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Re: paddle making
By:ed walshe
Date: 5/24/2001, 9:44 am
In Response To: paddle making (Michael)

Hello Michael, If you are interested in a Greenland style paddle... I have built two using the information on the site below...

http://www.magicnet.net/~gstamer/makegreen2.pdf

... they both were really easy to make. I used only cedar for the first paddle, which came out at 2lbs exactly. I was a little concerned about it being too light, so I made a second one using mahogany and pine. This came out at around 3 lbs. Both work fine, but the lighter one is nicer to use.

I don't have any pictures, but there is some more info on my site.

Messages In This Thread

paddle making
Michael -- 5/23/2001, 6:52 pm
Re: paddle making
ed walshe -- 5/24/2001, 9:44 am
Re: paddle making
John Schwartz -- 5/24/2001, 7:22 am
Re: paddle making
Greg Hughes -- 5/23/2001, 9:44 pm