: I agree that having a little dihedral isn't necessarily a bad thing. Dihedral
: also put the center of effort of the paddle slightly behind the axis of
: the paddle shaft which makes it more stable when pulling on it.

I made one paddle with dihedral and one without.

87 degrees is .2 inches at the outside edges of the blades, doesn't sound like much but it is very noticable when you look at it, but it's not excessive.
I don't expect the small amount of dihedral to cause problems rolling and bracing.

I will be using them soon and will post my preferences. I'm not an authority on advanced paddle tecniques (far from it). So I'll try to get some other opinions. Why don't any of you live near Colorado?

I'll add pics to the web site when time allows. One is a feather design and should complement the Guillemot Exp. nicely!!

If only I didn't have to sleep!

Thanks again,

Doug