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Re: Paddle: carbon paddle layup *PIC*
By:Dan Caouette (CSCWC)
Date: 8/17/2015, 4:03 pm
In Response To: Re: Paddle: carbon paddle layup (Bill Hamm)

I've built a few kayak and canoe paddles with composite shafts. They have white cedar cores and then are skinned in carbon. I use a carbon braid. For resin control I've done both heat shrink tubing and also vacuum bagging.

These canoe paddles had a cedar shaft and carbon skinned shaft. The blades were skinned with 3oz glass. They weigh about 15oz each.

On Greenland paddles, the entire paddle can be wrapped in one continuous carbon braid.

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Paddle: carbon paddle layup
Mike Hanks -- 8/7/2015, 10:53 pm
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John Messinger -- 8/16/2015, 11:47 am
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Bill Hamm -- 8/17/2015, 1:51 am
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JohnAbercrombie -- 8/17/2015, 12:47 pm
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Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 8/17/2015, 4:03 pm
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John Messinger -- 8/17/2015, 6:31 pm
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Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 8/18/2015, 11:06 am
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Shawn Jones -- 3/18/2016, 7:18 pm
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Tom Cooper -- 3/18/2016, 8:17 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 3/18/2016, 9:09 pm
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Chad -- 3/18/2016, 9:49 pm
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Shawn Jones -- 3/20/2016, 2:06 am
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Chad -- 3/21/2016, 11:54 am
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Dennis Nybo -- 3/21/2016, 9:07 pm
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Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 3/19/2016, 8:00 am
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Bill Hamm -- 3/19/2016, 9:28 am
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Chad -- 3/19/2016, 9:28 am
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Roy Martin -- 3/19/2016, 9:54 am
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Roy Martin -- 3/19/2016, 10:05 am
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Bill Hamm -- 3/20/2016, 12:28 am
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Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 3/19/2016, 10:40 am
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Etienne muller -- 3/19/2016, 12:11 pm
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Roy Martin -- 3/19/2016, 12:27 pm
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Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 3/19/2016, 2:04 pm
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Roy Martin -- 3/19/2016, 2:28 pm
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Mike Bielski -- 3/19/2016, 10:39 pm