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So much for flexy paddles
By:Don Beale
Date: 5/28/2001, 12:29 am

I broke my other Redwood paddle today. Snapped it right at the blade root, doing an extended roll. I suspected this would happen, after the other one cracked. I wanted to try pulling the storm paddle off the foredeck whilst underwater anyway, and that worked.

I'm tempted to shave 1/4" off the blank I have, and add 1/8" of fir to the outside of the redwood, for some added strength. With 4oz of glass between the laminations, it oughta add quite a bit. I think maybe it'll be "stiff enough to do chinups on"...

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So much for flexy paddles
Don Beale -- 5/28/2001, 12:29 am
Re: So much for flexy paddles
risto -- 5/28/2001, 4:44 am
Re: So much for flexy paddles
Don Beale -- 5/28/2001, 11:36 am
Re: So much for flexy paddles
Dave Braun -- 5/29/2001, 2:29 pm
Re: So much for flexy paddles
bob -- 5/28/2001, 9:50 pm
Re: So much for flexy paddles
Don Beale -- 5/29/2001, 1:00 am
Re: So much for flexy paddles
Shawn Baker -- 5/28/2001, 6:58 pm
Re: So much for flexy paddles
Don Beale -- 5/29/2001, 1:05 am
Sculling
Brian Nystrom -- 5/29/2001, 12:30 pm
Re: Theres the tip I was after!!
Don Beale -- 5/29/2001, 3:33 pm
I went through the same thing...
Brian Nystrom -- 5/30/2001, 12:09 pm
reading this reminded me of something...
risto -- 5/29/2001, 4:16 am
Re: reading this reminded me of something...
Don Beale -- 5/29/2001, 11:39 am