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Re: Hollow shaft Paddles
By:tom preska
Date: 2/17/2000, 2:18 pm
In Response To: Hollow shaft Paddles (Kent LeBoutillier)

> Hi All, After reading all the response from Ross's posting on paddle
> making I'd like to conduct a poll. When paddlers have had there wood
> paddles break, where did they break? I am especially interested in
> Greenland style paddles. I am currently working on a new paddle and can't
> decide if I should cut my loom pieces back in half and hollow them or just
> make it a solid shaft. My last paddle made from cedar, redwood and pine,
> has a solid loom and weighes in at 2 lbs. 11 oz. If I do hollow it I'll
> use a router to do the job.

Go light, and carry a spare :)

tom

Messages In This Thread

Hollow shaft Paddles
Kent LeBoutillier -- 2/17/2000, 12:08 pm
Idea from a Newbie ...
Martin Linde -- 3/18/2000, 7:59 pm
Re: Hollow shaft Paddles
Jerry weinraub -- 2/20/2000, 10:28 am
Re: Hollow shaft Paddles
Robert Woodard -- 2/17/2000, 9:06 pm
Re: Hollow shaft Paddles
tom preska -- 2/18/2000, 8:32 am
Re: Hollow shaft Paddles
tom preska -- 2/18/2000, 9:53 am
Re: birdsmouth
Mike Hanks -- 2/19/2000, 3:25 pm
Re: shaped like this
Mike Hanks -- 2/19/2000, 7:56 pm
Re: It's like this
Stan Woronko -- 2/20/2000, 10:30 pm
Re: Sorry
Mike Hanks -- 2/20/2000, 10:59 pm
Re: NOT
Mike Hanks -- 2/20/2000, 6:52 pm
Re: NOT
tom preska -- 2/20/2000, 10:06 pm
Re: That would work (no text)
Mike Hanks -- 2/20/2000, 10:45 pm
Re: Hollow shaft Paddles
Shawn Baker -- 2/17/2000, 5:35 pm
Re: Hollow shaft Paddles
Kent LeBoutillier -- 2/17/2000, 8:05 pm
And the weight savings...
Shawn Baker -- 2/18/2000, 9:58 am
Re: And the weight savings...
Kent LeBoutillier -- 2/18/2000, 11:52 am
Re: Hollow shaft Paddles
Mike Hanks -- 2/17/2000, 9:39 pm
Re: Hollow shaft Paddles
Paul Lund -- 2/18/2000, 5:37 am
Sickness
Shawn Baker -- 2/18/2000, 4:02 pm
Re: Hollow shaft Paddles
tom preska -- 2/17/2000, 2:18 pm