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Re: Drip rings for Inuit/Aleut wood paddles???
By:Rob Macks
Date: 6/20/2001, 12:12 pm
In Response To: Drip rings for Inuit/Aleut wood paddles??? (Patrick in Minnesota)

: Hi - This summer I built my first paddles, in a couple different traditional
: styles. They're light, and a lot of fun to use...easier on my joints than
: my commercial broad-bladed paddle. However, I'd like to install some sort
: of drip rings, because they drip a lot of water down the blades, and my
: hands get soaked. I've looked at internet sites that sell standard drip
: rings, and it appears that you need to have a take-apart paddle to install
: these. Has anyone figured out a way to add drip rings to a one-piece
: paddle?

Your hands are intended to slide smoothly all the way to the ends of the blade on native paddles so drip rings are not used.

My Aleut paddles do have a small shoulder at the blade/loom transition that acts as a drip edge. Again if I do paddle slowly all those drips will land in my lap.

A shoulder width hand placement will lend to a naturally faster cadance and less water on you and your hands.

All the best,

Rob Macks
Laughing Loon CC&K
www.LaughingLoon.com

Messages In This Thread

Drip rings for Inuit/Aleut wood paddles???
Patrick in Minnesota -- 6/20/2001, 8:16 am
Re: Drip rings for Inuit/Aleut wood paddles???
Dale Frolander -- 6/20/2001, 9:37 pm
Re: Drip rings for Inuit/Aleut wood paddles???
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 6/21/2001, 9:44 am
Re: Shoelaces & a quick flick
Craig Bumgarner -- 6/20/2001, 12:33 pm
Re: Drip rings for Inuit/Aleut wood paddles???
Rob Macks -- 6/20/2001, 12:12 pm
Re: Drip rings for Inuit/Aleut wood paddles???
Kent LeBoutillier -- 6/20/2001, 11:34 am
Re: Drip rings for Inuit/Aleut wood paddles???
Russ -- 6/20/2001, 10:44 am
Re: Drip rings for Inuit/Aleut wood paddles???
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 6/20/2001, 8:42 am
Re: Drip rings for Inuit/Aleut wood paddles???
Rob Macks -- 6/20/2001, 8:38 am