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Re: Paddle: curve on a spoon paddle
By:Etienne Muller
Date: 10/25/2011, 1:34 pm
In Response To: Re: Paddle: curve on a spoon paddle (Scott Shurlow)

: For a kayak, I agree. For a 10.5 ft canoe, I disagree. My Wee
: Lassie is so wide that a GP just doesn't make sense. Also my
: race last year showed me that either MY GP's aren't fast, or a
: spoon blade has its uses. For everyday paddling a kayak,
: however, there is no comparison...
: Now to my question... How much does the curve matter. If no one
: answers then I'll suck it up and make a curved paddle. There has
: got to be a reason why every commercial paddle is curved.

Don't be lazy Scott. Go the whole hog and make it curved.

If I was doing it I would get hold of a commercial paddle that I like, shrink wrap the blade, and lay the Popsicle sticks up on it to get the shape. Use it as a form.

Et

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Paddle: curve on a spoon paddle
Scott Shurlow -- 10/24/2011, 7:48 am
Re: Paddle: curve on a spoon paddle
Bill Hamm -- 10/25/2011, 2:20 am
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Scott Shurlow -- 10/25/2011, 8:25 am
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Bill Hamm -- 10/25/2011, 11:42 am
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Scott Shurlow -- 10/25/2011, 5:37 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 10/25/2011, 1:34 pm
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Les Cheeseman -- 10/27/2011, 4:40 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 10/27/2011, 4:56 pm
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Les Cheeseman -- 10/28/2011, 3:03 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 10/27/2011, 6:29 pm
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Reg Lake -- 10/25/2011, 2:59 pm
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ancient kayaker -- 10/25/2011, 7:02 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 10/26/2011, 4:54 am
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Jay Babina -- 10/27/2011, 9:40 am
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Al Edie -- 10/27/2011, 1:22 pm
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ancient kayaker -- 10/27/2011, 3:57 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 10/27/2011, 4:41 pm
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ancient kayaker -- 10/28/2011, 12:16 am
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StephenHJ -- 10/28/2011, 2:53 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 10/28/2011, 3:27 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 10/28/2011, 5:03 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 10/28/2011, 5:10 pm
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ancient kayaker -- 10/28/2011, 5:48 pm
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StephenHJ -- 10/28/2011, 5:51 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 10/28/2011, 6:20 pm
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ancient kayaker -- 10/28/2011, 11:22 pm
Re: Paddle: curve on a spoon paddle *PIC*
Etienne Muller -- 10/29/2011, 5:44 am
Re: Paddle: curve on a spoon paddle
ancient kayaker -- 10/30/2011, 4:33 pm
Re: Paddle: curve on a spoon paddle
Bill Hamm -- 10/29/2011, 12:33 pm