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Re: Paddle: Glassing paddle
By:Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks
Date: 2/21/2015, 7:05 pm
In Response To: Re: Paddle: Glassing paddle (Jay Stallman)

The nylon cord is white and will take on any tint in your epoxy. It is not clear. If you want clear stick with strands of fiberglass, but I think the nylon is a bit tougher for bouncing off rocks.

With a 1/8" thick blade, I fiberglass the whole blade. 4 oz is fine, but heavier.

The most common mistake with paddles is leaving the blade too thick. The center of the blade can maintain some thickness blending from the shaft for strength, but taper to thin edges. With glass on it, you can go quite thin for light weight.

Unlike a relatively thick GP, some finish is pretty much required for any durability on an EP. Adding a light layer of thin glass creates a huge amount of durability and strength. Wood with bad grain that would easily snap becomes a bombproof core with a bit of glass. The same actually applies to GPs as well but people are reluctant to go that way.

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Jay Stallman -- 2/20/2015, 4:42 pm
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scottbaxter -- 2/20/2015, 10:46 pm
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Jay Stallman -- 2/21/2015, 6:13 am
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scottbaxter -- 2/21/2015, 8:33 am
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Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 2/21/2015, 10:15 am
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Jay Stallman -- 2/21/2015, 1:03 pm
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Nick Riccardi -- 2/21/2015, 4:11 pm
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Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 2/21/2015, 7:05 pm
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Jay -- 2/23/2015, 7:46 am
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Jay -- 2/23/2015, 7:50 am
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JohnAbercrombie -- 2/23/2015, 11:57 am
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JohnAbercrombie -- 2/23/2015, 12:01 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 2/24/2015, 2:38 am
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Jay -- 2/24/2015, 11:15 pm
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scottbaxter -- 2/24/2015, 11:38 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 2/25/2015, 12:56 am
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Bill Hamm -- 2/25/2015, 1:12 am
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Jay Stallman -- 2/25/2015, 6:11 am
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Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 2/25/2015, 1:55 pm
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Jay -- 2/25/2015, 2:06 pm
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Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 2/26/2015, 12:09 am
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Jay Stallman -- 2/26/2015, 7:23 am
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Etienne Muller -- 2/26/2015, 9:00 am
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Jay -- 3/1/2015, 6:01 am
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Etienne Muller -- 3/1/2015, 8:28 am
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Jay -- 3/1/2015, 9:21 am
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Bill Hamm -- 3/1/2015, 9:29 am
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Jay -- 3/1/2015, 10:11 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 3/2/2015, 12:05 am
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Roy Martin -- 3/2/2015, 6:02 am
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Jay Stallman -- 3/2/2015, 7:05 am
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Bill Hamm -- 3/3/2015, 1:28 am
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Bill Hamm -- 3/3/2015, 2:22 am
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Jay Stallman -- 3/3/2015, 8:38 am
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Bill Hamm -- 3/3/2015, 9:40 am
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Jay Stallman -- 3/3/2015, 12:51 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 3/2/2015, 1:23 am
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Jay Stallman -- 3/2/2015, 7:03 am
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Les Cheeseman -- 3/14/2015, 4:46 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 2/25/2015, 4:58 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 2/26/2015, 12:43 am