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Re: Paddle: paddle-building question
By:Kurt Maurer
Date: 10/5/2011, 7:33 pm
In Response To: Re: Paddle: paddle-building question (Clayton Plunkett)

: I count 13 Greenland paddles....

Good eye. But then, that ain't all of 'em....

But actually, you bring up a point I like to make, and that is, being as they're so easy you can make lots of them. But why would anyone want so many paddles? Why, because then you can experiment with length, blade width, shapes and sizes to your little heart's content in order to find precisely what floats your boat, so to speak. Can't do that with Euro paddles, not really ..... not unless you're just super prolific at making stuff ...... or make some seriously awesome paychecks.....

Okay well, I'm sure somebody could shoot that argument full of holes pretty quickly, but still, Greenland paddles are just tailor-made for the home practitioner, no question about it. Ask any Inuit.

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Richard Kleinhenz -- 10/5/2011, 12:10 pm
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ancient kayaker -- 10/5/2011, 3:10 pm
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Dave Houser -- 10/5/2011, 4:15 pm
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Richard Kleinhenz -- 10/5/2011, 4:32 pm
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StephenHJ -- 10/5/2011, 5:35 pm
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Richard Kleinhenz -- 10/5/2011, 7:44 pm
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Richard Kleinhenz -- 10/5/2011, 4:25 pm
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Kurt Maurer -- 10/5/2011, 6:45 pm
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Clayton Plunkett -- 10/5/2011, 7:17 pm
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Kurt Maurer -- 10/5/2011, 7:33 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 10/6/2011, 5:05 am
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Kevin McAtee -- 10/6/2011, 4:07 am
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Bill Hamm -- 10/6/2011, 4:21 am
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Bill Hamm -- 10/6/2011, 4:22 am
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Tom B -- 10/6/2011, 4:58 am
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Kirk Fredericks - Farback Carpentry and Automation -- 10/6/2011, 6:52 am
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Mike Savage -- 10/6/2011, 10:08 am
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Dave Houser -- 10/5/2011, 10:29 pm
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Richard Kleinhenz -- 10/6/2011, 9:56 am
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Dave Houser -- 10/7/2011, 10:55 pm