KBBS Archive 10,000

Greenland paddle building

Posted By: Ross Leidy
Date: Sunday, 26 September 1999, at 2:17 p.m.

I've been working on building Greenland-style paddle according to the dimensions described at http://seacanoe.org/grnpadle.htm and it's almost ready for finishing. I have a couple of questions:

1. I used what I had on-hand which was a clear piece of Aspen I picked-up at Home Depot. It seems like it will work ok. It's pretty flexible, in fact maybe a little too flexible. I hate for it to break, so I thought of covering the blades with some 2oz glass, but that seemed like overkill. I thought I could run an inch wide strip of glass down the center of each blade and that would give it a bit more rigidity and reduce the chances of it breaking. Any thoughts?

2. I could use epoxy to waterproof the paddle, but I understand a less slippery surface is more appropriate. What's a good coating for doing this?

Thanks for any suggestions.

Ross

Messages In This Thread

Greenland paddle building
Ross Leidy -- Sunday, 26 September 1999, at 2:17 p.m.

Re: Greenland paddle building
Dean Trexel -- Sunday, 26 September 1999, at 6:43 p.m.

Re: Greenland paddle building
paul lund -- Sunday, 26 September 1999, at 8:23 p.m.

Re: Greenland paddle building
Jack Martin -- Sunday, 26 September 1999, at 9:08 p.m.

Re: Greenland paddle building --- oops
Jack Martin -- Sunday, 26 September 1999, at 9:14 p.m.

Re: Greenland paddle building
David Walker -- Monday, 27 September 1999, at 12:34 a.m.

Re: Greenland paddle building
Mike Hanks -- Monday, 27 September 1999, at 11:41 a.m.

Thanks
Ross Leidy -- Monday, 27 September 1999, at 3:01 p.m.

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