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Re: Paddle: Flat blade
By:Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks
Date: 5/15/2008, 10:21 pm
In Response To: Re: Paddle: Flat blade (PatrickC)

: Hey Nick,
: Is that one in your book? If not, generate some prints or offsets and offer
: them for sale i'll buy a set.

The paddle is very close to what is in my book. When I wrote the book I was leaving a rib down the center of the power face. I no longer bother. The rib does make it stronger, but it is harder to make, and makes the blade less efficient at sculling type strokes. A layer of 2 oz glass on both faces of the blade provides enough strength with very little weight. The blade is the same shape as in the book although I scaled it down a little bit.

Messages In This Thread

Paddle: Flat blade
PatrickC -- 5/15/2008, 11:11 am
Re: Paddle: Flat blade
Bryan Hansel -- 5/15/2008, 11:04 pm
Re: Paddle: Flat blade
PatrickC -- 5/15/2008, 11:19 pm
Re: Paddle: Flat blade
Bryan Hansel -- 5/16/2008, 8:21 am
Re: Paddle: Flat blade *LINK*
Ted Henry -- 5/16/2008, 12:47 am
Re: Paddle: Flat blade
Robert N Pruden -- 5/15/2008, 3:42 pm
Re: Paddle: Flat blade
Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 5/15/2008, 3:19 pm
It is not flat, whitewater or excess in blade.
Reg Lake -- 5/15/2008, 3:14 pm
Re: It is not flat, whitewater or excess in blade.
Bill Hamm -- 5/15/2008, 5:05 pm
Re: Paddle: Flat blade
Bill Hamm -- 5/15/2008, 2:42 pm
Re: Paddle: Flat blade
Bill Hamm -- 5/15/2008, 2:40 pm
Re: Paddle: Flat blade
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 5/15/2008, 6:17 pm
Re: Paddle: Flat blade
PatrickC -- 5/15/2008, 10:02 pm
Re: Paddle: Flat blade
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 5/15/2008, 10:21 pm
Re: Paddle: Flat blade
PatrickC -- 5/15/2008, 11:15 pm