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Re: Tip Reinforcement
By:Jack
Date: 3/29/2000, 9:08 am
In Response To: Storm Paddle (Kent LeBoutillier)

Kent,

What did you use to reinforce the edges of the blade. It looks like wood from the picture but the article you reference talks about plastic or bone! I can see me going down to the local fish market and asking for some extra whale bones.

Jack

> Hi All,

> Just thought I would post a pic of the storm paddle I just finished. The
> paddle has a pine loom and the accent strips are pine and paduk. The rest
> is redwood and cedar with an ash strip steam bent around the blade edge.
> The paddle is 70" long has a 6" loom and the blades are
> 3-5/8"wide x 32" long. I got most of the info from Chuck Holst's
> article on making a West Greenland Paddle.

Messages In This Thread

Storm Paddle
Kent LeBoutillier -- 3/28/2000, 5:58 pm
Re: Storm Paddle
Brian Conklin -- 3/29/2000, 8:51 pm
Re: Storm Paddle
Brian Conklin -- 3/29/2000, 8:48 pm
OOOHHH BAAABYY!!!
Eric Schade (shearwater Boats) -- 3/29/2000, 6:25 pm
Re: OOOHHH BAAABYY!!!
Kent LeBoutillier -- 3/29/2000, 8:37 pm
Re: Storm Paddle
Ross Leidy -- 3/29/2000, 11:10 am
Re: Storm Paddle
Kent LeBoutillier -- 3/29/2000, 11:35 am
Re: Storm Paddle questions
Jay Babina -- 3/29/2000, 9:17 am
Re: Storm Paddle questions
Kent LeBoutillier -- 3/29/2000, 11:46 am
Re: Tip Reinforcement
Jack -- 3/29/2000, 9:08 am
Re: Steamed Ash Tip Reinforcement
Mike Hanks -- 3/29/2000, 11:08 am
Re: Storm Paddle
Gary B -- 3/28/2000, 11:40 pm
Re: Storm Paddle - beauty eh!
Hank -- 3/28/2000, 10:31 pm
Re: Storm Paddle
Robert Woodard -- 3/28/2000, 7:22 pm
Re: Magnificent!
Spidey -- 3/28/2000, 6:14 pm