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Re: You Uncle is Right
By:Bryan Sarauer
Date: 9/29/2001, 11:03 am
In Response To: Re: You Uncle is Right (Mike Scarborough)

: The laminated paddle will be stronger and more warp and crack resistant.
: Assembling it from strips no wider than 1/4 inch is a little extreme. I
: think you could easily go up to an inch wide without problems and use the
: variation in widths and color to create an interesting pattern. (racing
: stripes?)

But am I really asking for trouble if I were to build a canoe paddle from a single piece of wood? Obviosly lots of people seem to do it, but is there a fairly significant risk of crackig & warpage?

Messages In This Thread

laminate vs. one-piece paddle
Bryan Sarauer -- 9/29/2001, 12:33 am
Re: laminate vs. one-piece paddle
Geo. Cushing -- 10/1/2001, 12:58 pm
Re: laminate vs. one-piece paddle
Rehd -- 9/29/2001, 11:59 am
Re: You Uncle is Right
Mike Scarborough -- 9/29/2001, 7:20 am
Re: You Uncle is Right
Jim McCool -- 10/1/2001, 11:34 am
Re: You Uncle is Right
Bryan Sarauer -- 9/29/2001, 11:03 am
Canoe paddles are abused. Make many
Paul G. Jacobson -- 9/30/2001, 10:48 pm
Re: More on laminating
Dave Houser -- 10/1/2001, 3:49 pm
Re: You Uncle is Right
risto -- 9/29/2001, 7:42 am