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Paddle: What timber for Greenland Paddles in Oz?
By:Peter Robinson
Date: 5/28/2002, 7:50 am

Hi All

I am geting everything together to start building the Guilemot S&G soon (plans appropriately scaled up thanks to all on the Design BBS) and have been looking around at greenland paddles. I have read several articles but they all talk about timbers that are very hard to get here.

For example, this morning I priced a nice lump of Western Red Cedar - $140.00 ! :-( Admittedly this was for a 4x4 8ft long which would make 2 paddles but it seems a bit steep.

Anyone else in Oz made a greenland style paddle? What timber did you use? Were you happy with the result? etc...

Oregon might be an option but a bit heavy on the grain (I think it is really Douglas Fir and was originally mostly imported from Oregon in the U.S. and became known here as Oregon Pine).

Thanks

pjr

Peter Robinson
Brisbane
Australia

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Paddle: What timber for Greenland Paddles in Oz?
Peter Robinson -- 5/28/2002, 7:50 am
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Paul Burns -- 5/30/2002, 3:19 am
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Peter Robinson in Oz -- 5/30/2002, 8:16 am
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Brian Nystrom -- 5/29/2002, 1:35 pm
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Peter Robinson -- 5/29/2002, 7:23 pm
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Rick Allnutt -- 5/29/2002, 9:38 am
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Peter Robinson -- 5/29/2002, 6:43 pm
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Eric -- 5/29/2002, 3:52 pm
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Peter Robinson -- 5/29/2002, 5:37 pm
Re: Merci ! *NM*
Eric -- 5/30/2002, 5:03 am
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Pete Notman -- 5/29/2002, 5:14 am
Re: Paddle: What timber for Greenland Paddles in O
Peter Robinson -- 5/29/2002, 8:29 am
Not all wood is equal
Pete Notman -- 5/30/2002, 5:32 pm
Re: Not all wood is equal
Don Beale -- 5/31/2002, 1:22 pm
Grain orientation
Brian Nystrom -- 5/31/2002, 1:10 pm
Re: Paddle: What timber for Greenland Paddles in O
Grant G -- 5/29/2002, 3:19 am
Re: Paddle: What timber for Greenland Paddles in O
Peter Robinson -- 5/29/2002, 4:42 am
:D How about Jarra? :D *NM*
James Neely -- 5/28/2002, 8:40 pm
Re: How about Jarra?
Peter Robinson -- 5/28/2002, 9:41 pm
Re: How about Jarra?
Allan Newhouse -- 5/29/2002, 5:01 am
Jarra Heavy?? No S**T!! :D
James Neely -- 5/29/2002, 1:43 pm
Re: Jarra Heavy?? No S**T!! :D ROTFL
Peter Robinson -- 5/29/2002, 6:27 pm
Re: How about Jarra?
Peter Robinson -- 5/29/2002, 8:19 am