Re: Strip: Abachi hull.... and paddles
By:risto
Date: 3/31/2003, 12:09 pm
Date: 3/31/2003, 12:09 pm
In Response To: Strip: Abachi hull *Pic* (Hans Friedel)
Hi Hans,
I've made 3 greenland paddles from Abachi (often called Obeche in the US) and like its ratio of weight/strength. I think its much stronger than balsa, probably stronger than WRC as well. Dust however is a problem, and its no pleasure to plane either.
risto
: Here are some picks of a kayak with a hull made of Abachi. Abachi is rather
: similar to balsa but more solid. In Scandinavia it is rather common in
: Saunas to sit on.
: The hull has a build in fin so the kayak vill do reasonable god with no
: rudder or fin
: Hans
Messages In This Thread
- Strip: Abachi hull *Pic*
Hans Friedel -- 3/30/2003, 3:14 am- Re: Strip: Abachi hull.... and paddles
risto -- 3/31/2003, 12:09 pm- Re: Strip: Abachi hull.... and paddles
Hans Friedel -- 3/31/2003, 3:12 pm- Re: Strip: Abachi hull.... and paddles
risto -- 4/1/2003, 11:40 am- Re: Strip: Abachi hull.... and paddles
Hans Friedel -- 4/1/2003, 2:33 pm- yep, that's it exactly! saturates wood OK though *NM*
risto -- 4/2/2003, 12:16 pm
- yep, that's it exactly! saturates wood OK though *NM*
- Re: Strip: Abachi hull.... and paddles
- Re: Strip: Abachi hull.... and paddles
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srchr/gerald -- 3/30/2003, 11:59 am- Re: Strip: Abachi hull *LINK*
Hans Friedel -- 3/30/2003, 3:27 am - Re: Strip: Abachi hull.... and paddles
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