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Re: Paddle: Making Greenland Paddle--Almost Done
By:Brian Nystrom
Date: 5/29/2016, 9:49 am
In Response To: Paddle: Making Greenland Paddle--Almost Done (John Bell)

I strongly recommend sanding by hand. I use power tools during the "roughing out" part of the process, but always finish by hand sanding. It's the point where feeling the wood really makes a lot of difference and you can experience the final transformation from a "piece of wood" to a paddle.

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Paddle: Making Greenland Paddle--Almost Done
John Bell -- 5/28/2016, 7:32 pm
Re: Paddle: Making Greenland Paddle--Almost Done
Brian Nystrom -- 5/29/2016, 9:49 am
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John Bell -- 5/29/2016, 10:24 am
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John Bell -- 5/29/2016, 10:46 am
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JohnAbercrombie -- 5/29/2016, 1:06 pm
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John Bell -- 5/29/2016, 1:14 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 5/29/2016, 1:59 pm
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John Bell -- 5/29/2016, 4:37 pm
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Roy Martin -- 5/29/2016, 5:07 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 5/29/2016, 5:20 pm
Re: Paddle: Making Greenland Paddle--Almost Done *PIC*
Roy Martin -- 5/29/2016, 5:36 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 5/29/2016, 6:04 pm
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John Bell -- 5/29/2016, 6:33 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 5/29/2016, 7:31 pm
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Tom C -- 5/29/2016, 9:04 pm