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Re: Storm Paddle
By:Brian Conklin
Date: 3/29/2000, 8:51 pm
In Response To: Storm Paddle (Kent LeBoutillier)

> 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.

OOPs.er what I meant to say was... Perhaps that beautiful paddle you've made should be referred to as a Sunday Paddle. It seems a shame to take out in a storm, noonne would be there to see it and you'd be to busy staying upright to enjoy it!

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