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Greenland!
Posted By: Robert Woodard In Response To: Which paddles?? (Brian T. Cunningham)
Date: Thursday, 22 April 1999, at 7:17 p.m.
> Are there any paddle designs that won't break if I had to use them as a
> pole?
> ... and then wouldn't be useless as a paddle once you get out in the deep
> stuff.
> I was thinking of a long greenland with a hardened tip, like the ones the
> ancients used to also hunt with. That way I wouldn't need both a paddle
> and a pole.Hi Brian,
I use a homemade greenland and have pushed around in quite a bit of mud (shollow water) with it. My cedar greenland is a bit fragile. Mostly because it is so pretty I notice all the dings more. Plenty light though. I loaned it to a friend a few weeks ago and now I think it's her primary paddle 8^)
My greenland made out of douglas fir is more durable, a little heavier (mainly because it is thicker), and used to pole through shallow water a lot. At a cost of only about $15 I'm never careful with it and it has held up very well.
If you decide to make your own, I recommend Chuck Holst's plans over some of the other ones posted on the net. Chuck's plans call for thicker edges than most others. This results in a heavier paddle, but also much more durable. I've seen some very light greenlander's in the store that I think I could crack in half very easily. I think I would have to use my douglas fir paddle as a baseball bat to make it snap. The cedar paddle will break easier, but would still require a bunch of force.
Since I laminate 2 - 1x4's together to make a 2x4, I'm thinking of sandwiching in a piece of fiberglass in between and make the paddle thinner. Anyone have any experience with this?
Woody
Woody
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