: end, when I am looking at the face of the blade, the glueline
: will be facing me, running all the way into the end of the
: paddle.

: Appreciate any clarification. Thanks!

I don't know the answer as I don't have Nick's book, but I am planning to make a double paddle over the Winter and I wanted to know if it best to leave the 8 or 12 sided shape or whether to round it off. Didn't seem worth starting anouther paddle thread but thanks - Terry Haines

: Regards,
: Rich