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what to do with my rock
By:Don Beale
Date: 10/22/2001, 7:15 pm

I have a new storm paddle, that I made a little shorter so it'd fit on the fordeck, and be better for a sliding stroke.

Unfortunately, I chose the wrong blank - a nice piece of tight-grained old growth fir, that weighs a ton. I cant believe how much this thing weighs, but I dont have a scale and even if I did I'd be too embarrased to post the number.

I'm thinking I could block it onto a flat 2x6 and run it through the planer, take it down on both sides to about 3/8" thick, leaving the shape and the edges. Than laminate cedar, or redwood, or *gasp* buy some spruce and laminate that, and then reshape it.

Has anybody tried this? I dont see why it wouldnt work, and while the result might still be heavier, it would be a lot lighter than it is now. And, it'd have nice tough edges. In the worst case, I'd ruin it, which would make it only a little harder to duplicate.

And, since Ive taken to numbering my blades to keep track of them, I think this one is #11. Would it then become #13 in its new incarnation, or would it retain #11 since the shape is the same? The markings would be planed off...

Messages In This Thread

what to do with my rock
Don Beale -- 10/22/2001, 7:15 pm
Re: what to do with my rock
Bob Kelim -- 10/25/2001, 2:19 am
Add a spine, not a spline
Paul G. Jacobson -- 10/25/2001, 7:53 pm
Re: routing in a spline
Don Beale -- 10/25/2001, 11:54 am
Re: routing in a spline
Bob Kelim -- 10/25/2001, 9:18 pm
Re: what to do with my rock
daren neufeld -- 10/23/2001, 9:00 pm
Re: Mold for Carbon Paddle *NM*
Mike Hanks -- 10/23/2001, 5:40 pm
Re: Mold for Carbon Paddle
Don Beale -- 10/23/2001, 6:10 pm
Re: core it out?
Dean Trexel -- 10/23/2001, 5:25 pm
A hollow rock? Jess! :D Go for it, Don! *NM*
risto -- 10/24/2001, 1:36 pm
give away the paddle-- or trade it for varnish
Paul G. Jacobson -- 10/23/2001, 4:07 pm
Re: A tool I dont have?!?!
Don Beale -- 10/23/2001, 4:36 pm
Go get one :) *Pic*
Paul G. Jacobson -- 10/24/2001, 8:01 pm
Re: Go get one :)
John Monfoe -- 10/25/2001, 6:39 am
Need a spare paddle?
Paul G. Jacobson -- 10/25/2001, 1:56 pm
Re: Need a spare paddle?
John Monfoe -- 10/26/2001, 6:48 am
Re: Need a spare paddle?
Paul G. Jacobson -- 10/26/2001, 11:01 pm
The width reach could be the problem with 1 to 1.
John Monfoe -- 10/27/2001, 5:32 am
buy one today!!!!!!!!!! *NM*
Bob Kelim -- 10/23/2001, 11:19 pm
Re: Multi-use item
Mike Hanks -- 10/23/2001, 1:41 pm
Hang it over the mantle...
Brian Nystrom -- 10/23/2001, 1:28 pm
Re: :(
Don Beale -- 10/23/2001, 1:54 pm
Re: what to do with my rock
risto -- 10/23/2001, 1:07 pm
Re: what to do with my rock *Pic*
Don Beale -- 10/23/2001, 1:40 pm
paddles to fill the earth...
risto -- 10/24/2001, 1:53 pm
Re: paddles to fill the earth...
Don Beale -- 10/24/2001, 3:31 pm
Re: paddles to fill the earth...
risto -- 10/25/2001, 12:53 pm
Re: Shoulders and tilt
Don Beale -- 10/25/2001, 3:10 pm
Re: Shoulders and tilt
risto -- 10/27/2001, 5:12 am
Re: Shoulders and tilt
scott e davis -- 10/29/2001, 1:26 pm
Re: what to do with my rock
Ben Staley -- 10/23/2001, 11:34 am
Re: what to do with my rock
Rehd -- 10/22/2001, 9:13 pm
Re: good rolling practice too! *NM*
Don Beale -- 10/22/2001, 10:00 pm