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Re: Paddle: Making Greenland Paddle--Almost Done
By:John Bell
Date: 5/29/2016, 10:24 am
In Response To: Re: Paddle: Making Greenland Paddle--Almost Done (Brian Nystrom)

Thanks for the advice, Bryan. I've planed it down pretty close to the final dimensions but need to smooth it out, due to some slight gouges from the planing. Are you saying I should just skip the orbital sander altogether, or just finish with hand-sanding?

I'm going to go to WestMarine today and get some G-flex epoxy for the tips.

By the way, for those in the DC area: I bought the lumber at Sheets Lumber in Vienna. They had a pretty good selection. Couldn't find a quartersawn board, but this one was rift-sawn, with tight grain and no knots at all.

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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
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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