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Re: Greenland Style Paddle, what's the best wood ?
By:peter czerpak
Date: 5/17/2001, 8:09 am
In Response To: Re: Greenland Style Paddle, what's the best wood ? (Randy Knauff)

: Thanks, good explanation!
: I tried a greenland style paddle for the first time last weekend. It seemed
: the hand placement was much narrower than I am used to with my regular
: paddle. Can I widen the loom a bit without compromising the design?

The looms on greenlande will certainly feel narrow initially. Its a different paddle stroke. You may have been using a greenlande paddle that was too small for you.

When some people paddle they wrap some fingers around the edge of the loom/blade where its wider which also widens your hand width.

have fun building it,
pete czerpak
albany, NY

Messages In This Thread

Greenland Style Paddle, what's the best wood ?
Matthew -- 5/16/2001, 11:37 am
Great tool for Greenland paddle
Jay Babina -- 5/18/2001, 4:25 pm
Re: Great tool for Greenland paddle
Greg Stamer -- 5/18/2001, 7:42 pm
Re: Great tool for Greenland paddle
Ron Weatherman -- 5/20/2001, 10:24 pm
Re: Great tool for Greenland paddle
Greg Stamer -- 5/20/2001, 11:31 pm
Re: Great tool for Greenland paddle
Ron Weatherman -- 5/21/2001, 8:03 am
Re: Greenland Style Paddle, what's the best wood ?
Jay Babina -- 5/18/2001, 9:25 am
Re:what's the best wood: The cheapest
Shawn Baker -- 5/18/2001, 12:29 pm
Re:what's the best wood: The cheapest
Greg Stamer -- 5/20/2001, 11:09 am
Question on cedar
Jay Babina -- 5/21/2001, 9:28 am
Blazing Paddles!
Greg Stamer -- 5/21/2001, 10:13 am
Re: cavemen wood working technique
Tony -- 5/21/2001, 12:43 pm
Re:what's the best wood: Inexpensive
Shawn Baker -- 5/20/2001, 11:38 pm
Re:what's the best wood: Inexpensive
Ken Sutherland -- 5/24/2001, 1:29 am
Re:I like this answer
Jim -- 5/18/2001, 10:16 am
Re:I like this answer
Brian Nystrom -- 5/18/2001, 12:10 pm
Re:I like this answer
Jim -- 5/18/2001, 1:28 pm
Re: Greenland Style Paddle, what's the best wood ?
Greg Stamer -- 5/16/2001, 3:11 pm
Re: Greenland Style Paddle, what's the best wood ?
Randy Knauff -- 5/16/2001, 8:27 pm
Re: Greenland Style Paddle, what's the best wood ?
Greg Stamer -- 5/16/2001, 10:13 pm
Re: Greenland Style Paddle, what's the best wood ?
Randy Knauff -- 5/17/2001, 2:05 am
Re: Greenland Style Paddle, what's the best wood ?
Greg Stamer -- 5/17/2001, 9:49 am
Re: Greenland Style Paddle, what's the best wood ?
peter czerpak -- 5/17/2001, 8:09 am
I use western red cedar
Brian Nystrom -- 5/16/2001, 2:01 pm
Re: Greenland Style Paddle, what's the best wood ?
Shawn Baker -- 5/16/2001, 12:03 pm