Date: 5/29/2002, 8:19 am
Ok, strike Jarra off the list again.
All the links I've looked at have advised against glassing the paddle for reason's that I don't currently recall. I wanted to avoid laminating at first - planning to keep all the off-cuts for later, but maybe I'll get brave yet.
Thanks and where's Bowning?
pjr
Peter Robinson
Brisbane
Australia
: Unless you are determined to use the paddle to build up your muscles for
: paddling, I would not suggest jarrah for a paddle.
: Check the density of jarrah. I found a site recently with the exact figures
: and of course I have now forgotten where it was.
: Take my word for it, jarrah is heavy.
: While I have not made a greenland style kayak paddle, I have made a few canoe
: paddles using alternating 3mm strips of balsa and western red cedar for
: the handles. The strength comes from fibreglass or carbon fibre tape
: sandwiched between the outer few layers. In spite of being much lighter
: than commercial recreational paddles and almost as light as the better
: competition paddles, I haven't broken one yet.
: If you are making a strip built kayak, the strength comes from the glass
: skin, so why not accept the same principle and use the lightest timber
: possible with a glass skin providing the strength.
: I would suggest western red cedar. Laminate the timber to avoid wasting
: timber by buying unnecessarily large planks.
: Allan Newhouse
: Bowning
: Australia
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Peter Robinson -- 5/28/2002, 7:50 am- Re: Paddle: What timber for Greenland Paddles in O
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Eric -- 5/29/2002, 3:52 pm- Re: Paddle: What timber for Greenland Paddles in O
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 - Grain orientation
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- Not all wood is equal
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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
- How about Jarra? *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!!
James Neely -- 5/29/2002, 1:43 pm- Re: Jarra Heavy?? No S**T!! ROTFL
Peter Robinson -- 5/29/2002, 6:27 pm
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Peter Robinson -- 5/29/2002, 8:19 am - Re: Jarra Heavy?? No S**T!! ROTFL
- Jarra Heavy?? No S**T!!
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