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Regardless of whether it's laminated...
By:Brian Nystrom
Date: 6/27/2001, 12:43 pm
In Response To: Re: Request for advice on Greenland paddle wood (Randy Knauff)

...or not, the grain should run perpendicular to the blade faces. It's stonger in this orientation and it's easier to plane/sand smooth. You can think of it as an oversize cedar strip, and this grain orientation works best for paddles for the same reason it works best for boats.

Messages In This Thread

Request for advice on Greenland paddle wood
Gary -- 6/25/2001, 9:26 pm
Ross's paddle link
Jim -- 6/26/2001, 4:37 pm
Re: Request for advice on Greenland paddle wood
KenB -- 6/26/2001, 2:05 pm
Re: Request for advice on Greenland paddle wood
Randy Knauff -- 6/26/2001, 3:20 pm
Regardless of whether it's laminated...
Brian Nystrom -- 6/27/2001, 12:43 pm
Re: Request for advice on Greenland paddle wood
Brian Nystrom -- 6/26/2001, 12:49 pm
Re: Request for advice on Greenland paddle wood
Tony -- 6/26/2001, 12:04 pm
Re: Request for advice on Greenland paddle wood
Elliott -- 6/26/2001, 8:37 am
Re: Request for advice on Greenland paddle wood
Gary -- 6/26/2001, 9:13 am