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Re: Request for advice on Greenland paddle wood
By:Randy Knauff
Date: 6/26/2001, 3:20 pm
In Response To: Re: Request for advice on Greenland paddle wood (KenB)

: Another reason for laminating a paddle blank is just to get decent vertical
: grain sections from cheap wood.

If you laminated a shaft section, which would be preferable for strength: laminations parallel to the blade face or laminations 90 degrees to the blade face?

Randy

Messages In This Thread

Request for advice on Greenland paddle wood
Gary -- 6/25/2001, 9:26 pm
Ross's paddle link
Jim -- 6/26/2001, 4:37 pm
Re: Request for advice on Greenland paddle wood
KenB -- 6/26/2001, 2:05 pm
Re: Request for advice on Greenland paddle wood
Randy Knauff -- 6/26/2001, 3:20 pm
Regardless of whether it's laminated...
Brian Nystrom -- 6/27/2001, 12:43 pm
Re: Request for advice on Greenland paddle wood
Brian Nystrom -- 6/26/2001, 12:49 pm
Re: Request for advice on Greenland paddle wood
Tony -- 6/26/2001, 12:04 pm
Re: Request for advice on Greenland paddle wood
Elliott -- 6/26/2001, 8:37 am
Re: Request for advice on Greenland paddle wood
Gary -- 6/26/2001, 9:13 am