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Re: Paddle: Epoxy/Tip Protection for GP--Advice Pl
By:John Bell
Date: 5/31/2016, 11:57 am
In Response To: Re: Paddle: Epoxy/Tip Protection for GP--Advice Pl (Alex Ferguson)

I fit kwila tips to mine. Kwila is a hard timber used for veranda decking. I use 3 stainless steel, 3 mm "dowels", fitted into 4 mm holes, crunch the wire dowels with pliers to roughen them and epoxy them and the tips on. The tips are roughly formed and once the epoxy is dry, shaped with an angle-grinder with a sandpaper petal type disk. The dowels are from SS welding rod.

With these tips I'm happy fending off from rocks knowing I'll not damage the paddle. Finish is usually linseed oil though I have used tung oil. I'd definitely not use an epoxy finish.

You're evidently way, way past my noob carpentry skills. Someday I'll get there, maybe...thanks for the reply.

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John Bell -- 5/30/2016, 12:10 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 5/30/2016, 12:26 pm
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John Bell -- 5/30/2016, 12:31 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 5/30/2016, 12:38 pm
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John Bell -- 5/30/2016, 12:45 pm
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Paul Nicol -- 5/30/2016, 1:07 pm
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John Bell -- 5/30/2016, 1:14 pm
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Paul Nicol -- 5/30/2016, 1:36 pm
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John Bell -- 5/30/2016, 2:04 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 5/30/2016, 2:03 pm
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John Bell -- 5/30/2016, 2:08 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 5/31/2016, 12:38 am
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John Bell -- 5/31/2016, 11:55 am
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Etienne Muller -- 5/30/2016, 4:02 pm
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Paul Nicol -- 5/30/2016, 5:25 pm
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John Bell -- 5/30/2016, 5:39 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 5/30/2016, 6:46 pm
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John Messinger -- 5/30/2016, 6:53 pm
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bsoderholm -- 5/30/2016, 10:14 pm
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Alex Ferguson -- 5/31/2016, 5:21 am
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John Bell -- 5/31/2016, 11:57 am
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Alex Ferguson -- 5/31/2016, 10:39 pm
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John Bell -- 5/31/2016, 12:11 pm
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Alex Ferguson -- 5/31/2016, 10:43 pm
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Brian Nystrom -- 5/31/2016, 7:31 am
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John Bell -- 5/31/2016, 12:04 pm
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Brian Nystrom -- 6/1/2016, 7:25 am
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Bill Hamm -- 6/2/2016, 12:48 am
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Brian Nystrom -- 6/2/2016, 7:41 am
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John Bell -- 5/31/2016, 12:04 pm
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Brian Nystrom -- 6/1/2016, 7:12 am
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Jaybabina -- 5/31/2016, 11:48 am
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John Bell -- 5/31/2016, 12:10 pm
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jaybabina -- 5/31/2016, 6:47 pm
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Alex Ferguson -- 5/31/2016, 10:51 pm
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anewhouse -- 6/1/2016, 2:29 am
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Alex Ferguson -- 6/1/2016, 6:31 am
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John Bell -- 6/2/2016, 6:12 pm